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Seren walked into the theater, with a confused expression on her face. Her advanced physics teacher had sent everyone a notice that lecture was being moved today, because his normal room was being fumigated, due to a blasted hornet's nest. He had stated that they would be in one of the lecture halls, and gave the room number. This... was the room number she had been given, but it was the theater, not a lecture hall.

She saw a woman using hoops up ahead to move around. She decided to approach the other woman, because Seren was way confused. As the other dropped onto the cloth pile below the hoops, Seren squinted at her phone, checking her email once more. No, she'd definitely gotten the room number right, so this was very weird.

When the other woman spoke, however, Seren looked back up and gave a sigh, her expression slightly aggrieved, though it was more directed at the email on her phone then the woman in front of her. "Hi... Yes, that would be lovely." She explained the class situation, and showed the other lady her email. "I definitely came through the door the prof directed me to, but this is just as definitely not a lecture hall, and I don't see my teacher anywhere. I have no idea what's going on at this point." She had 2 locks of hair loose today, framing her face, which really showed how long her hair was. She reached up to brush one of them back, behind her ear, because it was getting into her eyes, however.

Seren blinked, surprised at the sudden contact with her hair. Her eyes went wide, though she did not react with fear... She'd never had a real reason to be afraid of fellow women, not for a physical thing anyways. She just watched the stranger silently, considering her as she moved, but also listening to her words. "How did... My professor even SEND me this address then? Ugh, I am going to have such words with..." Her voice trailed off, suddenly, at the idea of confronting a man with some sort of power over her.

She glanced up, though, at the question, and blinked thoughtfully. "Ah? I mean..."

She blinked in confusion, thinking this was an odd question. "Dye, lots of dye. Bleach first to get out my natural color, then the dye. It's my biggest splurge, every month. That and the shampoo and conditioners that I need to maintain it." She looked at the other woman, curiously.

Seren's eyes widened at the one on one comment, and she blushed. It had been a long time since anyone had flirted with her... well, anyone that wasn't a creep... So even if the other lady was not serious, and was just flirty? Well, Seren had not expected it, and she was not sure how to respond for a long moment.

Add in the fact that she had no idea where her class actually WAS... She paused to send a polite, serious email that expressed her frustration to the professor while not accusing him of anything or... Well risking her grade for irritating him. She hoped to gods this lecture wasn't going to ******** things up, and she had no idea what to do about any of this.

Then she responded, to the hair stuff first. "It's been something that helps me on difficult days, so it's worth the dye." She smiled a little, and added "Thank you. I appreciate the compliment."

She then glanced at the silks and hoops, thoughtfully. "I could try, I guess, though I suspect I won't be very good... I'm somewhat afraid of heights, you see." She paused, then added "I am Seren, by the way."

Seren considered how to answer that, without giving details she didn't want people to know. It was often hard to discuss, when people asked, and it sometimes made her want to hide away from everyone. Finally she said "Depression days, days when finances are tight... Dead week, finals week. That kind of thing would be good examples."

She hoped that would work, and she blushed again at the comment about pretty lady, though she gave her new companion a smile.

"It might, at that. And hmmm... A bit, but more leg strength. I've only recently gotten any kind of information I trusted on upper body workouts, but I've run and jogged for years. So I guess this'll be a work out." She moved closer, peering at all the stuff, her eyes curious.

She blinked, and then laughed. "Oh, I didn't introduce myself, did I? I'm Seren."

Seren sighed and laughed a little. "I guess it depends on when in the semester you are, what you're taking, and if you're also working, some." She gave a shrug, and moved over to look at the hoops as she spoke. "So, I guess it's like anything in life. How much you have piled on you defines the stress load you're having to take... And how much you can handle to begin with."

After a long moment of studying the hoop, she carefully climbed into it, glad she had chosen to wear jeans and a t-shirt today, instead of her usual skirt. "Thank you." She said, softly, giving the other lady a soft smile.

"You know what my name means? Most people don't. Do you speak Welsh?" Seren sounded honestly surprised, and very pleased. "My name sort of fits my general life theme. I love the stars. As for unwinding..." A thoughtful pause, her eyes distant, as she adjusted herself so that the hoop didn't feel like it was cutting her butt cheeks in half. "Sometimes I cook... There's something very relaxing about cooking, when it's something I'm familiar with. I also visit neighborhood kitties, and when I get the chance, I go stargazing. There's a park near my apartment that has a big open space, enough that it helps break up the city's light dome some."

Her fingers gripped the hoop a little... She'd never really used the swings much, as a kid, preferring to read or something during recesses. This was going to take some getting used to, she could see. However, she did not panic or freak out, so she took that as a win. "I suppose... I just figure I have to get what I need to do done, yeah?"

"Oh! Interesting. It could be related, I don't know the roots of the name." She smiled brightly. "I just know it means Star in Welsh. I'm... not from there. My... Maternal side of the family is Welsh, and that's really all I know about them." She had hesitated over maternal, searching for a word that didn't give a lot of information. "My other half is Korean."

"Yeah... We still have so much to learn about what's out there. It's why I want to study it!"

She blinked at the question and glanced back at the woman, her blue eyes surprised at the question, and a little uneasy, remembering a recent moment where she met a young man who expressed concern about it. "Once... in a while, either when I REALLY need to see stars, or I can't sleep and am jogging. But... Not often, especially after being warned about how dangerous it can be." She was a little pale, remembering a recent misadventure in a park near campus when it was only ******** twilight. That had really impressed on her the need to be careful.

She took several slow, deep breaths, and then even more once the hoop began to spin. She wasn't freaking out, but she WAS unnerved a touch. She'd never done this on the swings, that was for sure! "Priorities, yeah. They're the best way to organize life, to the extant that life lets you."

She glanced at the other woman, at the comment about not being able to tell. "Sometimes it's better, trust me." Her eyes showed little emotion, but what DID show held old pain, and tiredness. "My names are basically all I have of either of the cultures my ancestors are from, though I am trying to change that now that I can."

Seren shuddered at those words and closed her eyes, her breathing going from slow and deep to jerky. "Y... yes. There are, I have met one. I promise you, I will be very careful, after that incident." The man's face was dancing across her vision, and his voice was whispering "gonna find you. gonna kill you." in her ears, or so she thought.