A bit of peace and quiet

[Ripple]

Lian wandered through the hedge maze, not really watching where her feet were taking her. She stopped and twisted a leaf from the hedge, which she rolled between her fingers before carrying on. It was peaceful and she had nothing else to do, so she continued to kill time by pacing through the maze.

[Nightcrawler]

Looking up from the book he held with his tail before him as Lian turned the corner of the Maze, Nightcrawler seemed to have been in the middle of enacting a scene. "Oh- Hello Ripple!" He said with a slight bow. "And how does today find you?" he asked.

[Ripple]

Lian looked at her mentor quizzically. She found his manner faintly amusing, but liked him far too much to show it.
'I'm good thanks' she smiled, 'And you?'
She dropped the leaf through her fingers and hovered. She didn't want to just walk off, but she also didn't want to make it look like she was stopping, in case he was in the middle of something important.

[Nightcrawler]

"Qvite vell, actually...Just doing some line from Romeo and Juliet to vhile avay zhe morning. I know I missed much of zhe Christmas Eve party vhat vhis Jumper feeling ill, but did you enjoy yourself?" He asked as he stepped beside her to keep pace with her as she walked. "I didn't give you your gift, I didn't give anyone zhere gifts in fact." A look of concern crossed his face.

[Ripple]

Lian tossed her dark hair over her shoulder. 'Don't stress about it' she smiled, meaning the worried look he gave her when he mentioned gifts.
'What was the matter with Jumper anyway?' she asked, 'I got kinda out of the loop 'cus I didn't want to be nosy'
She had enjoyed the part a lot while she had been there.

[Nightcrawler]

"Ah, yes poor Jumper. He has found himself a little overtaxed. He refused to listen to zhe recomendations of Beast und didn't take it easy after zhe Danger Room. He should be back vhis us soon zhough. I'm planning to see him later in zhe Med-Lab. I'll be bringing his gift to him zhere- why don't you show up too und ve can have a 'Team Paragon Christmas' in zhe Med-Lab?" He offered as a way to hopefully bring some joy to young Jumper in his time of pain and recovery.

[Ripple]

'Sure' Lian told him, 'Sounds good'
She wanted Jumper to be ok. She looked off into the distance. It was just starting to get dark, and the air smelled like mimosa. It was a nice evening to be outside.