Say It Ain't So

Osprey felt confused and she did not like that. Therefore she decided to use ages old technique that had worked fine before. The girl closed her eyes, imagined all of the undesirable emotions materialize outside her mind as a ball of mist. She willed all of them out and then with a deep sigh, she let them go. All was going to be fine from that point.

"So, Rob, you have been here for quite some time, haven't you?" she began the conversation on a neutral subject. "Care to show the newcomer around a bit?" Osprey tilted her head slightly to the side and smiled at him sincerely.