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Aug 31, 2020 17:06:35 GMT
Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2020 17:06:35 GMT
Inocybe sat in his seat, bored, waiting for Ms. Bernal to start class. He was feeling more comfortable at school, despite what happened a few days ago, as it is raining today, and his spores were dampened. He glanced over the worksheet he had completed for homework one last time, ignoring the conversations happening around him as people chatted to each other. He glanced up as Ms. Bernal brought the class to attention, and people started heading to their seats.
She marked down who had completed the worksheet, then went through it, Inocybe proud to see he had gotten everything right. Science was his favorite subject, after all, especially biology.
“Ok class, today we’re going to start working on the group project I had briefly mentioned yesterday. I have divided you all up into pairs, and then you can pick an experiment from this list,” Ms. Bernal held up a piece of paper, ignoring the groans from students who wanted to pick their partners, “To complete, and then do a presentation about. There has to be a visual component, either a model, powerpoint, or poster, and remember, you both have to talk the same amount in the presentation.”
Inocybe felt a rush of annoyance run through him, he hated group projects with a passion. They didn’t enjoy working with others, and they often got stuck with doing most, or even all of the work anyway. They raised their hand to ask if they could work alone, and Ms. Bernal eyed him, as he had asked this about every project this year.
“You all have to work with a partner, and no switching. If there is a problem in your group, come talk to me directly.” Inocybe frowned and lowered their hand, disappointed. They dejectedly listened for their name, ready to be annoyed with whoever they were partnered with. “Inocybe and Honos…”
Honos? That was the kid Mr. Black had talked about. Inocybe turned in their seat, scanning the classroom. They spotted him, and Inocybe gave a nod, he wasn’t sure if Honos knew him by name. He didn’t know much about him, he had barely talked to him before, but Inocybe knew he was quite loud, and tended to talk a lot. He didn’t have high hopes for this assignment, he really just didn’t want Honos to stick him with all the work.
They sighed and gestured for Honos to join them at their desk, and he started looking over the list of experiment ideas, marking the ones that looked especially interesting, building different solar powered ovens, music and plant growth, and one about the placebo affect with different sodas sticking out to him.
“Hey Honos. Did you have an idea in mind?” He asked, still looking over the paper, when Honos joined him.
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Aug 31, 2020 17:34:07 GMT
Post by Honos Black on Aug 31, 2020 17:34:07 GMT
Honos was irritable, itchy and covered in red splotches of hives. It's raining and he hated going to school in the rain. Don't get him wrong, he adored rain ...when he was inside and away from the hive bringing liquid. His dad finds this hilarious, because he loved swimming and surfing but the rain makes him hiss like a pissed off cat. Or kitten as his dad says. He misses his dad and just wants to cuddle him and take a nap.
He didn't talk to anyone before class, just wrote down ideas on upcoming projects for him to do, as many people don't exactly...like him. Too loud, they'd say. Too annoying, too frustrating, too...much. It hurt a bit, but he was used to it.
When he was told about the group project, he dropped his head on the table and damn near cried. He hated group projects. He always has to do all the work and if he doesn't do what his partner wants, the possibility of being hurt is high, especially since he tends to be partner up with dumber kids who don't like tiny, hyper and smarter ones. Aka him.
When his name was called, he looked over at his new partner and waved, nervous. He's seen them around and they're pretty. He just hoped that they're not... an airhead pretty. He hated airhead pretties, they can be the cruelest.
Honos swallowed and grabbed his stuff, heading over to the pretty redhead when said redhead indicated that they want him over. He bounced on his toes when he reached them, nervous as fuck.
"Uh...hi? Inocybe, right? And I don't mind doing whatever you want to do." He lied, not wanting to irk the person before him. He actually wanted to see how certain plants grow if put into different soils and watered with different liquids, but he's not sure if that's allowed.
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Aug 31, 2020 18:07:34 GMT
Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2020 18:07:34 GMT
“Yeah, I’m Inocybe. You're Honos.” He said, finally glancing up to look at Honos, immediately feeling bad. The guy looked very nervous, and Inocybe realized he might’ve come off as being rude. It probably would make the project more bearable if he at least tried to get along… He reached across the aisle and grabbed an empty, neighboring desk, putting the desks together so Honos could sit down. “Here.”
Inocybe hummed, tapping his pencil on his desk. Did Honos genuinely not care what they did? Did he just want them to come up with all the ideas? Hmm. Not off to a great start. “Well… we have a couple options. The one about coloring water two different colors and seeing if people say they taste the difference sounds interesting, but that means we need to have human subjects.” Inocybe made a face. “So, not sure about that.”
“There are a couple about plant growth, and measuring that,” Inocybe thought back how he tended to accidentally kill off plants with his spores. “I’m… not great with plants, though.” Inocybe pointed to the solar powered oven experiment on his paper.
“This one looks cool, too, but also seems like a lot of work.” Inocybe glanced at Honos, to see if he cared about that. Would he be willing to help on a more time consuming project? Inocybe leaned back in his chair, thinking. “What do you think?” Inocybe liked the solar powered oven idea, but he didn’t want to do it if he was going to have to do it all himself.
“If none of the ideas sound good, we can always make one up and ask Ms. Bernal…” Inocybe didn’t really want to do that, he preferred to just do whatever the assignment was, but he didn’t want to shut down Honos right off the bat if he didn’t want to do any of the assignments on the list. He could be flexible.
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Aug 31, 2020 19:01:40 GMT
Post by Honos Black on Aug 31, 2020 19:01:40 GMT
Honos relaxed a bit and sat down, pulling out his doodle covered the list of projects before looking over it. He chewed on his lip and looked at the ones that Inocybe pointed out, seeing that he have some idea on what to do for the three. "I..." He trailed off and looked at the ideas that he had at the bottom, wondering if it was feasible with the plant ones if his partner wasn't overly fond of the idea of plants.
"Well... any of them seems fun. I have a lot of family so we have plenty of test subjects if you wanna do that. But I kinda wanna do one with plants? Like-like-like seeing if-if a rose can take-can take colored water better if it's-if it's red sugar water or-or-or purple distilled water?. Or we can-or we can see if a plant can-if it takes different waters better than another! Like a uh...a succulent! Do ya think-do ya think succulents can even-can even change colors?" he asked, brain faster than his mouth and him tapping the table as both nervous energy and excess energy flooded him. He was already hyper but combined with the anxiety of a new person and a group project, he started to let out some small sparks to help burn the excess energy away.
"I mean, we can do just yours too! We's-we's don' gotta do mine. They's probably stupid an' stuff" he muttered, nervous that they might not like the ideas and might get physical. He hated it when they got physical in class because they always hid it from the teacher and it hurt a lot more than getting his nose broken. "I mean, it's your project. I can-I can do all the stuff and you's-you's can just read the slides an' stuff. P-promise! I don'-I don' mind" He lied, thinking back to the various essays and large homework assignments that are coming up.
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Aug 31, 2020 19:46:18 GMT
Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2020 19:46:18 GMT
As Honos was talking, Inocybe leaned forward to read what he had written on his paper. Their eyebrow rose as they realized that Honos had his own ideas and plans on what to do. That definitely didn’t seem like something a slacker would do. Inocybe patiently listened to Honos talk, taking what he said into consideration. That wasn’t a bad idea, he just didn’t want to be responsible for the plant dying, or stunting it’s growth…
He was about to disagree, and say they should do something else, but when he looked at Honos, and his excited expression on his face as he rambled, his heart froze, and he knew he couldn’t say no. “Uh, I don’t know enough about succulents.” He managed to say, scooting back a bit when he noticed Honos letting out sparks. He really hoped he wouldn’t take offense, it was just with his mushroom genes his skin was far more flammable and susceptible to burns than normal human skin.
“I don’t think it’s stupid at all, it’s a good idea, we should do it.” He decided, flipping his paper over to jot some notes down. “Do we want to try different plants, or different liquids... ?” He hummed, thinking. “Do you have access to a lot of different plants? I have food coloring at my house.”
Inocybe blinked, turning to look at Honos in surprise as he talked about the project. “Hmm? It’s our project, not just mine.” They frowned, wrinkling their brow as Honos continued to talk. “I’m not going to make you do all the work? I’m not an asshole, Honos.” He said, bluntly. “Though, some people would disagree…” He shook his head.
Well, that was new. This guy was offering to do all the work, not forcing them to do it himself. Inocybe could relate to usually being stuck with all the work, and though he was vaguely worried about how nervous Honos seemed to be -- was he really that mean?? Did Honos hate him?? -- he was glad he could reassure him that they were both going to do an even amount of work. Fair is fair, after all.
“Besides,” He continued. “I want to do this, it seems pretty cool. Now,” Inocybe flipped through his homework planner, circling when the project was due. “Do you… want to meet up? After school?” Inocyeb wasn’t sure why he felt nervous all of a sudden. “To work on the project, I mean. Today is a good day, I mean, I’m free today.” Today was also a good day, because his spores were more downplayed. He knew Honos probably wouldn’t care that he had powers, as he clearly had them himself, but the worry was still there.
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Sept 1, 2020 21:05:42 GMT
Post by Honos Black on Sept 1, 2020 21:05:42 GMT
Honos physically relaxed as Inocybe accepted his idea and pointed out that they're doing part of the project too. Well, as much as he could relax while vibrating as he normally does. He blinked and considered their questions, mind jumping through various answers and possible suggestions before settling down enough for him to answer them.
"Well... we's can-we's can do one plant? Ta see how it takes colored water in-in-in uh... in different liquids and different colors?" He pitched out. "Like white roses!! My dad-my dad has a lot of plants so-so-so I's got that covered! An'-an' we can both pitch in on uh...on liquids! Whatever they may be, I mean" He chirped, pleased with his partner and their patience. He liked them and he hoped, well... as much as one who's not favored by most of the school can, that this person would be his first friend.
"Um... We can do it at either houses. Or at school. Or-or-or at a park! Or uh... Uncle Erie's work? He's-he's got space an' stuff. It's-it's up ta you, really. And I'm free on most days 'cept Fridays. Gots-gots counseling an' 'botics club." He babbled, thinking about his week's schedule. "If not, we can-we can also do it on a weekend an' stuff. 'S'not due 'til four weeks from now an' stuff. Gives us plenty o' time. Probably because it's a-a-a term project an' stuff."
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2020 3:03:03 GMT
“White roses would work.” Inocybe said, writing that down, after Honos talked about the plants and the liquids. Inocybe hummed, in thought, trying to figure out the logistics of the project. “Seeing how it takes color… more qualitative than quantitative… which isn’t bad, necessarily, but it might be harder to graph… Plant growth might be an easier thing to measure, independent variable being the different types of liquids used to water it…” Inocybe slowly stated, voicing his thoughts. “But, either way, if you provide the plants I can get different liquids.” Inocybe nodded decidedly, figuring they would pin down the specifics when they met up.
Inocybe listened to Honos babble, nodding along. He frowned when Honos mentioned Erebus, it had been a few days, and they still hadn’t contacted his brother to talk about their powers. They would! They just… had been busy. “Not sure if the park would work, probably need permission to grow flowers there,” he pointed out. Inocybe brought out their phone, sending a quick text to his mom. “My mom said we can do it at my place, but she doesn’t have any white roses… do you mind doing it at your place, since your dad has them?”
“I… don’t have anything after school, I’m very free.” Inocybe said, pushing down his embarrassment. Why did he care whether Honos thought he was a loser or not? Yeah, he didn’t really do anything outside of school, but that was by choice! He didn’t want to be a part of any club anyway. “That’s true, although, plant based projects tend to take longer, so we should start early…”
“We can get started this weekend, but if you’re free after school today…” Inocybe shrugged, leaving the question unasked.
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Sept 8, 2020 12:45:14 GMT
Post by Honos Black on Sept 8, 2020 12:45:14 GMT
Honos grinned, excited to bring someone home that's not his cousin or god-nibling. He had snacks and drinks, games if they get bored and other stuff to do with friends. Well, he hoped he can do one day, he didn't really know what to do with a guest, but he'll figure it out.
"We's can do it today! An' dad won't mind us doin' it at home. We's gots lots a flowers and plants ta pick from. But...we can do the growth one. Start from the very beginning an' stuff. Maybe with beans? They're easier ta control, 'specially 'cause they're really hardy. Less likely for anyone ta kill then, really. An' we can do it in baggies with paper towels ta see when they take root an' stuff!" He chirped. "Makes it easier ta measure too!"
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2020 3:35:45 GMT
Inocybe nodded, and couldn’t help but feel impressed with that idea. Honos was right, beans would be faster. He let out a rare smile when Honos said he was free. “Alright. Sounds good. Beans it is.” They felt excitement growing within them, and they pushed it down. It was just a group project, nothing more. “I do think you underestimate my ability to kill plants.” He said, and was only partially joking.
“Ok class! See you all tomorrow, remember to exchange contact information with your partner!” Ms. Bernal called out, and Inocybe almost jumped in his seat, he was so wrapped up in talking to Honos, he didn’t realize class had ended. He leaned over to Honos’ desk, and scribbled his phone number on Honos’ paper, as he packed up his stuff.
“Here. Uh. Text me?” They said, inwardly cursing how awkward they were making it. “Just, ah… meet me outside the school today?” Before Inocybe could make it any more weird, they grabbed their bag and rushed out the classroom door. He couldn’t understand why he felt so… nervous. It was probably because, besides Michella, he almost never talked to anyone at school. That was probably it. Just nervous for a group project that he rarely had to do.
The rest of the school day passed slowly, too slowly in Inocybe’s opinion. Their mind raced with the project ahead of them. Eventually the bell rung, and Inocybe ended up outside the school, squinting up at the drizzling sky. They didn’t bother heading undercover, letting the water wash away any stray spores. The last thing they wanted was to release spores at Honos’ place, thankfully the weather made the spores slower and more sluggish.
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Post by Honos Black on Feb 8, 2021 0:24:37 GMT
Honos smirked "Wanna bet? We can have-we can have one bean set aside that you-that you control all by yourself ta see-ta see if it's true."
Honos nearly pouted when class came to a close. He actually was excited and happy with Inocybe. He really did hope that he can claim them as a friend. But he forced a smile and took the slip of paper with their phone number. "I'll text ya. An'-an' I'll see ya soon. Bye Inocybe!" Honos blurted out and left in what one could say a whirlwind of energy, having to run to his next class that's across from campus.
The day passed as it usually did for Honos. Sometimes it was fast and sometimes it was slow, depending on the class and the people he was around with. Today was a bit faster than usual, especially since he only gained a few more bruises from his usual bullies. Honos already had a confirmation on bringing Inocybe over and was told that his dad was going to pick them up, which was perfect because he did not want to ride the bus home and walk in the rain.
Honos ran out of his last class and to the front of the school, looking around for his redheaded classmate. He beamed and ran up to them, calling their name.
"Inocybe!" He chirped, coming to a stop even as hives bloomed on his skin from the rain. "Mydad'sgonna pick us up today. How was school?" He blurted out, looking around to see if he can spy his dad's truck, bouncing on his toes.
"Oh! There he's be. C'mon!" Honos snagged their hand and tugged them to his dad's truck. "His name is Orion an'-an'an' he works at a nursery! A plant one, nota human one. He has the biggest green thumb ever, so he can help us if we-if we run inta anyissues on the project. He's pretty cool, I guess. At least I think he's cool? He can grow plants on himself and-an' is the best dad I've ever had. Well...that I remember. I don' really remember my birth dad but I was told that I'm kinda like him? Idon'know" Honos babbled as he led them to the truck.
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