Room 515 - Wednesday Morning

[flamesburned]

Liz intended to spend her morning doing last minute studying before her Hunting final but those plans immediately changed when she heard a podcast of last night's radio.

Then she heard Billy's message. Slightly panicking she called back.

She didn't know what to do. She had no idea how many people had heard the rumor and she had no idea how many people believed it. Given her track record it wouldn't be hard to believe but this was one fire that she had absolutely nothing to do with.

She got out her hunting notes and tried to study but she was finding it very hard to focus when she was positive that was going to be expelled because of this.

[ooc: mostly for sneerkite and the conversation is NFB, but the post is open if needed]

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[pyroliz.livejournal.com]

Liz gulped when she heard the knocking, "come in, the door's unlocked," she said as she only just managed to keep her voice steady.

[sneerkite]

Steerpike did so, but stopped just in the doorway. "When there are rumors like the ones going around about you, I wouldn't recommend leaving your door unlocked."

[pyroliz.livejournal.com]

"What exactly have you heard...?" Liz's throat felt dry as she asked that question.

[sneerkite]

"That you are responsible for the fire that occurred at the Principal's Tower." He reached up to touch the bottom of his mask. "The fire that did this to me."

[pyroliz.livejournal.com]

"I had nothing to do with that fire," Liz trembled.

[sneerkite]

"Then why are people saying you had?"

[pyroliz.livejournal.com]

"I don't know," Liz said softly, staring at her hands and trying to stop herself from breaking down in tears.

[sneerkite]

Oh, this was just . . . beautiful. "If I discover that you did have anything to do with this. . . ." He remarked coldly. "Do you have any idea the kind of pain you've caused?"

[pyroliz.livejournal.com]

Liz kept her head lowered, not trusting herself to say anything.

[sneerkite]

"No. I don't suppose you do." Steerpike sneered at her. "Perhaps I ought to leave you to consider it."

[pyroliz.livejournal.com]

Liz did know but if she offered the anguish and guilt that she constantly felt as a result of that fire burst as defense, that would hardly prove her innocence in this case. She didn't say anything, she couldn't.

[sneerkite]

Steerpike smiled inwardly, then turned to storm out of the room.