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Aida looked down at her own clothes. "A witch." She admitted a bit sheepishly. "Halloween kind of snuck up on me this year."

"I have to admit," she said with a smile. "I didn't peg you as a big Harry Potter fan."

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Aida left the Fire Department after another long shift, and adjusted the pointed witches hat on her head. She’d hot glued a head band to the base in order to get it to stay on over her hair, but that just meant it started to pinch her head if she wore it too long.

She’d thought it would be kind of funny if she dressed up as a witch for Halloween. She’d gone all out, getting a long black cape and gluing autumnal flowers onto the rim of her hat. She had elected out of bringing goblin- her black cat- with her though, he was way to mischevuous to let loose.

She walked along the sidewalk, stepping on any fallen leaves that happened across her path- she felt like a kid again whenever she heard them crunch. Hearing oncoming footsteps, she looked up.

“Hey!” She greeted the person walking towards her. “Nice costume!”

THEY  SUPPOSED  THAT  it  was  true  that  when  you  start  noticing  someone,  you  start  noticing  them  all  the  time.  or  you  simply  just  start  crossing  paths  with  them  more,  probably.  either  way,  nayoung,  dressed  in  a  gryffindor  hogwarts  uniform,  —  a  last  minute  costume  —  furrowed  their  brows  when  they  realized  it  was  aida  boone  coming  from  the  opposite  direction.  fancy  meeting  her  again.

she  lifted  her  shoulders  in  a  shrug  as  she  stopped  to  look  at  aida’s  own  costume.  “ could  say  the  same  about  you, ”  she  offered.  aida’s  witch  outfit  was  more  elaborate,  with  a  fancier  hat  and  a  longer  cloak.  nayoung  just  looked  like  korean  harry  potter,  but  without  the  scar.  “ what’re  you  dressed  up  as?  enlighten me. ”  as  if  it  wasn’t  obvious  already.

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“Yeah,” Aida said nodding in thought. “You can get a lot of nice sweaters now.”

Aida’s face lit up at May’s response. Despite her friendly demeanor Aida hadn’t made any real friends since moving to Fairview, and she missed hanging out with other people outside of work. “Really!? Cool! I mean, you don’t have to if you don’t want.”

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“Oh, right! I forget that you’ve lived a century.” Aida said absently, pulling on a strand of her hair.”They had some pretty cool clothes back then, you don’t find styles like that anymore.”

“Do you wanna check it out with me?” Aida asked. “You don’t have to of course!”

She smiled and shook her head. “It’s not quite that old. I’m not that stuck in my ways,” she spoke, the tone of her voice light and somewhat amused. “But yes, the fashions have certainly changed. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, though.” 

May wasn’t entirely sure whether she wanted to visit the Den but a part of her felt like declining the offer would have been incredibly rude. “I suppose I could pop in for a moment, yes. Shall we go?” 

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“Oh, right! I forget that you’ve lived a century.” Aida said absently, pulling on a strand of her hair.”They had some pretty cool clothes back then, you don’t find styles like that anymore.”

“Do you wanna check it out with me?” Aida asked. “You don’t have to of course!”

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“Oh, well it looks great!” Aida recovered with a smile.

She caught up with May and shrugged. “I was considering going to the Den to watch the costume contest but I’m still undecided. How about you?” She beamed at the compliment. “Thanks!”

“Why, thank you. It’s quite old but it seems to be holding up just fine. I do not think I would be able to find a similar one in Fairview.” 

May nodded along as Aida spoke, idle fingers making sure the pins holding her hair up were still in their correct places. “Ah, of course. I am sure that would be a lot of fun. You should go and have a look, absolutely.” Now, truth be told, she hadn’t really given any thought to the festivities and couldn’t decide whether she was actually interested in attending a party. “I suppose we’re in the same boat. I haven’t really made any plans for the night.” 

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"Oh, well it looks great!" Aida recovered with a smile.

She caught up with May and shrugged. "I was considering going to the Den to watch the costume contest but I'm still undecided. How about you?" She beamed at the compliment. "Thanks!"

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Aida left the Fire Department after another long shift, and adjusted the pointed witches hat on her head. She’d hot glued a head band to the base in order to get it to stay on over her hair, but that just meant it started to pinch her head if she wore it too long.

She’d thought it would be kind of funny if she dressed up as a witch for Halloween. She’d gone all out, getting a long black cape and gluing autumnal flowers onto the rim of her hat. She had elected out of bringing goblin- her black cat- with her though, he was way to mischevuous to let loose.

She walked along the sidewalk, stepping on any fallen leaves that happened across her path- she felt like a kid again whenever she heard them crunch. Hearing oncoming footsteps, she looked up.

“Hey!” She greeted the person walking towards her. “Nice costume!”

“Not a costume,” May informed, a soft chuckle escaping her lips as she smoothed over the nonexistent creases in her clothing. Her long, tailored coat certainly had the appearance of a costume piece so she wasn’t all that shocked to hear Aida has thought she’d dressed up for the night. 

She slowed down, deciding she could use some company for her walk. “Are you heading to a party, then?” she inquired, her hands deep in her pockets as she continued walking at a slower pace. A smile spread across her otherwise sharp features as she took a proper look at Aida’s costume. “That’s quite funny, isn’t it?” May paused for a moment. “Looks great.” 

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Aida left the Fire Department after another long shift, and adjusted the pointed witches hat on her head. She'd hot glued a head band to the base in order to get it to stay on over her hair, but that just meant it started to pinch her head if she wore it too long.

She'd thought it would be kind of funny if she dressed up as a witch for Halloween. She'd gone all out, getting a long black cape and gluing autumnal flowers onto the rim of her hat. She had elected out of bringing goblin- her black cat- with her though, he was way to mischevuous to let loose.

She walked along the sidewalk, stepping on any fallen leaves that happened across her path- she felt like a kid again whenever she heard them crunch. Hearing oncoming footsteps, she looked up.

"Hey!" She greeted the person walking towards her. "Nice costume!"

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"Oh no, I'm the Fire Chief!" Aida told her. She was unsure if the question was sincere or not, but decided to answer it as a sincere one anyways. "I'm not sure if we even have a welcome committee."

"That's a pretty name!" Aida smiled, she found the use of 'you can call me' a little curious - it was something she remembered human residents using with the Fae back when they were afraid simply giving their names would end in their doom. "What brought you to Fairview?"

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“That’s good to hear! We haven’t gotten many new folk around here.” She frowned “Or at least, I don’t think we have.”

“I’m Aida by the way!” She said, holding out her hand. “What’s your name?”

“So, are you, like, the town welcome committee?” Ana asked, eyebrows raised. She had never been able to master the art of raising just one. ‘What’s you name,’ It was a question most people didn’t hesitate on, but Ana wasn’t most people. “You can call me Ana. She said after a moment. “Nice to meet you, I’m sure.” She said, shaking the other’s hand. 

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"No, I guess not." Aida laughed softly. "Sorry, I get ahead of myself sometimes."

She hadn't really expected her day to start like this, and she couldn't say she had fully decided watch she thought of the dark witch but still. "It was nice to meet you." Aida told her. "But I should probably let you get back to wherever you were going."

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Aida bit her lip. She always was quick to jump to conclusions she supposed, and it was hard to figure out what people meant half the time. “Sorry,” she apologized “I must have misinterpreted you.”

She looked to the side. “We kept our magic a secret because our parents wanted to keep us safe, and didn’t want to cause a panic by revealing we were witches and accidentally endanger other witches. We couldn’t make those decisions for other people.” She tugged on a lock of hair, smiling ruefully. “I suppose it’s too late for that now.”

She gave Nayoung a considerate look, before sitting on the sidewalk beside them. “I was wondering,” she started slowly, before quickly launching into a barrage of questions. “How do covens celebrate the solstices? Do other witches celebrate them at all? Why are we called light witches and dark witches when that doesn’t really have anything to do with the sources of magic? Who chose those names?”

SHE  HADN’T  MEANT  TO  be  so  irritated  —  or  at  least,  to  not  show  it  this  obviously.  but  really,  she  really,  really  didn’t  know  how  to  deal  with  people  like  aida.  it  wasn’t  that  nayoung  didn’t  like  the  woman,  but  it  was  undeniable  that  their  personalities  clashed  harder  and  faster  than  either  of  them  expected.  this  conversation  wasn’t  something  nayoung  would  call  an  antagonistic  one,  per  se,  but  part  of  them  wondered  if  it  was  any  good  for  the  both  of  them.

but  —  the  words  tumbling  out  of  aida’s  lips  were  making  her  reconsider.  maybe  she  wasn’t  so  bad  after  all,  if  they could  look  past  the  fact  that  she  was  different  from  them  in  so  many  ways.  it  was  just  that  nayoung  wasn’t  used  to  people  like  aida.  she  shrugged.  “ ‘s  fine.  not  everyone  gets  the  coven  shit  and  stuff,  i  guess, ”  she  responded.  “ we  just  have  different  methods  of  doing  stuff. ”

then,  when  aida  sank  into  the  sidewalk  next  to  her,  nayoung  decided  that  maybe,  just  maybe,  this  woman  really  was  worth  her  skipping  classes  to  strike  up  one  weird  conversation.  she  had  to  laugh  at  all  the  questions  tumbling  out  of  the  other  witch’s  lips.  “ whoa, ”  they  interjected.  “ slow  down  a  bit.  solstice  is  cool,  though.  i  don’t  celebrate  it  with  the  coven,  but  i  do  with  my  sister.  and  don’t  ask  me  about  who  chose  to  call  us  what  we  are.  do  i  look  like  a  historian  to  you? ”  but  this  time,  the  words  came  without  malice,  and  surely  aida  couldn’t  misinterpret  the  amused  look  falling  onto  nayoung’s  features.

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"That's good to hear! We haven't gotten many new folk around here." She frowned "Or at least, I don't think we have."

"I'm Aida by the way!" She said, holding out her hand. "What's your name?"

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Now, Aida wouldn’t say she knew everyone in town - far from it- but she could say for certain that she would at least get the feeling she had seen them before, and she wasn’t getting that from this woman.

She had come to The Roasted Bean for a quick coffee after work when she saw the other woman sitting, looking somewhat lonely. Taking her coffee from the barista with a smile, and dropping whatever coins she pulled from her purse into the tip jar, she decided it probably wouldn’t hurt to at least talk to the stranger. She carefully made her way through the seats, making sure not to spill any coffee on her favorite peach sweater.

“Hi.” She said once she’d finally made her way over. “I don’t think I’ve seen you around, are you new in town?”

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She felt weird. She had spent her whole life in Nevada with father dearest, and traveling when that came to an end. Her life had started to feel like one big vacation, but every vacation had to end, and this was as good a place as any to end hers. But it was still uncomfortable. She imagined every new kid that had come to her school as a child. She had always thought it must be cool, but suddenly she felt she knew how they had felt, and cool wasn’t the right word. 

Ana sat in her booth, hands probably clenched too tightly around her latte. Had it been a few years ago, and Ana not been through all that she had in the past few years, she would have cowered in her seat as the woman had approached her, but things were different now, and Ana would cower for no one. Although, thankfully, this woman’s question seemed to make her seem more friend than foe. “I guess you could say that.” She shrugged. “I’ve been here a few weeks, but it’s starting to look like it might be more of a permanent thing than I originally thought.” What could she say? Fairview had managed to capture her attention. 

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"Definitely not my usual spot, this is my first time here!" Aida informed her cheerfully. "I'm also just out hiking, thought I'd try a new trail."

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“Sont worry about it!” Aida laughed, waving off Spencer’s apology. “I didn’t know this was your trail, I’m just a little jumpy what with, well… you know.”

The mood sobered briefly at her allusion to the semi-recent murder.

“Anyways,” She said brightly, in an attempt to lighten the atmosphere. “Its a great path you picked! Wonderful views.”

“I don’t mean it in the sense that I own this – this land. You’re welcome here too.” she laughed nervously as she gave the other a small smile. Spencer glanced around at their surroundings, noting how it could be startling for someone to walk up on you. The recent news hadn’t struck a nerve with her as much as it should have, but she was a nervous wreck year round. “Yeah… I try to come on my off days. Were you hiking too? Or is this rock your usual spot?” 

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Now, Aida wouldn't say she knew everyone in town - far from it- but she could say for certain that she would at least get the feeling she had seen them before, and she wasn't getting that from this woman.

She had come to The Roasted Bean for a quick coffee after work when she saw the other woman sitting, looking somewhat lonely. Taking her coffee from the barista with a smile, and dropping whatever coins she pulled from her purse into the tip jar, she decided it probably wouldn't hurt to at least talk to the stranger. She carefully made her way through the seats, making sure not to spill any coffee on her favorite peach sweater.

"Hi." She said once she'd finally made her way over. "I don't think I've seen you around, are you new in town?"

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Aida laughed, giving a shrug. "The woods usually are! I was just taking a walk."

She peered curiously at the bag, it seemed an odd choice for a hike. "What are you doing out here anyways?"

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Aida had found a perfect boulder in the woods. It was smooth and barely poked out from above the ground, but moss hadn’t covered it yet. She sat on the rock, twirling her walking stick in her hands and admiring the scenery around her. If there was one thing she loved about Fairview, it was that she could always go for a nice walk in the woods. She closed her eyes and inhaled deeply - breathing in the fresh autumn air.

She heard a footstep behind her, and leapt to her feet - whirling around to face the sound and holding her walking stick like a weapon.

“Oh!” She gasped, laughing awkwardly as she saw who it was. She lowered the walking stick and grinned sheepishly. “You caught me by surprise there.”

Exploring wasn’t really V’s thing, at least not in Fairview, there was too much she still had to learn about the place, it would be too easy to get herself lost or in trouble, and right now trouble was the last thing she needed. Taking a walk out into the woods hadn’t been the plan but here she was, bag crammed with silks and their retrospective equipment, looking for a tree that didn’t look like it would break immediately upon being touched. The woman in front of her, who at first V had been wary of approaching, heard her footsteps before jumping up, making the blonde laugh, perhaps this place wasn’t so dangerous after all, “I caught you by surprise?!” She laughed, shaking her head, “I was all but sure this place would be empty.”

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"Sont worry about it!" Aida laughed, waving off Spencer's apology. "I didn't know this was your trail, I'm just a little jumpy what with, well... you know."

The mood sobered briefly at her allusion to the semi-recent murder.

"Anyways," She said brightly, in an attempt to lighten the atmosphere. "Its a great path you picked! Wonderful views."

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Aida had found a perfect boulder in the woods. It was smooth and barely poked out from above the ground, but moss hadn’t covered it yet. She sat on the rock, twirling her walking stick in her hands and admiring the scenery around her. If there was one thing she loved about Fairview, it was that she could always go for a nice walk in the woods. She closed her eyes and inhaled deeply - breathing in the fresh autumn air.

She heard a footstep behind her, and leapt to her feet - whirling around to face the sound and holding her walking stick like a weapon.

“Oh!” She gasped, laughing awkwardly as she saw who it was. She lowered the walking stick and grinned sheepishly. “You caught me by surprise there.”

The brunette spent most of her free time on hikes through Fairview’s forests. She was found alone with her silent thoughts and the gentle crunching of leaves. These moments were cherished while her life revolved around busy phone calls and loud people in her ears. Spencer’s quiet was broken when the stranger yelled out. Granted she knew she wasn’t alone the moment she picked up on her scent, but the sudden leaping and laughing caught her off guard. “ — I didn’t mean to startle you… This is my usual path and most people I come across don’t have that reaction. Sorry about that.”

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Aida had found a perfect boulder in the woods. It was smooth and barely poked out from above the ground, but moss hadn't covered it yet. She sat on the rock, twirling her walking stick in her hands and admiring the scenery around her. If there was one thing she loved about Fairview, it was that she could always go for a nice walk in the woods. She closed her eyes and inhaled deeply - breathing in the fresh autumn air.

She heard a footstep behind her, and leapt to her feet - whirling around to face the sound and holding her walking stick like a weapon.

"Oh!" She gasped, laughing awkwardly as she saw who it was. She lowered the walking stick and grinned sheepishly. "You caught me by surprise there."

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Aida bit her lip. She always was quick to jump to conclusions she supposed, and it was hard to figure out what people meant half the time. "Sorry," she apologized "I must have misinterpreted you."

She looked to the side. "We kept our magic a secret because our parents wanted to keep us safe, and didn't want to cause a panic by revealing we were witches and accidentally endanger other witches. We couldn't make those decisions for other people." She tugged on a lock of hair, smiling ruefully. "I suppose it's too late for that now."

She gave Nayoung a considerate look, before sitting on the sidewalk beside them. "I was wondering," she started slowly, before quickly launching into a barrage of questions. "How do covens celebrate the solstices? Do other witches celebrate them at all? Why are we called light witches and dark witches when that doesn't really have anything to do with the sources of magic? Who chose those names?"

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Aida’s jovial attitude dropped at the other witches words. She seemed bitter to Aida, and that was all well and good but Aida wouldn’t be used as an outlet for someone else’s bad mood.

“What would you have my family do?” Aida asked. “Join a coven? You all are far too busy fighting each other, how is that going to do us any good? How is splitting ourselves into factions and detesting each other more helpful than just existing as a witch outside a coven? It’s not as if my family are the only ones who kept witchcraft a secret up until the unveiling! I don’t recall hearing any covens boldly declaring to the world who they are. Just because I have no interest in petty rivalries between doesn’t mean I won’t stand up for us when the need arises.”

She stopped herself, biting her lip out of concern. She really hasn’t planned on arguing today, it drained her energy and people were so fast to use any resistance she gave them as an excuse to hate her. She quickly answered Nayoung’s question to try and breeze past the conflict.

“I suppose it’s a little isolating being out of the loop. The downside to not having to deal with the drama is feeling like your sort of cut off from… I don’t, your culture?”

THIS WASN’T HOW nayoung expected a conversation over a puddle of water to go in the direction of. but then again, what was she expecting out of it? she hadn’t even expected to be splashed by water by a careless light witch on the way to class. and they were, they realized, probably now late to class. 

oh well.

they were here already, and clearly this conversation was far from over. besides, although they wouldn’t admit it, it really was more interesting than anything they could learn in class. they just had to be careful to not piss off the other witch too much.

that seemed to prove to be a difficult job with how cheery this witch was. nayoung had never been good with dealing with people who were all smiles and positivity. good for them, she supposed, if someone knew how to hold themselves with a bright smile on their face at all times. but that wasn’t something she knew how to do, nor did she know how to act around people who acted that way. 

she pursed her lips at the sudden outburst from the other witch. now that, she had certainly not expected, and she wasn’t quite sure what to do with it too. the way aida was talking about the covens and how they operated felt almost insulting to nayoung, and her first instinct was to shoot back and argue about how the woman didn’t understand how the covens worked. but clearly they’d hit a nerve too, with how the words aida was saying. so instead of jumping to argue, they rocked back on her heels and mused, “i never said that not being in a coven meant that you weren’t standing up for yourself. i was talking about your views on humans who hated us. on hiding your magic. that has nothing to do with covens, right?” 

the words came out a little irritated, but that couldn’t be helped. it wasn’t her fault that aida had misunderstood her. “and i never implied that you’re any less than us or decided to start an argument about who’s better,” they continued on. “which, i guess i’m sorry i made you feel that way, but that wasn’t what i was saying, you know?” against better judgment, they settled next to aida on the sidewalk, taking a seat. at this point, fuck class. “well?” they asked. “aren’t you gonna ask me about anything on the witchy community side of things? consider it a thank you for cleaning up my shirt.”

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Aida had woken up from a 4 pm nap the day before at 12 am and resigned herself to having a messed up sleep schedule for the next few days. Deciding to at least make the best of the empty streets in the earlier hours, she went for a walk to start of her -very early- day.

Not paying attention to where she was going she found herself passing Eclipse. Of course, if anyone was still awake they would probably be there. She quickly sped up, walking passed the club- that just wasn't her kind of place.

Daydreaming, Aida didn't notice the Ophelia until she almost walked into her.

"Oh," She started, surprised, before giving a friendly laugh. "Almost didn't see you there! What are you doing out this late?"

shift  having  ended  at  eclipse  around  two  in  the  morning,   ophelia  has  set  off  down  the  street  to  head  back  to  her  apartment,   cutting  through  the  alley  behind  the  club  and  tugging  her  little  leather  satchel  free  to  sift  through  the  tips  from  the  night  and  count  up  her  earnings.   momentarily  caught  up  in  that,   she  hardly  notices  the  other  headed  her  way,   and  when  she  does  finally  look  up  and  catch  a  glimpse  of  the  other,   she  startles  visibly.   it’s  late.   usually  there  isn’t  anyone  else  out  this  way,   not  at  this  time  of  night. 

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Aida's brow furrowed in confusion, the other woman's hastiness was odd but probably none of her business. "Oh uh... okay!" She gave the other woman a friendly smile, holding out her hand. "I'm Aida by the way, I don't think we've met?"

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Aida paused for a second, the stranger had a tense atmosphere around her and Aida was unsure if she should continue talking or leave before she made it worse.

“I didn’t notice you there, I wasn’t thinking. ” she explained apologetically. “I can- I can try to fix it if you’d like. I mean, it’s awful chilly to be going around with wet clothes.”

“   no  -  no,  that’s  okay.   ”   the  words  come  swiftly.   witches  are  harder  to  trust  even  than  the  others,  given  that  they  can  work  actual  magic,  and  well  -  ophelia  will  be  damned  if  she  lets  this  woman  practice  magic  on  her.   an  irrational  thought,  but  it’s  there.   “   i’ll  manage.   ” 

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Aida's jovial attitude dropped at the other witches words. They seemed bitter to Aida, and that was all well and good but Aida wouldn't be used as an outlet for someone else's bad mood.

"What would you have my family do?" Aida asked. "Join a coven? You all are far too busy fighting each other, how is that going to do us any good? How is splitting ourselves into factions and detesting eachother more helpful than just existing as a witch outside a coven? It's not as if my family are the only ones who kept witchcraft a secret up until the unveiling! I don't recall hearing any covens boldly declaring to the world who they are. Just because I have no interest in petty rivalries between doesn't mean I won't stand up for us when the need arises."

She stopped herself, biting her lip out of concern. She really hasn't planned on arguing today, it drained her energy and people were so fast to use any resistance she gave them as an excuse to hate her. She quickly answered Nayoung's question to try and breeze past the conflict.

"I suppose it's a little isolating being out of the loop. The downside to not having to deal with the drama is feeling like your sort of cut off from... I don't, your culture?"

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Aida’s smile faltered for a second. “Well, no but they did chase us out of our town for it.” She recovered quickly, shaking her head in response to the second question. “Nope! Just never really happened for us. Maybe an ancestor might have had a coven but honestly it never interested me, besides I wouldn’t know how to go about joining one at this point.”

NAYOUNG HAD TO admit, the way aida stood her ground was admirable. the grin plastered on the woman’s face barely faltered, and given, nayoung’s words that made it falter were grim. she couldn’t really blame her. still, it baffled her how one could have such a pacifist attitude towards the world that wanted them dead — and towards a rivalry that drove a edge between the dark and light witches. “true, but we could’ve fought back if we wanted to,” they argued. “but something tells me you and your family won’t.”

a redundant statement, maybe, because aida just pretty much admitted that she was a pacifist, and she took no part in the whole witch — or witches vs humans — politics. but still, it was weird to think about. “how does it feel to be so….i don’t know, out of the loop from all the witchery shit?” they blurted out.