Wait for It [Open]

Robert let out a small sigh as he looked down at the incomplete letter in his hands. Was it even worth it anymore? Were the letters even reaching his brother? Or were his parents just tossing them before he brother could even get a chance to even look at the mail. Would it be better just to wait until his brother managed to get a letter to him himself? Would his brother even write? He probably thought Rob wanted nothing to do with him since he probably wasn't getting any of his letters. He stared at his sloppy hand writing for a few more moments before folding up the letter and sticking it back in the bag that sat next to him on the ground while he sat on a bench.

He lend back against the back of the bench and placed his hands behind his head, his green eye staring up at the sky. He supposed he should just give up on trying. If his brother wanted something to do with him, then he would find a way. Rob guess he should work on not falling asleep every so often because of gift over use. The Autumn boy let a lazy expression take over his features as he heard someone approaching. He didn't know if they would just pass by or if they would actually try to stop and talk to him.

It was so exciting, being at a new school and with new people! Bastien missed his friends a lot, he always did when he was away even for a short time, but this was so going to be worth it. Once he stopped making people see everything he said he was going to go home and talk to his friends for the first time in the longest time. They would finally get to hear his voice and he would get to have long talks into the night where they didn't have to wait for him to write or sign and he could pitch in without having to wave them toward him so they knew he wanted to say something.

For the moment, while he was waiting to be able to speak to his old friends, he was going to make new friends and then when he finally could speak without using his gift he would get to talk to them too. Oh! Speaking of new friends! There was someone sitting on that bench over there doing absolutely nothing! He deserved a good chatting companion. Bastien approached the other boy and waved his hand enthusiatically before holding up his index finger and then grabbing his notebook out of his pocket. Finding his pencil took a little longer but when he did find it he scribbled out on the page 'Hi! I'm Bastien! Whatchya doin'?'

As soon as the guy walked over, Rob's attention was already on the boy. His single green eye was looking at him though it was kind of hard since the boy stood on the side of his face where the eye-patch was. "Nice to meet ya, I'm Rob." He said in a lazy tone. "As you can see I'm doing nothing, which is what I normally do, so not much of a change for me." The Autumn boy sat up a little straighter, and moved over to let the boy sit if he wanted. "I'm guessing you are new here?"

Talking to people was fun, Bastien loved talking to people. Most people he could talk to for a long time, but it was always slow going since he could verbally talk to them. But that was why he was at Beata. 'Nice to meet you too.' Bastien wrote, glad this person was pretty nice. 'That's too bad. I love moving around and doing things.' It was slow going, writing out all of this, but Bastien had gotten rather skilled at writing things out for people who didn't know sign language. Bast gladly took the seat next to Rob when the other boy scooted over and turned his body so he was half facing him. 'I am! I arrived recently. This place is really cool. Do you like it here?'

Rob let a small lazy smile take over his features as the boy 'spoke'. "I can understand sign if you can use it." Rob informed him. It was something he had to learn since his mother was deaf. He could use sign if need be, but that took a lot of work and wasn't worth it if this boy could hear him just fine. "And yeah I like it here. It's pretty nice. Pretty chill. They don't make me do much, which I'm glad for." The lazy Autumn said. He could feel sleep starting to tug at him, but he was going to resist it as much as he could.

Oh boy! Someone who knew sign! Bastien sighed in relief as he shoved his notepad and pen back into his pocket and grinned, his bright purple eyes lighting up even more than they had been previously. 'That's a relief! My gift relates to my voice and the use of it can result in some weird stuff.' Bast signed with slightly exasperated motions. It was nice to know other people liked this place. Though Bast was curious, this was where they learned to tame their powers, did this guy still do that or was he good with his power that practicing wasn't as hard? 'What's your power?' It was more fun saying power than gift, in his opinion.

He turned his head to pay attention to the Bastien's signs. It was going to take him a moment for him to get exactly what he was saying. Rob paused for a moment in thought, and then was able to determine what the boy was saying or signing. "Hmm.. that seems like quite a struggle to be honest. I don't know if I could ever deal with that. And my gift? or power? Oh it's something that allows me to be lazy anytime I want. Telekinesis." As an example he simple floated a small leaf over to them. "But it's kind of tiring, and it makes me rather sleepy, and I will fall asleep at random times." He held out his hand and the leaf landed in it rather simply.

Signing was a bit sloppy for Bastien since he hadn't done it since he had arrived. But he was better at remembering than Rob was, though he was unaware Rob had to take time to think of what he was saying. Bastien nodded with a heavy sigh at Rob's comment about it being hard. 'It is. I wish I could talk to my friends more but I have to live with signing or writing on my notepad.' Bastien signed with exasperation. Bastien made an 'o' with his mouth as he watched Rob move the leaf. 'Why do you use it a lot?' Bastien thought it would be weird to use something a lot if it made Rob tired.

"Well it helps me be lazy, and I like nothing more than being lazy. I don't really mind that it puts me to sleep a lot, because I would be sleeping a lot of the time anyway, I just wish it wouldn't do it while I'm out and about, because I will fall asleep standing up." Robert explained. It was a pain, but it was the only way his body could restore the energy used by his gift. It took a lot for him just to move the smallest thing. And there he goes. His head went limp, hanging as he fell asleep in almost an instant. It took him two minutes before he woke up again. He blinked a few times, and then looked up at the boy. "Sorry bout that.." He said frowning slightly.

If it was such a bother, why was he okay with being so lazy? It seemed really tiring to use it and he said he fell asleep all the time. 'That sounds awful.' It just seemed counterproductive to use, but if that was how he wanted. Oh, wait, um. Bastien watched as Rob fell asleep rather quickly and then sat there for a couple minutes, unsure if he was supposed to walk away or stay until he woke up. How long would that be anyway? Then he woke back up. 'That's alright.' Bastien wasn't sure if it was alright, but he figured since Rob was still there, it was alright.

He much more preferred to be lazy than anything, so if it meant risking falling asleep every so often then so be it, besides it helped him get stronger gift wise if he used it every so often. "Well since you didn't leave, I'm guessing I was only out for a couple minutes." He had fallen asleep on some people before right in the middle of a conversation and they would just get up a leave, leaving him to have whatever happened to him happen to him. He woke up with some.. weird drawings on his face. "It's a good thing the side effects of my gift aren't as bad as they used to be."

Being lazy just seemed completely unproductive. Bastien liked being productive and so being lazy was completely the opposite of what he was. When Rob fell asleep it got a little awkward until he woke up. 'Yeah, only a short while.' Bastien confirmed. Even if Rob had fallen asleep for longer, Bastien would have just waited five or six minutes for any signs of him waking up before leaving. He would never be so mean as to draw on his face. Bastien tilted his head in confusion at Rob's next comment. 'What did they used to be like?'

Rob stretched slightly before answering the boys question. "Well before, if I just slight used it I would fall asleep basically after every use unless I really fought it. Around the time I came here I would fall asleep multiple times an hour, maybe for an hour. Now? Well now I will only will asleep after many uses, and it's for a short time. It only last for little under half an hour." He usually kept track, but he didn't have his watch on him today, and he didn't have his phone either. He never used it much so there wasn't a point to that either. "I'm guess your gift doesn't have any side effects like that."

Bastien nodded as he listened. It made sense that the side effects would recede the more the power was used, that was another thing he wanted to do at Beata. His side effects were rather painful and dizzying. 'It's good that it's gotten better.' Bastien signed. He nodded slightly at Rob's next statement question thing. 'Kind of. Mostly headaches and dizziness but I do get a little fatigue.'

Rob watched as they guy talked. He couldn't really listen this time, seeing how he was speaking with his hands. He got headaches and stuff? "Is your gift related to you mental strength?" Rob's was, it did give him head issues from time to time if he used it too much, but he rarely met that point, it was mostly the energy loss, and his body going to sleep every so often that got in his way.