To Climb or Not to Climb

[Nikole Talley]

Nikole skipped down to the lake. She was in a surprisingly good mood, for no particular reason. She walked along the edge of the lake for a few minutes, before she became bored of it. She walked over to a nearby tree. Looking at it, she realized that she could probably climb it. There was a lower branch that with a small jump she could reach, and it looked as though she would be able to go up another few branches as well. She considered this for a moment.

Then deciding to give it a chance, she looked around to make sure no one was nearby. Determining that there was no one who would she her she pulled her vibrant red hair into a pony tail and walked over to the branch she could jump to. She jumped up and grabbed the branch. After a moment of stuggling to pull herself up on it she was sitting on the branch. She didn't realizing how much effort it would take to get up, so she decided to rest for a while on this branch before trying to climb any higher.

[Warren Frell]

Warren frowned, shielding his eyes from the sun with a hand. The red hair was unmistakable, and the Ravenclaw made a face, walking over to the specific tree being climbed.

"You know, Nikole," he said shortly, craning his neck to properly see her. "You're going to get extremely dirty up there. Willow trees are perfect areas for flobberworm nests. The leaves remind them of lettuce, you see."

He arched a brow, walking a bit closer and eyed the tree warily.

[Nikole Talley]

"I hadn't thought of that," Nikole said with a face of shock. She really should have thought more about it before she climbed the tree. She did hate to get dirty after all. She jumped off the branch and landed perfectly on her feet. "Thank you, Warren," she said while wiping off her robes, making sure to get any dirt that may have gotten on them off. "I really must start putting more thought into my actions before I take them." She pulled the ponytail out of her hair and let it fall.