She laughed a bit at that. "Have you seen those movies where someone goes through a wardrobe change and suddenly they're popular?" She gestured to her blouse and top. "it's a bit like that."
"I mean..." Jude trailed off for a moment, the confusion still obvious. "So you've been here for ages, and you just blended in and recently changed your style?"
"Yeah,that's pretty much the gist of it." Elisa's laughter trailed off.she wasn't lying at least. She had to get him off the topic before he realised though. "So. Any new relationships?"
The problem was that Jude had already realized. After all, she'd said she was new to the school in her speech, and Jude had a frown on his face even as he let the conversation change.
"I started dating Alma," Jude said. "Although we've seen each other since then. "And I've been befriending... well, a bunch of Regalia. It's getting me out of my comfort zone, which is nice."
Jude nodded, the frown slowly fading as they continued speaking.
"The same one, yeah," Jude said. "Alma Malivani, current student council president. She encouraged me to try and run for student council, even though I'm pretty new."
"Oh, I just meant why she was trying to get you on the council. I mean, like you said, you are new. Your power is handy, I know but-" Her voice faded as she went to catch her breath. "Yeah. Just wondering."
Yep, he was pretty confused, unable to really tell what she was getting at. Instead he just opted to answer as truthfully as he could manage.
"I mean, I didn't really ask. I imagine she thought it'd be good for me, and we are friends, so... it's nice to encourage your friends to do things they might be nervous about?"
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