Hopes, despairs, and jam? (Victorique Masters first, open)

Masters was stunned by how easiily convinced the girl beside her was. It most certainly came in handy for the current situation, but if she was this easy to convince, she wouldn't be around to see the end of the school year, let alone graduate or escape the school.

Masters shook her head, pushing her false smile slightly wider as she made progress on her next note, which this time stated "Of course. I would love to!"

Masters turned back to the noise, giving it the type of look a mother would give a disobedient child.

Masters took a moment to appreciate the reaction that Alioth was providing for her. While she could understand why something so strongly linked to happiness could bring a colourful response such as this one, she was still confused as to how her accepting of the request in particular was so meaningful to her. Perhaps Masters simply misunderstood the reaction?

Alioth would soon be given access to yet another note. This one questioning the strange way her previous statement had ended.
"Considering what happened? Did I miss something?"

Masters was as attentive as ever, watching Alioth's reaction to the question and how her posture altered as the various methods of explaining her story spiraled around inside of her head.

Masters tilted her head upon hearing Alioth's words. Nonetheless, this was the only indication of a response she gave aside from her pencil meeting her notepad once again, combining to make the following words.
"You're strong. Mentally, of course."

Masters then turned over the note and revealed a second message written on the piece of paper.
"Most people who have killed never return to the realm of sanity. I'm impressed."

Masters folded up the note into a paper aeroplane, then throwing it in the direction of where they had recently been walking. It took her a moment to fashion together a response good enough to sound realistic, but in the end, the best she could come up with was
"You have less time to consider what your words may do to a person if you speak them."

Masters was disappointed in herself for giving such a low key answer, but hiding the fact that she simply wanted to be taken more seriously was a high priority at this point in time, as it would most definitely be useful later on in the school years.

The sound of the fighting began to fade as the many participants steadily dropped one by one. The peace and quiet of the library would soon take its rightful place once again once the final men standing were finished accusing each other of being disrespectful.

Masters narrowed her eyes as the girl before her squandered over to the paper aeroplane she had discarded. 'Did it all really mean that much to her?' is all she could ask herself as their eyes locked and Victorique found herself becoming immersed in the strong saphire eyes that looked back into her own.

Masters lowered her head and sighed, taking a moment to walk over to Alioth and snatch the note back from her grip.
She now wrote on the wing of the aeroplane, being careful not to tear it in the process.
"You are too gullible."

As much as Masters wished to see Alioth happy, she couldn't help but point out just how easy it was to fool her with carefully thought out words. Masters shook her head and wrote out another note to go with her previous comment, this time, much like how a traffic warden would write out a parking ticket.
Alioth then had another piece of paper pushed towards her face. This new note read...
"You're a good person. But you're too good of a person."

Masters lightly nodded as she sat down on the floor and wrote out the numbers one to five on the top sheet of paper within her notepad.

"One: If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is."
"Two: The more someone smiles at you that isn't a friend, the more you should be worried about them."
"Three: If someone says that they are something, imagine them being the complete opposite."
"Four: Have a plan to take down everyone you meet."
"Five: People are more honest when they're vulnerable and think you're on their side. Use that to your advantage."

Masters reviewed her five pillars of 'Not being gullible' and, once pleased with the results, folded up the note, then throwing it up into the air with her right hand in hopes that Alioth would be able to catch it in time.