Ever since she was little, Tess defined people by color, there was something about hues and textures that personified personalities for her. Maria, with her eccentricities and independence was orange, unabashed, fearless and yet full of feeling. There was something about the other girl that Tess couldn't ignore, even if the human loathed her with every fiber of her being. She wasn't sure if it was the loud girl's loyalty or her bravado, but whenever she was in the same room as Maria, her attention drifted toward her. Tess would imagine alternate universes where they were friends because they had so much in common, other than this secret, but she'd never say anything, knowing that Maria's loyalties lay with Liz, just like the rest of them. So she would continue to do what she always did, sit on the sidelines and watch, defining people as colors until they paid her attention.