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[expiries.livejournal.com]

[It's morning, and Rolo is seated in the corner of the cafeteria. A half-eaten porridge, a cellphone with a locket, a ring signifying Emerald sponsorship, an issue of the Balamb Newsletter, a course catalog and a small notebook lay on the table. Presently, Rolo is focused on the last two and scrawling away on the notebook over what courses to take as he refers back to the catalog every so often. His free hand rests on the cellphone, away from the reach of others.

He isn't all too keen about officially enrolling, but there's little else he can do and it may be better to take this approach until he learns more.

Magic and monsters, huh?]

after lunch;
[Once course enrollment business is taken care of, Rolo heads to the dormitory he's been assigned for the first time. He stops in front of the door to A205. He isn't hesitating; it's only a place, he has nothing to pause about. Rather, the thought that someone else could be in there crosses his mind. A dormitory generally houses more than one person, doesn't it?]

(ooc: Feel free to hit him up in either location or in-between!)

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[ofherfate.livejournal.com]

[Since it seems that the cafeteria is swarming with cadets and staff alike, Padmé takes her tray to Rolo's table which looks to be empty save for him. She's a little hesitant as the cadet looks preoccupied and she doesn't want to disturb him but she manages her way through the throngs of people and gently sets her tray of breakfast down.]

May I join you?

after lunch;

[pyromatics.livejournal.com]

[Down the hall is Zuko, he's just exited his dorm room. He locks it behind him and turns to head down the hall in Rolo's direction. Zuko looks at him as he approaches, books under his arm. This kid must be new, he doesn't remember seeing him around before unless the kid kept to being invisible whenever entering and exiting his dorm...]

[totallynotaspaz.livejournal.com]

[Danny never knows where to sit at meal times. It takes him a few minutes, but he spots a seat in the corner and decides to take a seat there. When he slides into the seat with his breakfast, he spots a boy sitting across from him with...a lot of stuff spread out on the table, wow.]

That's, uh... What are you doing?

[7AM FRIENDLINESS IS GO!]

[expiries.livejournal.com]

[He stops writing when he sees the tray from the corner of his eyes, then raises his head upon hearing the question. He hadn't expected anyone to approach him. Still, he has no reason to deny her and so nods in affirmation.]

Mm.

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[In the process of checking out the dormitory's general layout, Rolo sees Zuko as he walks the opposite way right in his direction. Since he's already being looked at, he may as well start this off -- ]

Excuse me. Do I use the elevator in the lobby to access the rest of the dormitory?

[expiries.livejournal.com]

[Oh, someone is sitting across from him. He stops writing and looks up at Danny. It's not that big a deal, he supposes. He's got the basic gist of everything down, anyway.]

Organizing the schedule for this quarter.

[totallynotaspaz.livejournal.com]

Oh.

[What now? He blinks, not sure what else to say, and instead just stares at the wide spread of items around Rolo.]

Well, you're...a lot more organized about it than I was! Heh.

[expiries.livejournal.com]

[The pen rests on the page, unmoving. Rolo thinks it's not much, considering he's just writing out possible courses and deciding what order to take them would be most logical.]

I missed half the quarter. There's a lot to catch up on.

[totallynotaspaz.livejournal.com]

Oh, heh. Yeah. I guess I was actually kind of lucky by showing up here at the start of the quarter...

Uh. If you want, I can help you out with that? [He points down at Rolo's papers.]

[expiries.livejournal.com]

You're fairly new, too, then.

[He doesn't follow the point. There isn't much one can do to help another with something like scheduling, but . . . ]

You mean suggestions?

[totallynotaspaz.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I guess. I got here almost two months ago.

[Danny blinks for a few moments.]

Well, yeah, if you want. Or maybe if we end up in the same classes, I can help you catch up? I-if you want it, I mean.

[expiries.livejournal.com]

[He doesn't. But he'll be polite about it.]

The make-up courses should catch me up before finals. You have your own lessons to study for, don't you?

[totallynotaspaz.livejournal.com]

Well, yeah, but... If you're sure, then, I guess.

...What classes do you plan on taking?

[expiries.livejournal.com]

[He nods, then reads off the tentative list on the notebook.]

COD, CFT, PMGF, MAG, WTR and PHY, probably. I'm deciding on electives.

JAEEEE. /breaks hiatus for you

[notdusk.livejournal.com]

[oh. that's the table she usually sat at..

But that's not a problem! He looked new (and a little distant) so she might as well welcome him, right?

Dawn approaches him from behind and taps him on the shoulder, waving with a small smile plastered on her face.]

Do you mind if I sit here?

AMELIAAA. s-so good to me.

[expiries.livejournal.com]

[He starts, and, convincing himself that drastic measures need not be used considering the setting, looks over his shoulder. He gazes up at Dawn with an innocent look, like he's been taken by mild surprise.]

Ah, no. Not really.

[pyromatics.livejournal.com]

[Stopping Zuko looks back at him again.]

...isn't that your room there?

[ofherfate.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry if I'm disturbing you.

[She takes her seat and quietly goes about stirring her bowl of porridge, adding the brown sugar.]

[expiries.livejournal.com]

[Oh, that was a door he happened to be staring a second too long at -- ]

The first digit is the floor designation, right? I'm supposed to be on the second floor.

[expiries.livejournal.com]

Not at all. I'm only working on a schedule, so . . .

[Though he's stopped for the moment.]

[pyromatics.livejournal.com]

You're on the first, main level of Garden. The elevator will take you to the 2F.

[ofherfate.livejournal.com]

Ah. Then you've just arrived?

[expiries.livejournal.com]

I see. Looks like I have to go through the lobby, after all.

[One would've thought that there'd be a stairway or something connecting the dormitories of each floor. Anyway,]

Thank you.

[pyromatics.livejournal.com]

...are you new?

[Good guess, Captain Obvious.]

[expiries.livejournal.com]

Yes.

[Having looked in the direction of the elevator behind them, he turns back to Zuko. That wasn't obvious?]

I am.