First Strike - An awkward introduction?

[orewaonna]

[Action]

[Anyone in the girls dorm, might notice what looks like a young boy hovering around the door for room B115. This supposed young man seems to be pacing and just generally glaring at the door in general distrust.]

Awe man. I can't do this. Share a room with a girl?

[Tugging on her unruly hair, Masaki can't help but frown. Maybe it'd be better to request a new room. The last thing she needs right now is some stranger to start screaming because a boy came into her room without knocking. Geeze. Thinking she hears something coming from inside the room, she turns and bolts down the hallway at top speeds.]

Forget it. I can't do this!


[BBS]

Oi! What's someone got to do to get a room change around here? I need to know asap. I can't share a room with a strange girl.

Comments

[thumbsize]

[ Thumbelina hears the commotion and opens the door to her room. She peeks outside, looking for whoever had been talking but finds no one. ] Hmmm.

[ She's dressed in an orange t-shirt and pair of jeans with her long hair braided into which flowers have been twisted. There is a bit of dirt on the knees of her jeans due to kneeling down on the floor to clean away dust and lints as she'd been hoping to make the room nice and clean for her new roommate before they arrived.

Oh. Well. She better just check... ]

Hello? Anyone else out here?

[orewaonna]

[Further down the hall, Masaki is hiding behind a corner. When the girl comes out, she peeks around the corner in rather comical manner. Geeze Masaki, leaning that far out of course someone's going to see you.]

...

[Yeah, she was right. No way she can do this. Super long hair with flowers in it? Not a chance. No way. No how.]

Girls like that really exist?

[She's not the best at keeping her voice down either, so Thumbelina can probably both see and hear this strange "boy" who really fails at stealth sometimes.]

[thumbsize]

[ damn right she heard. she steps out into the hall. ] Hello?

[orewaonna]

[Uh oh. Busted.]

Uh... sorry. I think I had the wrong room or something. My bad.

[Nope, right room, but that's not the point. The point is she'd like to be anywhere but here right now.]

[thumbsize]

[ Don't think you're gonna win this time 'Cause you better believe I'm gonna drop a dime on you... ] Are you new here?

[sublimelymagnificentblitz]

[Bolting like that means she's bolting straight into the Swimming Instructor -- whose bronze man-god body is kind of like a brick wall in terms of impact resistance. All he does is look startled.]

What the hell...?

[orewaonna]

[Masaki is used to brick walls passing as guys, her dad's basically the same way.]

What the--a wall?

[Taking a step back, it's obvious that he's definitely not a wall.]

My bad, Mister. Guess I should have looked where I was going better.

[sublimelymagnificentblitz]

[Does her dad own a shirt? ...because Jecht literally doesn't.]

What's the hurry, anyway? You're runnin' like a monster's loose.

[orewaonna]

[A few, but Masaki isn't going to think anything of partial male nudity. Changing in the men's locker at the dojo kind of makes a girl immune to a few things.]

Not a monster. [Masaki isn't out of breath, but her eyes are certainly wide.] A girl!!

[sublimelymagnificentblitz]

Yeah, the girls around here are kinda a handful. What was she tryin' to do? Snap ya in half? Make out with ya?

[BBS]

[scatterflower]

I think you might need to talk to someone in the faculty... though I can't remember who it's supposed to be. Have you checked with whoever gave you your room assignment?

I mean, I'm not sure if being able to get a single room when you're a cadet is even possible.

[orewaonna]

Nah, I don't even remember where the offices are anymore. Why's this place so big anyway?

[What does she even say to that.]

It's complicated.

[She's always lived with guys. How does she live with a girl?! They probably require things to be kept clean! She can't do this!]

[scatterflower]

I see. In that case, you're probably going to want to get in touch with a member of the staff and see if they can point you in the right direction.

I... kinda don't remember where the housing department is either.

[orewaonna]

This place has a map or something, doesn't it? I think I remember seeing one when I got here, but that was a while ago now.

[scatterflower]

Yeah, it does. It's on the first floor near the elevator. It should be listed there.

Maybe you'll be able to actually get your own room if you explain why you want one?

[curiouseyes]

[Koriand'r was just stepping out of her room, blinking as she heard the other person and saw someone bolting in her direction]

Hello? Is there something I can help you with?

[orewaonna]

[Masaki screeches to a stop, hair even more mussed than normal. Flustered doesn't even begin to cover it.]

Sorry, didn't big you did I? I was just trying to find my room.

[curiouseyes]

Oh, which room are you assigned to?

[She smiles. She might be relatively new, but she should be able to do that]

[orewaonna]

It's... kinda complicated.

[Quick, backpedal, backpedal! You can do this Masaki.]

I think they put me in the wrong room.

[espio]

Speak to a member of the faculty. They'll point you in the right direction.

You can get your room changed. I did, back when I was a cadet. SeeDs have priority over the single rooms, though.

ESPIO

[orewaonna]

How'm I supposed to find a faculty member? This place isn't exactly small you know.

I don't even need a single room, but I just can't stay in that room. That's all.

[redcinemareel]

Become a SeeD or an RA to get your own room. Until then, you'll just have to suck it up.

-Grell ♥

[orewaonna]

You don't understand, I can't stay in that room.

[If it was a girl she knew maybe, but a complete stranger? That was just asking for awkward.]

[redcinemareel]

Then make me understand.

[orewaonna]

It's complicated and easier to show than explain.