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[Lost Junpei is lost. The school deal he can handle. The dorms deal he can handle. Even the giant inexplicably floating island-sorta-thing he can handle. But he's not all that great with directions, and he's pretty sure he's been past this corridor about six times already. He doesn't want to ask the creepy guys in robes with turkey platters over their faces--they don't look very hospitable--but he's starting to wonder if he's ever going to find his dorm room. A217... A217...

Crap.

These books are getting heavy. He really wishes he had his stupid purple backpack right about now.

Hefting the books, Junpei turns down yet ANOTHER corridor, hoping perhaps to find a big helpful YOU ARE HERE sign.]

[Perhaps he'll find [Bad username or site: witchesreign title=you @ livejournal.com] instead? 8D]

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[Ryoji did enjoy being on the Disciplinary Committee, but the stream of paperwork he had to take care of could get rather annoying at times. Rounding a corner, Ryoji isn't paying any attention to what's in front of him as he sees another student, a very cute girl at that, pass on by and waves to him. He has to wave back of course, which means he can't help but crash into the other person coming his way in front of him.

Ryoji, the person, and Ryoji's paperwork go flying everywhere.]

[Thankfully, Junpei isn't carrying that big stack of books around anymore--he'd managed to find his room and had dropped them off. But he IS carrying his schedule slip around, and is examining it closely, trying to figure out where these classes are. He remembers how much trouble he used to get in for being tardy to class, and this is a frigging MILITARY school--they'd probably put him to death or something if he was late too many times. Better figure out where the hell he was going before it became crucial to get there at Way Too Early o'clock.

But he's so intent on finding out which classroom is closest to his dorm room that he isn't really paying attention when he turns a corner. A crash, a yelp, and a scattering of papers later, Junpei has tumbled backward onto his rump and is now starting to wonder why he was made the butt of some cosmic joke today.]

This place really needs traffic lights... That's the second time today I've-- Ryoji??

[This cosmic joke keeps getting better and better.]

[Ryoji shook his head to clear it of the after effects of his little crash, when a very familiar voice caught his attention, clearing his head faster than anything else could have. Looking up and at the person he'd collided into, Ryoji felt his eyes widen and a huge grin split his face when he laid eyes on who it was.]

JUNPEI-KUN!

[There was something to be said about Ryoji's lack of consideration about personal space at times. Still, it was Junpei! If there was anyone who he'd wanted to see more, Ryoji would be hard pressed to answer. So said, the shout of the other teen's name was all the warning he had before Ryoji had latched onto the other, wrapping Junpei a welcoming hug.]

[~~SAKJDHFGKSDJFHGK~~

Okay, getting pounced by a male friend was NOT how Junpei had expected his afternoon to go, but he supposed that, all things considered, it could have been worse. He could have been pounced by a creepy complete stranger, or one of the plate-faced guys, or something even worse, maybe! And so, given the options, being hugged by Ryoji was a little awkward, but not the worst thing that could have happened that day. Lifting a hand to clumsily pat the back of one of Ryoji's arms, Junpei attempts to extricate himself from the other boy's grip, mostly unsuccessfully.]

R-Ryoji-kun, you're... you're kinda... choking me.

[Ryoji would blame his over-affectionate greeting on the fact that, ever since he's arrived here, no one's tried to stop him from being friendly with them. Still, it's with a sheepish grin that Ryoji lets go and buries his face in his scarf in a familiar gesture of embarrassment.]

Heh. Sorry about that. No one here seems to mind it when I'm friendly with them, so I guess it became habit.

[And its now that Ryoji notices and remembers the papers he'd been carrying and makes a face. With a sigh, he begins to pick up the papers, all the while still excitedly talking with Junpei.]

Aw crap. They're all out of order now. But anyway! I hadn't expected to see you here. Did you just arrive? What do you think of the place so far? It's pretty amazing, isn't it? To have a moving school like this is something like out a movie. Although, I could do without some of the classes. But the girls here are cute and the uniforms aren't so bad either.

[And Ryoji finally pauses to take a breath and let Junpei get a word in.]

[Same old Ryoji, it seemed. Junpei was a little surprised to hear that this place seemed to accepting of public displays of affection, what with its strict and rigid setup and military-esque operating procedures.

Ryoji's chattering excitedly, and Junpei automatically leans forward to help him pick up the papers, listening and trying to keep track of all the questions. When Ryoji finally pauses to breathe, he jumps in before he can fire up another round of Twenty Questions.]

Yeah, I just got here earlier today; some weird guy claiming to be a scientist said I would be taken to this Garden place. He didn't much look like a scientist though, he kinda looked like a clown. But this place is pretty impressive--I wasn't expecting a giant... floating... auditorium... thing. Sounds like somethin' from a video game. ~~[LOLOLOL]~~ [Junpei laughs then.] Oh man, but when they told me I'd have to go to school I was like, 'really??' Here I've been randomly thrown into some exciting new world, and I still have to freaking go to school. [Sigh.

But then Ryoji says something Junpei's been waiting for. Girls!]

Ohhh, dude, seriously? I haven't seen too many girls hangin' around yet. I saw a few while the faculty dudes were showing me where stuff is, so I wasn't really paying attention to the map. Guess that's why I keep getting lost. [He finds his schedule among all the papers and holds it up.] What classes are you in?

[Clearly shenanigans are in order.]

Yeah, the explanation I got when I arrive wasn't very good either. I had to ask around before someone explained what it meant. It's still pretty complicated though. [He makes a face that shows that, even with an explanation, Ryoji's pretty sure he still doesn't get all of what happened to them. He smiles at the thought of Garden being from a video game though.]

You should see what it looks like from the outside when it docks. It looks even bigger from the outside, and it totally doesn't look like a military school at all. And the classes aren't too bad. We didn't have coed ballroom dancing back at Gekkoukan.

[By now, some of Ryoji's excitement and overabundance of energy has drained and he's back to his usual level of cheer and friendliness. A part of him wants to skip out on doing his duties, and just hang out with Junpei, but well... He does like the other people on the committee and he'd be giving them more work if he doesn't. Ryoji wonders if Junpei wouldn't mind tagging along when he went to drop off the papers.

Once he got them back in order, that is.]

I've met a bunch and they're all a sight for sore eyes. I can introduce you to some if you don't meet them yourself in class. Or maybe we'll meet some if you don't mind following me around for a while.

[Giving Junpei a grateful look and taking he papers in the other's hands to add to his own collection, Ryoji decides he'll sort them later, just before turning them in. Standing, and then offering a hand to Junpei, he smiles as he list off his classes.]

Garden code, world history, ballroom dancing, psychology, basic training, math, military movement, home economics, and rock climbing. I'm also in an English review class. What did you enroll in?

Dancing? Really? [He hadn't pegged Ryoji for a dancer.] You're right, though, it doesn't look so much like a military school. I was expecting more like... marines and guys with guns and stuff.

[He grins fiendishly then.] Dude, since when would I not be okay tagging along to meet some ladies, eh? [The loss of Chidori is still a fresh wound, but he's working hard on Being Okay. Even if his heart isn't really in it the way it once was, Junpei does of course still appreciate the ladies.

Listening as Ryoji rattles off his classes, he quirks his mouth.] Hm, we might have English together... Ah... What time is your basic training class? Is that weapons or...? [He frowns at his own schedule, then looks back at Ryoji. Well, even if they don't end up having any classes together, there's always lunch.]

When the partners are as cute as the ones I've been dancing with, I'm fine with dancing. [And thus, the reason for why Ryoji is interested in dancing is revealed.] Oh, there are guns, but I think those are reserved more for the students who've graduated than the trainees, like us.

[Ryoji can't help but beam when Junpei agrees to tag along with him. He's glad everything worked out so that he doesn't have to choose between one and the other. He starts walking, leading the way for Junpei to follow.

Shaking his head at question about the weapons class, the dark-haired teen can't help but look a little sheepish.] It's just the basic of the basics. I wouldn't even know what kind of weapon to get, let alone where to get one. And that I have first on Tuesdays and Thursdays. But I have English as my last class during the Monday group of classes. What about you?

Hahah! Fair enough, dude. I'm taking a swimming class in the hopes of scoping a few bikinis. [This is accompanied by a very indiscreet elbow-nudge. You know the kind.

Sliding his hands into his pockets--dammit, Minato got him doing that!--he falls into step alongside Ryoji, then grins.] Hey, I have English last, too, all week, actually. [He makes a face.] I didn't wanna have to depend on the translator the whole time. Besides, girls dig multilingual guys, right?

[Ryoji grins and shares the same look with Junpei. Oh yes, he does know exactly what Junpei's talking about.] I'll be sure to show you where the pools are then. And the locker rooms too. You know, so you know where to get changed at.

[Ryoji takes a moment to quickly wave to some passing students, ones he vaguely knows, but not all that well. He uses the chance to remember the translators.]

I'd forgotten about those things. They gave me one, but I don't really use mine much.

You haven't used it? [Junpei looks surprised.] I ran into one other dude who spoke Japanese, besides Aki-- Oh, Akihiko-senpai is here, too. I bumped into him in the hall earlier.

[And by 'bumped into' he means 'got punched in the face by', but who's counting?]

Apparently we both got dropped here at the same time. Funny, huh.

Well I used it a little. [At least, Ryoji's pretty sure he's used it once or twice when he initially arrived.] Oh? Sanada-senpai here's too? That's a surprise. I wonder if he'll enroll in the boxing class.

There's actually a few people who speak Japanese here. Not just us.

We're actually in the same boxing class. [Big laugh goes here.] I saw that on the schedule and I thought, 'man, if Akihiko-senpai were here, he'd totally be in that class.' So I thought I'd give it a try, see what all the hype was about, you know? [He shakes his head, grinning.] Never thought I'd actually run into him in that class.

And yeah, I did run into one other guy who spoke Japanese. Ah... Hanamura? Know him?

Maybe you can get him to show you a few pointers. Oh! And I better Sanada-senpai would probably enjoy visiting the Training Center.

[Ryoji pauses to think, bring up a hand to his chest. Then he shakes his head and shrugs.]

Nope. I haven't heard that name before, so maybe he's new, like you are.

He already said he wasn't gonna go easy on me. [He claps Ryoji on the shoulder.] If I die, make sure the girls mourn me well.

Mm, yeah he seemed new, too. Weird thing is, I'm sure I never met him before, but something about him feels really familiar. [LOL matching Arcanas.]

Anyway, tell me about these cute dancing partners of yours, bro. [A big grin goes here.] I think I got two left feet, but I like your logic.

I'm sure it won't be that bad. Besides, there's always the infirmary and maybe you can get someone to 'nurse' you back to health. [What better way to make sure Junpei stays alive than to appeal to this side of him.]

Maybe you've met him before, but you just don't remember it?

[Ryoji grins and starts talking about the classmates in his dancing class, before coming to the last one that's sure to catch Junpei's interest the most.]

And then there's Minako-chan. Apparently, she's a parallel world's version of Minato!

Ooh, I hadn't thought of that angle. Maybe the nurses here will be nicer about healing me than Yuka-tan was. [He frowns a bit, and supposes that if Yukari were here, Ryoji probably would have mentioned it, and as scary as she can be, Junpei's a little sad she's not around. She and Minato kind of made the other two points of the triangle; they'd been the first new additions to SEES, and they kind of had this Three Amigos thing between them, and it was a little odd to think of Yukari being absent.

The comment regarding Hanamura is mostly lost to Junpei's contemplation, but he's ripped clean out of it at Ryoji's next statement. Giving a visible start and turning sharply to him, he makes a face.]

What? Wait, just... what? [Okay, there is just no feasible way for him to wrap his head around this one.]

[Ryoji nods and beams, thinking about her.] Arisato Minako. Apparently, we all exist in her world, but the Minato we're familiar with is Minako in her world. She even reminds me a lot of Minato as well. And she's a real cutie.

Arisato... Minako? [Uhm...] So she's like Minato's twin... in another dimension or something?

[And she's cute? Junpei isn't so sure he's comfortable with Ryoji thinking the mysterious alternate universe twin of his very best friend is cute. He has no idea who she is, or what this is all about, but if she's somehow Minato's sister or something, Junpei's not terribly inclined to just let people make passes at her. And knowing Ryoji... it sounded like potential trouble regardless.

Huh. Must have been an instinctual BFF thing.]

Something like that. [Ryoji's not going to go into how Minako has the same kind of pull for Ryoji that Minato has, or how she's already one of his favorite people despite only 'knowing' her for such a short time.]

They don't really look too much alike, but... Well, you'll understand when you meet her.

I guess I'll look forward to it, then. Sounds pretty bizarre, but that's kind of been the theme of the day.

Welp--wanna go grab something to eat after we drop off your paperwork? I heard the cafeteria food ain't half bad.

Sure. We're almost there anyway. And the food is pretty good, even if it doesn't have all the same things from home. If I knew how to cook, I'd try making some things myself, but I'd probably blow up the kitchen if I tried.

[It isn't long before the two of them reach the office that the Disciplinary Committee reports to. Ryoji takes a moment to sort and organize the papers he's been carrying, before knocking on the door. He doesn't wait for a reply before opening the door and entering, probably because he knows he's welcome inside.

Inside is an impressive looking office with a serious looking SeeD sitting behind a desk that's fairly cluttered with papers and files. Ryoji looks rather out of place in such a setting, but he seems perfectly at ease regardless. After handing over the papers he'd been carrying, trading a short conversation with the person behind the desk, and then getting a file handed back to him, Ryoji leaves the office with a wave and a grin.]

Thanks for waiting. Ready to go?

I was born ready, dude. I'm starved. Getting yanked into another dimension gives a guy an appetite!

Even if it means you got yanked away from home, too, I'm glad you're here, man. [It is the time for a Brofist.] Akihiko-senpai, too. It'd suck to be stuck here with no friends.

Let's go check out the cafeteria, and you can tell me all about the ladies worth scoping.

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