Fourth Floor Common Room [late evening]

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

Aravis could, once again, not sleep. So tonight she was curled up on the couch (where she had absolutely not fallen asleep the night before) and was watching whatever had come up on the television while sipping tea and poking at a roll of something called Rolos that she'd handwavily gotten earlier, along with a heap of other candies.

She would probably welcome company. And maybe share her candy. Maybe.

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[bound2blade.livejournal.com]

"Oh!" Setsuna straightened, returning the bow of the head. Apparently, discussing stains was intriguing enough to make her forget her manners. "My apologies for the same! Setsuna Sakurazaki. Very nice to meet you."

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"Are you a new student as well?" she asked curiously. "I've only been here three weeks."

[bound2blade.livejournal.com]

"Oh, no," Setsuna shook her head a little, a hand to her chest lightly for a moment before it settled in her lap. "I've been attending Fandom since last summer, actually. So, if you have any questions....although, really, I'm sure you've had plenty of chances for all of that already."

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"Every day brings new ones," Aravis said with a slight roll of her eyes. "Mostly the food and language. Would you like some candy?" she added, holding out a bag of Reese's Pieces.

[bound2blade.livejournal.com]

"Oh, yes, thank you," Setsuna's head bobbed in brief sort of bow before her hand dived into the bag to retrieve a polite amount. "Where are you from, then, if I might ask? I know a certain level of culture shock is common around here for new students."

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"Calormen, by way of Archenland," she said with a small smile. "If you know Peter Pevensie, my country borders his to the south."

[bound2blade.livejournal.com]

"Oh, yes, I do know Peter!" Setsuna smiled. "We've been good friends since we met last summer. So...your country is a neighbour of Narnia, then?"

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

She nodded. "Archenland, where I lived most recently, is its ally. Calormen, however, my native land? Is somewhat of an enemy. I...do not endorse the ideas of my fellow Calormenes."

[bound2blade.livejournal.com]

"What makes them somewhat of an enemy?" Setsuna asked, head tilted.

Hastily, she added, "If you don't mind me asking, of course."

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"The fact that the crown prince of Calormen attacked Archenland because Queen Susan -- Peter's sister -- wouldn't have him, among other things," Aravis said crossly. "Rabadash was turned into an ass for his trouble, though."

[bound2blade.livejournal.com]

"Turned into an ass?" Setsuna couldn't help but be a little bit fascinated; it was almost like some of the stories from her Edo romances. "By who?"

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"Aslan, the great Lion of Narnia," she said, smiling. "He deserved it."

[bound2blade.livejournal.com]

Setsuna nodded. "Peter has mentioned Aslan to me before, yes. And it is rather good to hear that justice would be served in such a manner." It was like the utilization of karma for reincarnation, it seemed. Without the death part.