2nd Floor Common Room | Sunday Morning

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Now, like, she knew that Wayne would get his nose right out of joint if she tried taking over breakfast tomorrow but today, now, that was anyone's grab and she was up and at it bright and early, prepping all the food.

Because, sure, they'd been fed at the picnic yesterday but after the first night in a strange new place, well, who wouldn't want freshly made breakfast?

That was Nina's theory anyway.

She had the radio on, playing a bunch of pop songs that she hummed along with as she worked on setting out a spread truly worthy of the name breakfast.

Besides, like, it was a matter of pride since she was teaching cooking this semester…

For those who preferred lighter breakfasts, there was an assortment of yogurts and cereals and fruit that she'd cut neatly into pieces. She had a plethora of breakfast pastries (though those, at least, she'd obtained through a very early morning run to J,GoB) and was making bacon and sausages to go along with waffles, pancakes, and French toast…

It all smelled divine.

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[nicedragonsfinishlast]

"It was...a lot," Julius admitted. "But everyone seemed really friendly and helpful, which is nice."

And a really pleasant change from his normal.

"I ended up rooming with Freya from the shuttle, which I thought was a little weird? But it turns out I'm the only new guy, and it doesn't make sense to give me my own room, I guess. How about yours?"

[lovethatjourney]

"I got Tahani," Alexis said, her voice going up a couple octaves at the end of that name. "Did you say you're the only new guy?"

[nicedragonsfinishlast]

"That's what Nina said," Julius told her. "And there were only six names on the roommates' sheet. You, me, Freya, Tahani, Elli, and Alara. Apparently there's just a really high ratio of girls to guys here."

[lovethatjourney]

"Well that... just great," Alexis said, all faux cheer. Boys were where her attention came from! "I didn't really pay attention to what it looked like back in January."

[nicedragonsfinishlast]

"January?" Julius asked, blankly. "I thought you were new."

[lovethatjourney]

"Oh, I am," she said, nodding. "But I came here in January, and like, there was a kidnapping by some goat guy, and then I ended up in Europe for four months, so I'm actually doing this for the first time because I got here."

[nicedragonsfinishlast]

"You were kidnapped by Pan?" Julius asked, confused. "All the way to Europe? For four months? Are you okay?"

[lovethatjourney]

"Oh, no, I don't know who the Pan guy is. This was Krampus, and there was a lava pit, and some girl got us out by waving her hand around and moving us," she said. "And then I had an adventure. Totally fine."

[nicedragonsfinishlast]

Okay the hand-waving just sounded like magic, but the rest of it...

"Why did Krampus bring you to a lava pit?"

[lovethatjourney]

"I think he was planning on eating us or something. But that was months ago. Being chased through a bullet train was way weirder."

[nicedragonsfinishlast]

"Why were you chased through a bullet train?" Julius asked.

Was this how their every conversation was going to go? Her saying stuff and him repeating the last thing she said but as a question?

[lovethatjourney]

"I told you, I had an adventure," Alexis said with a smile. "Coincidentally if you break a heel running you can just snap the other one off and keep going. Have you started settling in yet?"

[nicedragonsfinishlast]

"I'm...I guess?" Julius said. "I've gotta run and get actual stuff before I can really settle in. Between me and Freya, our room is pretty bare bones."