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Lyra sighed heavily as she approached the dorm door. Another hard day. As the days grew on, she knew they wouldn’t get any easier as well. Every inch of her body ached, and she wanted nothing more than to lie down and sleep. As she slid the door open though, she was welcomed by the stench of way too much perfume. Her nose twitched involuntarily, sensitive to the strong smell. This didn’t surprise her in the least though, it was to be expected in an enclosed space filled with girls.

Zombie-like, she shuffled to her room, not bothering to return the hello’s she might receive from her fellow classmates. Lazily, she flung the door open, not bothering to pull out her futon, or close the door, before she sprawled out on the floor. She pressed her forehead to the cold floor and her ears twitched slightly. In her head was still the ringing from the side effect of the shockwave of the new spell she tried to learn today.

This is murder...

Lyra began to relax as the ringing in her head started to fade. She felt alll her senses begin to weaken as she grew sleepy. Suddenly, she felt a vibration through the floor panels, as if something was dropped on the ground not far from her. She chose to ignore it though, and relaxed once more. It didn’t last long though, as she began to feel the heat of a stare, and she idly wondered if someone was in her room with her. But that wouldn’t be possible, she had a lock on her door. As she backtracked though, she found out that she had indeed left her door open.

After mentally slapping herself, Lyra clumsily sat up and turned around to see her door wide open. Standing the frame was a girl who looked rather frightened. She appeared a little younger than herself, and beside her was a bag Lyra assumed to be the girls.

She blinked, wondering what had happened, “Um, I’m sorry, can I help you with something?”

Lyra was still groggy, slightly confused on what this girl was going on about. Her accent attracted Lyra's attention though, and she studied the girl.

"I'm alright, just a bit worn out," she didn't return the weak smile the girl gave as she picked up her bag, "Sorry for leaving the door open, I know how the teachers tweak out about that. Hope that didn't offend you or whatever," the peope here, as she found out, seemed to be fairly strict when it came to the dorms.

As Lyra yawned, she allowed the silence to set in, and made no move to fill in the void, or get up for that matter.

Lyra began to grow weary again as the girl continued to speak. She figured the girl would of left by now and was surprised at her offer to find someone to help.

“I’m fine, really,” she said, standing up to prove it so. Her tail flicked slightly as she spoke, her patience beginning to lessen, “thank you for the offer, but I’m quite alright.”

Lyra wanted nothing more than to sleep, and she began to loose track of her attitude and manners as the time wore on. Stepping forward, she placed a hand on the knob of the door and smiled slightly, “I’ll see you later I guess.”

As the girl left, Lyra slid the door shut behind her.

That was different, usually the kids here don't care about things like that.

She began to feel the tinge of regret as she replayed the events in her mind. She was rather rude to the girl. Hell, she didn't even ask for her name. As Lyra curled back up on the cold floor, she began to feel her eyes get heavy. What a way to make a first impression. Soon she began to doze off, and made a promise to apologize to the girl when she awoke again.

After her mind was clear, Li bai got to her feet, and opened her backpack. How bare her room looked. She pulled out a few rolled up paintings and hung them along the back wall. Much better, but it still was much too plain. For the next few hours, she spent her time with what limited supplys she had to make the place feel more like home.
Li bai heard noises from outside. And saw small shadows amongst the halls. She opened her door and peeked her head out. From a few pieces of conversation, she learned that it was time for dinner. Snapping the door shut, she quickly changed into something less travel-worn and morphed into the crowed of girls heading out into the main room. The entire place was full of people talking and laughing and playing. The energetic feeling of the room drained Li bai, and she quickly wished to be out of there. Edging along the outside of the room, in search for the exit, she caught a glance across the dorm at a familiar figure. She sat, concentrating on something Li bai could not see. Indeed, she had fox ears. How interesting. Li bai thought she caught her eye, but made no indication of aknowlaging it for fear of being drawn back into the gangle of people enjoying themselves in the room before dinner.
When Li bai finially got out of the building, she closed her eyes and rested for a moment, standing on the grass, and enjoying the cool afternoon breeze. It was starting to get chilly as the sun was setting.

It was getting later, and Li bai noticed a small progression of students begin to make their way over to where she assumed everyone was meant to gather for dinner. They seemed to know where they were going, so she followed behind. A good distance, not too far to lose them, but not to close for her to be noticed. They led her straight there, and Li bai made a note of the directions needed in order to get back to the dorm.