Room 103

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The first, she thought, of a series of unfortunate events was that she had forgotten where she had placed her key. She turned her pockets inside out, rummaged through her belongings in such a way that it looked as if she was unpacking her things in the hallway, and retraced her steps to see if she'd dropped the key somewhere, only to find out that she had put the key inside her coin purse.

She sighed as she rolled up her things into bundles and forced them to fit inside her bags. No point prettying them up if she had to take them out again later. She fit the key in the lock, turned the key, and then went inside the room.

It looked nice. Needed a bit of prettying. She hoped that her roommates wouldn't mind redecorating.

She eyed the computers. Absolutely brilliant. She had her laptop with her, but there were some things better done on a computer.

She quickly found the bedroom. It looked enough for four people. Not enough, however, for all her junk. She was sure she'd find a way to store all her things inside her room. She could, quite possibly, add a couple more cabinets or boxes. There was also the option of being organized for more than a few weeks.

She picked the bed on one of the corners beside the window. She immediately sat -- bounced would be the more accurate term -- on the bed and took a deep breath before grinning widely and beginning her unpacking.

Her roommates could arrive anytime soon and she would rather be not fixing her stuff when talking to them.

She really, really hoped that there was at least one more girl in the room. And that she would get along with her roommates.

"It'd be odd if we hated each other," she said out loud.

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Roderich paused before entering the dorms. He was hesitant, sharing living quarters with someone other than his family. And he didnt have that great of English. He opened the door and headed on in, glancing around and wondering were the beds were. He wasnt used to this sort of thing at all.

Making his way around he examined everything and noted the machines and frowned, he then opened the doorm room door and saw a young girl, and bounced back "ES TUT MEIR LEID! I-i mean Im sorry!" he yelped, flustered shutting the door. he wasnt expecting anyone there.

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Mei whipped her head around to see who was it that had shouted. Unfortunately for her, the only thing she saw was the door. However, she also heard the door slam shut so the shout -- rather, the person behind the shout -- probably wasn’t something she’d imagined.

Whoever had just gone in probably hadn’t left yet. She, thinking that whoever it was might just be one of her roommates, was curious to see who it was. And if he was one of her roommates then this was a good time to introduce herself.

stood up and opened the door. She saw a young man, probably around her age, who looked rather... embarrassed.

“Oh, hey!” she said and then smiled at him. “This is your room as well?” Before he could even speak, and he sure didn’t seem like he was going to speak anytime soon anyway, she continued, “I’m Mei. I hope you don’t mind that I took that bed. If you want the place beside the window, there’s another bed that’s beside it.” She paused. “Maybe you want to look inside?” She gestured towards the inside. “I don’t think you were able to see all of it properly, what with you running away all of a sudden.” She chuckled. “Also, silly me, I don’t think I’ve asked you for your name yet.”

She felt like hitting herself. She must’ve sounded stupid with all of that rambling she’d done.

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Matthew was worried he'd come last. He had a trunk of clothes, and a trunk of whatever else he needed and a backpack. The Canadian looked like he wouldn't even be able to drag one of those things with him, but he seemed to do relatively fine with all three. He did trip of a few times, thankfully not falling. And he stayed away from trouble all the way to the dorm. When he arrived though, he noticed there were two people outside.

One was a girl, that seemed relatively nice, and a guy, that seemed flustered, shy? Classy. Matthew caught himself staring a few meters away, and finally decided to approach. It seemed he was the fourth there. Thank goodness. "H-Hello! Y-You're my roommates?" oh god that sounded strange, quick! Fix it! "I-I'm Matthew." Nope, still weird.

"I-I mean! Um.." then he shut up, and gripped his bags tighter. "What are we all doing out in the hall?" he asked.

Geez, he felt so awkward. He never had to interact with strangers, but these strangers he'd have to stay with for a very long time. Sleeping near them and eating with them. He knew he had no choice. He did miss being absolutely quiet, though.

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Roderich blinked as she came out and greeted him. He was tempted to put his hand out for a shake, but she seemed like the type to shrug him off so he didnt, and instead he just nodded. "a-ah, Roderich Edelstein." he said slowly, peeking in the dorms to catch a bed he might want.

It took him a few seconds to take in everything, and even notice the awkward other standing beside them. Something kinda.... fading? Invisible, yeah! "u-hmmm..." he didnt have anything really to respond with since the girl Mei had came outside to greet him, who had jumped back from embarrassment. But of course he wasnt going to tell him that.

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Mei raised an eyebrow when she saw Roderich slightly move to the right and say, "U-hmmm..." She, curious to see what had gotten his attention, also looked to the right.

Right there -- funny little pun, that --, she saw a boy who was there and yet not there. And by 'there and not there', she meant that he looked rather invisible at times.

"Yes, hi?" she said as she moved closer to him to get a better look. "Would you happen to be rooming in 103 as well? You weren't there before were you?" She laughed. It would feel awkward if he had been there for a while and she hadn't noticed. And she had planned being on good terms with her roommates, too! "You're a bit invisible, you wouldn't happen to be shy like Roddy here, would you? It's not like I'll eat you." She grinned and showed canines that were a bit more... pronounced than other human canines. She giggled. She had the silliest uses for her powers sometimes. "That was a bad joke wasn't it? Sorry, sorry. I really couldn't help it." She flashed the almost-invisible young man with a smile, this time with her normal teeth.

"I'm Mei and this," she grabbed Roderich's arm and tugged him forward, "is Roddy," she glanced at Roderich. "It's okay to call you Roddy, right?" She looked back at the almost-invisible boy and asked, "And you are...?"

The thing was, she only had to hope that her roommates weren't those reserved, 'four dinners first before we become friendly with each other' types. Anyway, if they were, then, well, she hadn't always been the most patient of people.

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It took both people to stare at him for a bit, and the girl..Mei was her name? To let him know he was fading a bit. With a yelp, he took a moment to turn a bit more visible, and smile a little. "I-I'm a little shy.." had admitted, before putting his hand out for both of them. "Nice to meet you, Mei, Rody..?" he wasn't sure what the full name was. And the girl, Mei, seemed a little scary. He wasn't sure of her power yet, though he guessed it had to do something with those canine teeth.

"Oh and no, I just arrived here." He let out a nervous laugh, before peeking into the dorm. It was large, and nice. He didn't have a lot of things. He wasn't as 'needy'. So everything of his could fit nicely. "D-Did you two decide on your beds yet? I'll take whatever left."

Alright, his roommates didn't seem bad, nice if anything. He really did hope they would get along, but seeing as they had two shy males on their hands, it shouldn't be too hard. Unless he was to be bossed around. Which would mean standing up for himself.. Oh god.

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Mei shook the boy's hand. Another shy one, was he? She hoped that she hadn't scared him too much with the teeth. Then again, she still would have done it even if it scared him. She could just, well, show her other good points. First impressions weren't all that mattered, were they?

She stopped herself before she could begin fiddling with her hair. She just had to stop that little habit someday.

She looked back inside their room.

"I'm not sure about Roddy, but I've taken the left one that's near the window." She, as if remembering something, paused. Then she laughed and shook her head. "What are we all doing out here?" She placed her hands on her roommates' backs and gently pushed them inside the room. "Come on then. Got to get cosy in there."

Since both of her roommates were quiet and shy, it would be for the better if she was the one who initiated things. Why, if she hadn't remembered, they'd be stuck out in the hallway exchanging pleasantries until the world ended!

"And you still haven't told us your name!" she reminded the newcomer. "But if you don't have one, I can make up a name for you, and trust me, you don't want that."


OOC: Guys should we put color on our dialogs like how a lot of people are doing their threads?

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Matthew willingly followed into the room. He was shy, sure, but he wasn't scared as easily. Nervous, sure, but not scared. "Oh! I'm sorry! I'm Matthew!" this was embarrassing, he completely forgot to introduce himself. "I'm sorry!" that was a strange habit of his, too. Apologizing for things, over and over. "E-Either way, once we're all settled, I'll pick a bed third." he nodded. It's only fair.

Matthew took a moment to put down his bags though. Now that he looked around the room, it seemed even larger. He knew for a fact though, that once all four roommates settle in, it'll seem too small..

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( the only bad thing about forum rp is i go away... and things happen! D: )

He paused and watched them talk. "N-nein... no. 'Roddy'" he said the last word in distaste "Is not fine by me. You can call me by my name, Roderich. Danke, please."
But after he merely stood aside for the others to converse and waited for them to claim they're beds."I will take the one in the corner...?" he questioned, wondering if he was alowed too.

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She just knew that she wasn't giving off that good impression she'd wanted to give off. At times, she wondered if she should just stay quiet. But then, she thought, if she was quiet as well, it'd be too quiet in their room. Coming from a relatively large family, she wasn't quite used to silence.

"So then Roderich," she looked at him; oh, she'd have to remember not to call him Roddy -- maybe she could even ask him why after they'd gotten more acquainted with each other? "will take that one in the corner and Matthew'll take one of the other two beds."

She wished that her roommates would talk some more. She was beginning to feel a little awkward. She rubbed her wrist. Stop being so impatient, she thought.

She walked towards her bed. "I'll leave you two to unpack then?" She chuckled. "Not that that'll mean much in a room like this." She paused and glanced at them. There was a thoughtful look on her face. "Say, after you've finished fixing your things, do you want to go and grab a bite to eat?"

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"Roderich, alright.." Matthew smiled a little picking the bed next to the girl's, since it didn't seem to distant from all the other people (he liked to know he existed, at times. Matthew put his bags down on the bed,, and began to unpack things. He decided that they could use some conversation. "So what's everyone's power?" he asked, looking up at his roommates in curiosity.

He was enjoying the fact that he kept on being visible for all this time, which meant easier communicating and yada yada.

"Uh, and a snack sounds great just about now, eh."

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Mei grinned at Matthew. "I can guess your power," she said. "You turn invisible, don't you? And then as for me, well," She changed the color of her hair to bright blue, "so there you go!" She laughed.

When she heard he'd wanted snacks, she went to the other side of her bed where she kept her luggage. "I think I've got some here," she mumbled. She found her snacks at the very bottom of the bag where she kept her clothes. Funny place to put them in-- oh, right, the key finding was at fault here. She placed her snacks on her bed.

Okay then, she had potato chips, a box of tofu, a box -- well, cylinder -- filled with baozi, and then another box with spring rolls.

She propped her elbows and her bed and looked at her roommates. "Those'll have to do while you're unpacking. And I can also make tea if you want." She began looking for the tea set her mother gave her.


[OOC: Er, after this, I'll be gone for a week. So, uh, just feel free to continue it without me until then? @_@]

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Roderich nodded. "danke." Thats what he preferred, since it was his name. He felt as though he was being belittled by the nickname, and it just couldn't stick to him. He took his suitcase and wandered into the room, picking a bed and glancing at the others.
Should he really tell them what his awkward powers were? No, he wasnt going too. Maybe some other time when he decided they should.

He took to unpacking his things neatly in a provided dresser, and let the other two mingle with themselves. This was going to be an interesting school year.

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"Found it!" exclaimed Mei as she placed her little tea set on her bed. She grinned. "We've got the best wulong there is. You just have to try it." She stood and picked up the set.

She looked at Roderich who'd gotten a bit more quiet. "And you haven't told us your power yet, Roderich. I really want to know!" She smiled at him encouragingly. Maybe he'd gotten teased before because of his powers. Or maybe because he didn't think his powers were actually, well, powers.

Nevertheless, Mei wanted to know. It was kind of fun finding out who had which power. There were times, after all, when you could know a little bit more about someone after learning what ability they had.

Matthew had invisibility, which sort of fit him when she thought about it, what with him being all shy and quiet-like.

So then what power would Roderich, who was quiet and looked elegant, have? Perhaps he was a mind reader -- Mei always thought that mind readers would look all classy and sophisticated.

If he was a mind reader, then that would be a little bit awkward. It would be okay so long as he wasn't the type to tell secrets to others.