Cat read the note and wrote under it as well. ”I can hear but I can’t speak right now. It’s only temporary tho” she wrote before handing her the notepad. She bit her lip slightly but still smiled. She stood up again and started unpacking her clothes that where crammed in a trash bag.
(That number works fine XD)
"I- yeah, that's right," Mara said, blinking. "How do you know that?" She looked at the girl, before realizing. "Oh! We're roommates, aren't we?"
“I guess we are! Oh thank goodness, I was so worried about who my roommate was going to be before I got here,” Portia admitted in a rush. “It’s good to know that I’ll have you as a roomie.” Immediately after she said that, her mind began racing. Was that too far? Was Mara going to think that she was super weird and clingy?
(Do we want there to be some kind of "bad guy" that causes the explosion or pulls the fire alarm or something? Or were you thinking something else?)
"I know, right? At least of all the people I room with, I'm with you. You might be the one person who actually apologizes after you bump into someone." Mara brushed her hair from her face, before grinning ruefully. "Sorry about my mess. I'm really bad at unpacking.:
Portia smiled and let the tension dissipate from her shoulders. “No, it’s fine! Don’t worry about it, truly.” She gestured to the food line that was beginning to snake around the cafeteria. “Do you want to get in line before it gets too long? If you don’t, I mean, that’s fine.”
"Nah. I don't usually eat until like midnight." Mara shrugged. "It's not really that healthy, but I've kind of given up caring. So, if you hear me digging through the dorm fridge in the middle of the night, just go back to sleep."
(Do we want there to be some kind of "bad guy" that causes the explosion or pulls the fire alarm or something? Or were you thinking something else?)
(Yeah, we want something like that, probably just pulls the fire alarm and the teachers brush it off as some kid pulling a prank)
Portia nodded slowly. “Whatever floats your boat, I suppose!” she said. “Would you like to come back to the room with me? I have a few more things that need to be put in their proper place, and it would be nice if I had company,” Portia said, blushing a bit. She was never this forward with people she had just, but something about Mara gave Portia good vibes.
Ivy nodded her head in understanding and put the notepad down. She watched her new roomate turn around and start unpacking her bags and figured she should do the same. As she started to take her things out of her bag, she realized just how nice their room actually was.
Ivy thought It was a bit awkward as they were unpacking because of the silence, but she just tried to ignore it.
"Sure, why not. I don't know why I came here in the first place, but I'm glad I did!" Mara gave her a bright smile, and led her roommate to the doors. "You not going to eat any more?"
After realising how packed the cafeteria was, Elliot made his way back to his dorm to unpack. The room was empty when he entered, and he noticed that one side of the room was packed already. Had it been like that before? He shrugged it off, then started unpacking.
“Great! And I packed a few snacks with me in case the cafeteria was less than satisfactory,” Portia explained. She stood in front of the door and squeezed her eyes shut for a few seconds. Opening her eyes, she turned to Mara. “I can make our trip back to the room a bit faster, if you’d like,” she said. Portia really wanted to show off her ability to her roommate in hopes of impressing her.
Cat sat down after she unpacked. She didn’t have that much stuff. She took out her sketchbook and climbed up to her bunk. She started to draw not interested in getting to know anyone until she got her voice back. She really hoped her theory was correct and it’ll be at least a bit back by tomorrow.
Levi walked hurriedly down the corridor, his head low. He almost walked into someone and looked up finally. "Sorry," He said, feeling his face turn red. He continued past him and down to his room. "Oh, thank god." He clambered onto the bed and collapsed there.
Harry practically sprinted through the hallway as he cursed at himself for being late. He kept muttering small 'excuse me's and 'sorry's as he made his way to his room. I'm already going to make a bad first impression, way to go, Harry. He finally made it to the room and glanced at the person on the bed, quietly going to his side of the room and sighing softly as he sat down on his bed.
"Um… sure." Mara tilted her head, looking curious. What was her roommate about to do? She stood awkwardly. "So… um, what do I do?"
Cat got bored and climbed down her bed. She picked up her bag and stuffed her sketchbook inside. She held onto her notepad and pen just Incase but she didn’t plan on talking to anyone. She just needed a change in scenery.
“For this to work, you’re gonna need to… y’know… hold my hand?” Portia said haltingly. “If that’s okay.” She held out her hand for Mara to grab. “Now, we’re just going to walk through the door, plain and simple.”
"Walk through a door?" Mara looked confused, but she grabbed the girl's hand. Was this girl about to show Mara her ability?
Levi sat up and looked at Harry, "Are you okay, dude?" He laughed nervously and tugged lightly on his left earring. "You must be my roommate?"
“Yep! C’mon,” Portia said, trying not to freak out that the other girl was holding her hand. She strode forward, pushing through the cafeteria doors… and entered their room, Portia’s suitcase tucked neatly in the corner and a string of fairy lights hung up over her bed, postcards from all over the world clipped up at regular intervals.
After ivy had finished unpacking her stuff she she decided she might as well do a bit of exploring to get to know the campus a bit more. She turned to Cat with a smile. “Hey, I’m just going to head out for a bit. I’ll be back in a while!”
Levi sat up and looked at Harry, "Are you okay, dude?" He laughed nervously and tugged lightly on his left earring. "You must be my roommate?"
Harry glanced at his roommate and chuckled softly. "That's me. I'm Harry."
Levi nodded. "Cool. I'm Levi. And just so you know now, I'm terrible with sleeping."
Harry chuckled softly. "That's a cool name and same."
"Thanks, my parents chose it," Levi said, sarcasm lacing his voice.
Harry laughed. "Oh, really? I thought you chose it," he replied sarcastically. "I shouldn't have assumed stuff about you."
Levi smiled. "You can if you want," He propped his head on his hands. "What else can you guess?"
Cat walked in a courtyard area. She sat down under a tree and took her sketchbook out of her bag. She started a new drawing.