Drowsily the girls eyes began to drift open to take in the elegantly odd blue scenery surrounding her. She was one of many, several other individuals standing about in the surreal room. Rei paid the others no mind, her attention being drawn across the room by a voice belonging to an equally strange, even odd looking man sat behind a desk. She blinked slowly, idly wondering if there could be anyone who looked such a way in the real world. But wait, what was there to say this was not the real world? Strange as it all felt, it felt just as real as anything else at the same time. Her eyes drifted again, this time to another figure, a woman standing in stark contrast to the eerie looking man at the table. Striking golden eyes and white hair, a soft smile painting her features and a deep blue uniform matching the rooms décor. As if on queue, the woman introduced as Priscilla made a single step forward followed by a formal bow, the heavy leather bound tome hanging from her shoulder swinging with motion. Rei could only watch the proceedings, silent and dumbfounded. The girl was entirely unsure how to react to anything as the man calling himself Igor produced a series of tarot cards and delivered a reading. If the situation itself did not leave her confused enough, this made her even more baffled. Furthermore, the message delivered by the reading caused an uneasy feeling to rise in her stomach. She wanted to step forward and demand more answers yet she found herself unable to remain anything but passive and simply listen to the proceedings. Before she knew it the reading was complete and farewells were said, leaving the scene to fade into darkness. As it did so and her consciousness faded back to sleep she would notice the woman Priscilla raise her hand in a wave before turning towards her master. [b]”My, so many new arrivals today. It seems things are going to become exciting once again. I do so hope they will visit again soon. I wonder which...” [/b] The attendant spoke in an enthusiastic tone, her voice gradually blurring out into silence... --- Early morning, Rei awoke with a groan, the morning sunlight glaring harshly through thin curtains. The girl pushed herself from her bed, stumbling off the side in a morning stupor and landing on the floor with a thud, the blanket tangled around her legs. [b]”Oi dammit Nozomi, keep it down already!”[/b] A voice spat harshly from a bunk above, a hand swinging over the edge of the bed, a stiff pillow flung and meeting Rei's face as her attention was drawn. [b]”Mao I swear to god I'll punch you right in the throat one of these days...”[/b] She growled a reply as she gathered her things for the day ahead from a drawer beneath her bunk and heading off to shower and get ready. After showering she quickly dressed, choosing a males gakuran which was admittedly a size too large for her having taken it from one of the resident delinquents that hardly showed up to class anyway. She wore it open with a white collared shirt beneath and a pair of black pants for her bottoms, the outfit completed with two items she always held, her black cap and the leather belt and waist pouch strapped around her waist. After dressing the girl wasted no time leaving the orphanage, departing without even bothering to eat. Her trip to school would be an all too annoyingly familiar run to the school campus which sat several blocks away from her boarding house. On the best days all she could hope for was a jog to school, and on the worst a full on sprint. Today fell closer to the sprint end of the spectrum. As she ran to school Rei found herself recalling the strange dreams from the night before which were surely to blame for the unfortunate morning. She couldn’t help but curse her own mind for conjuring those night time visions, a feeling she often had... --- Already running Rei would continue until reaching the bulletin board with the list of class assignments for her year, still late despite her efforts. The girl sighed, her chest already heaving from the long run as she noted the classroom. Room 3-3, located on the third floor. She groaned before starting off and running up the stairs. When she arrived at her classroom she stopped before the door to catch her breath, already hearing the sounds of the first day introductions. She sighed, reading herself for the inevitable disapproving scowl of the teacher and the irritating snickering of the students, sliding the door open and stepping in. The one saving grace for her was the teacher being one she had before, an instructor for her previous year. The man still gave the judgmental scowl but at least she didn’t have to bother explaining the situation. [b]”Nozomi, Rei...”[/b] She stated in introduction, pausing for a moment as she thought of something else to say before finally giving up and giving a dismissive wave, proceeding to her seat and practically falling into it, her legs aching all the way. She could, of course, hear other students already gossiping away. The year was already off to an annoying start.