The Asiatic giant sat at the back of the auditorium, Kotori's Grimm Fairytales open in hand as the lights dimmed and the announcement began. Sasaki moved on to the next inappropriate and deplorable story as the announcements in the auditorium continued.

Yes... Deplorable and inappropriate. Such tales of violence and terror were not appropriate for the likes of children. But Sasaki was not a child, and thus his reading of it was appropriate. It was not too dissimilar from a horror anthology, after all. Admittedly he didn't think somebody as benign as Kotori would be into this sort of thing, but he recalled a lewd saying that his friend once told him about girls in streets and sheets, and figured that a similar concept applied to this situation. He wouldn't condemn her for her interest, however. Everyone should be allowed their secrets and privacy.

[i]'Damn that story was good,'[/i] Sasaki thought, moving on once more, [i]'I might have to learn some of these tricks sometime...For educational and defensive purposes, of course. I'm not a violent person.'[/i]

The announcement in question was not what Sasaki had expected - an announcement about the Whitechapel Ghoul and curfew changes relevant to such - but rather something similar to an orientation of sorts. Co-ed dorms were available for a maximum of a group of four, classes would be decided by RNG, 17 year olds would be allowed to skip grades, and so on. It didn't much concern Sasaki; his number of friends wasn't very up to par at the moment. He'd spotted Kotori in the audience and briefly considered the idea of returning the book to her. But...

Sasaki turned the page for the umpteenth time.

...He wasn't done yet.

Although it seemed the announcements were, if the people filing out of the auditorium and the bell ringing were anything to go by. There was a lot of chatter going on as students discussed what their dormitory arrangements would be. However, the individual seated beside him wasn't speaking to anybody, it seemed.

"Ne, ojou-chan," Sasaki said, shutting the book, "Are you alright?"

[@Suku]