The bus journey was long, but Mako had a good sense of discipline and patience when it came to waiting. Mostly, he would just stare out the window, his music providing a mere soundtrack to whatever zoomed past his way, rather than blowing out his ears with decibels. Occasionally, he would turn to laugh at a joke he had heard in the background, the joker smiling as they realised he appreciated the effort they were putting in to relieve some tension from the situation. After all, there was no doubt in Mako's mind that everyone was anxious to get to the place.

Mako didn't pay much attention in the assembly, and was severely underwhelmed by the general arrival. Now, people were being herded into their assigned rooms. He waited in the queue for his name to be called out, and sure enough it came, with a few confused faces looking around at the odd name.

"Mako... like the shark?" he imagined someone would pop up and say at some point, preparing himself mentally for the facepalm he would inflict upon himself at the time. 

He took his key and nodded in thanks, completely ignoring his roommate and not even catching his name in the process. Mako didn't exactly feel at home, though he knew everyone was in the same boat. He glanced at the key in his hands and read the room number for only a second, before deciding on a direction to head, and doing so with haste. As much as he wanted to chat, Mako couldn't be distracted from what had concerned him since deciding to join PITY - his living space.

Sure enough, Mako found it. Room 137. And as he opened the door, he let out a sigh of relief to see that his roommate had not yet found the room. It was empty.
The room was snug, and matched everything about the school. It was also particularly bland, with a nice space on the walls around the bed for photos, notes, etc. But Mako wasn't much of a materialist, and immediately threw his heavy bag onto his bed, and took a seat. Then, there were footsteps.
The door opened slowly, and Mako glanced up to see a young, slender, dark-skinned man poke his head around the door. The two met eyes for a split second, Mako too taken off-guard to muster a sound that made sense, cigarette poking from his lips.

"You wouldn't 'appen to have a light would you, mate?" he asked "All I've wanted to do since we got on the bus is have a fucking fag."