[Ryika & Lauren] “It’s not like I was worried about you or anything--just that you left your… book with me, so here it is!” With a HMPH, Lauren thrusts the book forward and turns away, cheeks ever so slightly red. Ryika stares upward at the outstretch book, sniffling as she inched her hand towards Lauren’s foot. *Latch* Ryika grips onto Lauren’s left leg and feebly tugs her leg. *stomp* “KYAAH!” Lauren stomps on the hand reflexively. “...oh, sorry. Acted on reflex.” [i]Coulda been a hobo. Or a zombie. Or both.[/i] Ryika retracts her now twitching hand, tenderly patting it with her other. “...you okay?” Lauren asks, feigning indifference. She glances down at the pitiful, blood-covered figure. “That was mean” “I’m here, aren’t I?” “Are you really?” Ryika meekly muttered while rolling over, glass shards falling off of her jacket. “No, I already passed away. What you’re seeing is an illusion of the friend you once knew, a figment of your imagination.” Lauren drawls with heavy heavy sarcasm. Ryika pulled the continuing to be outstretch book of hers from Lauren’s hands and clutched it to her chest, rising on her knees. “Is the blight over?” “If by blight you mean the monsters, yeah. They’re all gone. It’s a miracle you didn’t get gobbled up, you dummy.” Lauren admonishes. “Pfft, not with /this/ handbook I won’t!” Ryika boasted while brandishing the book in front of Lauren. “You mean the handbook I just returned to you.” *>.>* “I’m sure it would’ve turned up eventually.” “A light drizzle would have annihilated it.” Lauren points out. “It’s waterproof… wax… duh… c’mon basic arts and crafts.” “And I don’t suppose the [i]paper[/i] is waterproof as well??” “Go ahead, lick the paper. Maybe it’ll change color.” “Figments of imaginations can’t lick things, remember?” “Aww… I guess not.” Ryika glumly looks down at the book, gently patting the cover. “...please don’t actually lick it. I--just don’t.” Lauren sighs mentally. “Nope.” Ryika shakes her head, sending more bloody glass chunks flying from her hair. “Oh my god go get yourself fixed up already!” Lauren Transmits all the glass and blood off of Ryika and storms off, Transmitting Ryika behind her every dozen steps. “Nooo stop!” Ryika shriek as her knees painfully impacted with the ground after every transmit. “Can’t hear you~” Lauren sings playfully. *Zap~!* Ryika bolts the ground near Lauren, inadvertently shocking the pair at the same time. Convulsing uncontrollably, Lauren falls to the ground. “i-i-idiot!” Lauren squeaks between convulsions. Ryika crawled over to her convulsing companion and prodded Lauren with the spine of the book. “Serves you right.” Still twitching, Lauren glares at Ryika and Transmits the aftershocks of the electricity in her onto Ryika. Positions immediately switched, Ryika convulsed in the exact manner that Lauren had been moments before. “H-hey, what did you d-do?” “I’m surprised that worked too.” Lauren responds, distracted. “Hey, maybe I can Transmit your wounds onto something else. And heal you.” Since they were already near the nurse’s office, Lauren brings them the rest of the way there and peeks through the window. [i]I mean if he’s already being treated...[/i] With a slightly guilty grin, Lauren Transmits Ryika’s head injury and glass cuts onto the boy resting on an infirmary cot. The boy promptly explodes with new injuries and the nurse rushes over aghast. Ryika immediately brings her hands to her head, dropping the book. “Oh, the headache is gone!” Ryika springs to her feet and runs in to hug Lauren. "D-dummy..." Lauren mutters, cheeks burning crimson. She hugs Ryika back. --- "Where is it... Aha!" Ryika pulls out the envelope tucked in the back of her notebook. She ripped it open along the top and pulled out the paper detailing her room assignment. "Hmm room 148... What did you get Lauren?" [i]Whew.[/i] "I have room 265." Lauren sighs in relief. She doubted she'd be able to handle Ryika as a roommate. "Aww... I thought that... We could... Stay together." Ryika drooped. [i]Aww... She's like a small plant.[/i] Lauren actually felt bad for a moment before remembering she was still only a figment of Ryika's imagination. When they got to the lobby, they gave their names to the receptionist as requested. The pair were about to walk onward when the receptionist called out. "Hold up you two! You have stuff to sign before you go on!" The receptionist beckoned the pair to approached the desk, sliding packets forward with a pen on top of each. They each signed the contracts. "Oh, and one more thing." The receptionist added. "Your roommate, tragically, passed away during the blight, as did yours. So, you've been reassigned to be rooming together!" The receptionist smiles, believing she did them a service by making the most out of the situation. Ryika's face lit up at the news, smiling at Lauren, who was not. [i]Fuuuuuuck.[/i] Lauren wilts despondently. She twitches, then begins to laugh uncontrollably. "This, this is great! I'll never be away from you now! Never! Ahahahahahahahhaahhahahaha..." Still laughing quietly to herself, a crazed look in her eyes, Lauren walks to her new room. [i]This is going to be so much fun![/i] Ryika thought as she skipped after the rapidly retreating Lauren.