[i]A few hours later in the Academy Building Ball Room[/i]


To a common person, this room is probably the most extravagant, classy decorated room that they have even seen. Golden bright chandeliers line the ceiling, which have dimmed to set the ambiance for the occasion. The checkered floor stretches on and on, with elegant tables set up for all of the attendees, and the ceiling itself has been made up to resemble the sky at sunset. On the west end of the room a large stage has been decorated in elegant fashion and a beautiful wooden table stretches out about half of its length, obviously where the staff will be seated. Soon, students begin to enter and the tables are already set; each seat labeled with a name placard indicating where the students have been assigned to sit. On the tables there is a meal prepared for each seat that is made up of a large, beautifully cooked sirloin of Kobe Beef, an incredibly fancy looking house salad, honey roasted red potatoes, and for dessert there are two options: Tupiles with a raspberry sorbe or a caramel salted chocolate cake with truffle icing. The meals are listed and described on a little place card that is underneath the silver wear; it also explains that there are vegetarian options as well upon request. 
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Nathan felt terribly uncomfortable in his tuxedo; this was the first time that he had worn one since his high school prom, and honestly he had hoped that nothing in life would ever remind him of that event, because it was awful in so many ways. Shaking the thought of that night out of his mind, Nathan walked towards the entrance of the Ballroom. As he did so he observed all of the students around him. Some were walking together in groups big and small, some were confidently walking alone or simply hurrying to get tho their destination. Most seemed to be excited and he guessed that he should be too, since [i]anything[/i] was better than where he came from; he didn't let the thought of his past come up but for half a second maybe...he wasn't even ready to think about it let alone face what had happened only little more than a week ago. His life had changed in an instant, but he had to believe that where he was now would be better than where he came from. As he stepped into Ball Room he immediately felt disoriented and out of place; it was so [i]beautiful[/i], and he had never seen anything like it before in person. The closest thing that he knew to compare it to would be the elegant room from the Titanic movie with the classic stair case scene. Even that, though, fell short of the reality of how outrageously elegant this place was. He wasn't sure that he was ever going to get used to this kind of environment. He saw the table that he was assigned to, it was empty...good. He wasn't quite ready for any introductions so he was glad to be the first at the table, but he was dreading everyone else's arrival. He took his seat and began looking at the three course meal in front of him; all the while wondering if anyone else was feeling as out of place as he was.