[h3][i]Kurihashi Keiichi[/i][/h3]
Keiichi arrived at the room he was instructed to head to, looking around and noticing it's a large room, filled with various equipment from a classroom and a laboratory. It looked somewhat odd to the boy, but he was able to think of it as a non-unusual scenery in Akiyama-Kreuz Academy, which is dedicated to training Receivers and Tuners, in addition to various scientific studies. He spent some time looking around, before noticing a door open, with the person that introduced herself as the researcher for pairings coming inside the room, looking nervous just like how she was in the opening ceremony. 

"[i]Can't we have a better researcher that isn't nervous in front of people, just like teachers and such should be?[/i]" Keiichi thought as he listened to the researcher, the minor frustration clearly appearing on his face.

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[h3][i]Tatebayashi Eri[/i][/h3]
Eri briefly looked around the room she was in after following the tide, seeing that it's a very large room capable of housing many students, with various consoles on the walls. She saw that there were various students in the room; Some were excited, Some were nervous, and some were calm, just like the white-haired girl, making a poker face and using her skills to the full extent. After a moment, she noticed the person who introduced herself as the researcher for pairings come into the room, before nervously announcing that pairings are necessary and the pairings will be available shortly.

"[i]So who am I being paired up with...? Hope they are kind.[/i]" Eri thought as she acted like a completely calm person while she actually wasn't.

She could lie that she is a cold person to others, but not to herself. Her mind wanted somebody that is close to her, just like her mother. Yet, she feared someone would take advantage of her just like what the bullies did before.