With the rest of the ride ending without incident, Ayami left the bus and made a beeline straight for her dorm room. Luckily, she hadn't brought much with her, so the rest of the day was really just unpacking everything she had in her backs into their respective drawers. By the time she had finished, though, she was just a bit too tired to go about searching for cards at the store. The thought of having to weave through the other arriving students flashed by momentarily in her head, at which point her decision to not go was reaffirmed.

There was always tomorrow.
[hr]Ayami found the early alarm a tad annoying, but not wholly unexpected. She had to admit, though, that a more lax schedule in terms of rise and rest would have been better, but given how today was the opening ceremony, it wasn't as if she had any room to complain. After splashing a bit of water on her face and brushing her teeth, the young woman swiftly changed into something more fitting to wear outside and left for the entrance of the dorm building.

The teacher there to greet them was one she had mixed feelings about, which caused Ayami to silently keep her hands folded in front of him. She would much rather a lax teacher than a stricter one, so there was no reason to complain about him. Noting that he was an English teacher was probably in her best interests, though; there were a lot of things to read that weren't translated into Japanese, and rudimentary classes in high school only did so much. A native speaker of the language as a teacher, regardless of personality, could only be beneficial.

Rather than entertain the thought of asking any questions at the moment, though, Ayami left as soon as she was able to in order to grab a meal before the ceremony. Rice, soup, and fish--a classic meal, and definitely not something to take for granted. With a cup of water to go alongside it, Ayami sat and ate in silence, paying no heed to all the chattering students around her... Or, well, ignoring them as best she could. Time was not to be wasted, after all.
[hr]The dean's announcements were fairly run-of-the-mill as far as opening ceremonies went--nothing too standoffish, but not too boring, either. But what caught Ayami's attention, though, was his mention of what was essentially a battle royale. At this, Ayami bit her bottom lip in slight irritation.

[i]"Another factor of randomness added into the mix, then? I can't say I saw this coming..."[/i] she complained internally as the old man continued to speak. 8000 Life Points, but the points were retained from Duel to Duel? In that case, it was probably more useful to try and wait until the crowd thinned, right? Hopefully there wasn't any way of picking her out of the crowd in the heat of the moment.

Instead of actively jumping into a Duel, though, Ayami simply stood on the sidelines watching Aya's own instead. The loss seemed painful, to say the least, and so Ayami seemed grateful that she hadn't been on the receiving end of that fight. After it had concluded, the young woman began to walk away, trying to work out which way it was to the card stores. If there was any time to find the place, now would be it.

Best case scenario? Nobody would try to pick her out for a Duel, and she could start picking up cards for her Side Deck in relative peace compared to the multitude of Duels outside. Worst case?
...
Well, too many of those scenarios existed for her to even want to contemplate which of them would be the worst...