[h1][center][b][color=9e0b0f]Ruby Doer[/color][/b][/center][/h1]

If Ruby was glad of one thing, it was that her partner was just as socially awkward as her it seemed. Maybe it was the situation or the fact that the two of them were now going to be living so close together that made him that way but it was fine. Ruby could adjust well to this situation (well, her awkwardness was bound to not change too much but she was glad for the battles that she could win). She was also glad that the trip to their room was a silent one, it gave her time to try and establish a conversation game plan so that she seemed less awkward. She really didn't want to make her new partner feel like she didn't like him or anything like that after all. But the walk didn't give her much time as they quickly got to their new room and Sam seemed happy about the arrangement, seeing how he had been in that very room before he was called back to be rebonded. "We just got your things in here, no worries!" One of the volunteers told her as they put the last of her luggage on her side of the room and moved Sam's previous partner's things out to his new room. Another thing to be grateful for, a way out of the awkward conversation if she couldn't keep the awkward levels down. Things really were looking up for Ruby.

Ruby thanked the volunteers with Sam and headed inside, taking a look around. It was much smaller than her last room, but with a much bigger room to occupant ratio as well, which Ruby didn't think was bad at all. Ruby was pulled out of her admiring by Sam asking her what she wanted as an elective, just one seeing how monster hunting was now mandatory (which Ruby had no problem with either). There...wasn't a lot Ruby wanted to take. She wasn't good at music, and maybe if the art was something interesting like map making she would take that but no. Horticulture and cooking were the only two things that were remotely useful to her and after a little mental arguing, she decided that cooking held more benefits for her right now than horticulture. "I'm going to take cooking too I think." She told and marked it on her sheet and gave it to a volunteer outside. Once that was done it was time to get to unpacking...and answering more questions. Ruby didn't really have anything to add to the rules of the room and when Sam got to asking about her ability...she didn't know what to tell him. Sure it was quite normal to not know your ability now but Ruby knew that might be a disappointment to her partner as well. But Ruby thought it would be better to simply tell him the truth, so in her usual blunt fashion, she told him she didn't know yet and went back to unpacking, not really saying anything for the rest of the time as she focused on making her room as comfortable as possible. This thankfully kept her attention until it was finally time to go to bed and after wishing her new partner a good night, promptly did so.

The next morning, early the next morning (as in still dark out early), an energetic tune woke Ruby up. It was her own alarm clock that was making the noise and she quickly shut it off before getting up. She was always an early riser, both at school and at home. For one thing, it certainly helped her get ready before the bathroom was taken and she just felt like she got more done on days she got up early. Like taking an early morning jog after she got ready for example, which was something she tried to do as long as it wasn't freezing or raining outside. She slipped Sam a note under his door telling her that she was going for a run and then to breakfast, so he didn't wonder where she had gotten to when he did get up and they could meet up then. Hopefully, the jog would give her a chance to think about some actual conversation topics.

Ruby's run didn't last long, not like it usually did. She was too anxious to get back to Sam, well more anxious to keep him from thinking she was avoiding him. It was the last thing she wanted her partner to think, but she felt she had already shot herself in the foot when it came to their first conversation and now they weren't even going to be walking to breakfast together (which was something partners did right?). Of all the times she needed her sister, Ruby needed her the most now but she wasn't here so she was going to have to make due and boy was that going to be something. In the end, Ruby ended up going to the cafeteria sooner than usual, getting her food and slightly eating, mostly playing with it as she waited for Sam to come in and join her.

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[h1][center][color=1b1464][b]Nancy Jones[/b][/color][/center][/h1]

What. Was. That. Freaking. Noise!? Nancy felt around sluggishly looking for the offending noise that was trying to drag her out of the bliss that was sleep. After an eternity of buzzing, she found the offender and found it was her alarm clock. Oh...Oh right. She was back in school. With a groan, Nancy set the alarm clock back down and proceeded to defy gravity (which seemed to be working extra hard to keep her in bed) so that she could wobble (like she had drunk about a gallon of booze) around the room as she proceeded to get ready. Needless to say, Nancy was not a morning person. She hated mornings with all her heart and honestly if she didn't have goals and life dreams and friends, she probably wouldn't get up in the morning at all. It was a true demonstration of just how strong her will was to make her body get up but by golly Nancy did it!

As Nancy got ready she tried to remember the previous day. Got on the train, check. Got off the train, check. Met up with Feli and Monty, check. Things got hazy after that. She remembered the sunroom, it was hard to forget a place like that after all. And she vaguely recalled getting bonded...but who was it with again? N...Nick? No. N...Nicholas? No no that wasn't right either...Oh! Nathan! That was...wait, that wasn't right...but it was him unless...oh right right. Those other druids came and got the two of them as they were unpacking and told them there had been a mistake. Righttttt, so she got bonded to Nathan, then unbonded and rebonded to someone else...who's named just wasn't popping up in her head. Nancy needed coffee, stat.

So Nancy quickly finished getting ready (well as quickly as one can go when one's limbs feel like there were made out of concrete) and stumbled out the door. She managed to get over to her new partner's door (at least she was pretty sure in her sleepy haze that this was her partners door) and knocked, calling in "Hey, I'm going to breakfast, see you there," Nancy figured it might be for the best that her new partner didn't see her "I just woke up" face until she got some coffee in her, because that's how she scared her roommates last year.

Once Nancy managed to navigate herself to the cafeteria (having to rely on her nose at one point because her sense of direction was completely screwed up due to the new room placement) she quickly got in line (making those who didn't know her well take a few steps away from her as she looked like she was going to murder someone. The sad life of having RBF) and got some bagels and some coffee. Just a cup of black coffee, no time for creme and sugar, Nancy needed the caffeine to hit her bloodstream fast. Hell if she could safely hook up a coffee iv to her arm she probably would but no she had to settle for in taking the coffee the old fashion way. Thankfully just a sip perked her up that she was able to see Monty sitting by himself (Felicity must not have been in the cafeteria yet) and so she went over to join him. "Hey there man," Nancy said with a tired yawn as she sat down on the other side of the table from him. "How're things going?" She asked before starting to drink more of her glorious drink known as coffee and tried to rack her brain more on the identity of her new partner.

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