In sharp contrast to the vast majority of those who were only just rising, or had risen only a short time ago, Alistair had been awake for quite a while. Turthfully, it would be easier to pin down the time at which he was actually sleeping than when he woke up. Falling asleep isn't easy the night before such a big day, but it's even harder to stay asleep during those nights. If he had to guess, he'd say that he slept from nine to midnight, was awake from midnight to two, slept from two to five, and then was up again, and this time, stayed up.

It wasn't hard to move about without waking anyone; no one was sleeping in close proximity to him, and the few people that [i]were[/i] nearby were heavy, heavy sleepers by their snores. The teenager had woken up, risen from where he slept, and gathered his clothes. He'd had the showers to himself by virtue of being one of the only people awake. A hot shower had done [i]wonders[/i] to make him more alert, and when he exited, he took a moment to examine his face in the mirror.

...

He [i]really[/i] needed a haircut. A moment later, he actually chuckled; It was hilarious that he was noticing that he needed a haircut the day that would decide where his life went. Well, if things went [i]really[/i] badly, it'd also decide if his life continued. He wasn't going to be fighting trainees today. Today, it was real Grimms, and rumor had it that there were some tough ones as well. Whether teachers were monitoring or not, there was a very significant inherent risk.

Well, he'd known that when he signed on.

Toweling his hair dry he grabbed his clothes off the rack, pulling them on easily before heading back towards where he'd slept. It was still half an hour til everyone would begin waking up; Time enough to grab a small breakfast, nothing big, he'd be very physically active two hours into the future and it wouldn't do to be too full, and do some last minute checks over his gear.

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Two canisters of yellow dust, one of red, and one of white. That was all the dust that he had. Truth be told, it was more than he usually had. He'd only had two canisters for his entrance exam, and that had been enough, albeit only barely. He'd pulled out all the stops for today, he'd done a full examination of both Hell and Heaven, and replaced any parts that seemed even slightly suspect. All systems were functional as good as ever, and maybe even better than normal.

Time would tell if they would remain reliable.

Clearing that line of thought from his head, he arrived at the docks, just a few minutes after the others. His coat was fastened tightly, the glove pulled over his left hand, and he was [i]far[/i] more alert than he normally was. Maybe it was adrenaline, maybe it was the coffee, but whatever it was, he was glad of it. He'd need it.

"So, everyone ready for today?" He said brightly, approaching the group of KK, Sayuri, Arara, Jacklyn, and Reya.