[center][h2]James Zhen[/h2][/center]
"So... Whatever works; that's what you said, right? In that case, Akiya it is!" James stated, hoping that he had at least understood some section of that last sentence. "And... Yeah, okay, you can speak some English. That's a relief for me."

A slight laugh escaped his lips before he heard the 'yes' coming from Akiya's mouth. So... Was that a yes to the whole name thing, or about the dorms?

His partner's subsequent actions, of course, spoke more than enough for him to understand. Dorms it was, then.

"Okay, that's much more helpful that I anticipated." James said, weaving his way through the crowd in order to keep up with Akiya's pace. Man, the kid could certainly move, couldn't he? Though... Now that they were on the move again, James reminded himself that neither of them were proficient in the other's primary language... Well, moreso him than his partner, but at the very least he could read the signs to some extent!
...
Granted, only if they were in kanji, but it was still better than nothing.

"Hm... Well, I'd normally say that we should start with some kind of... Well, introductions, but it might be a bit hard to do without... You know, making both of us look like complete fools." James chuckled as their pace slowed down in front of the dorms. "Maybe we should get settled before we start on any of those... Formalities, I guess?"

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[center][h2]Mari Kougami[/h2][/center]
Mari caught her tongue before another snarky remark popped out of it; her partner already looked like a lost puppy, and saying anything else might irreparably damage his self-esteem before anything else. Now [i]that[/i] would be a disaster. Now was probably the time for some damage control, else the situation devolve any further.

"...Better." Mari sighed, unable to hold herself back any further. When she came to this school, she had certainly not expected any development like the one that was unfolding in front of her. But... Well, if this was the hand that fate dealt her, then she'd be damned if she folded right here and right now.

"So... In regards to your new question... I tend to stay at home and play games. Puzzles. Strategy. Board games. Video games of all sorts. Peculiar, yes, but it's more entertaining that mindlessly staring at shop displays for hours on end trying to figure out what new set of shoes goes with what outfit. Quite silly, honestly."

Oops. She had gone off on a rant of her own. Well, at least this time she'd get to see how he reacted to her. If he continued to act as meek as he did, then, well...
This wasn't going to be very entertaining.