[center][img]http://i.imgur.com/I7mddUU.png[/img][/center] It had been a few hours since the demoness and her date had returned to the room. Iravis laid down on the bed as soon as she returned, pulling out a book and doing her best to read while she still had the chance. Her roomate seemed perfectly satisfied to sit at the edge of the bed, playing around with two strange enchanted tablets that were combined at the joints. Probably some sort of experimental magical device. Maybe they would talk about it later. A lot had changed about the red haired girl throughout her time her at the academy, but one thing that hadn't changed was her ability to be utterly absorbed in a good book, to the point of excluding the surrounding world. Since she was particullarly focused on ignoring the world around her though, it would probably take someone yelling at her to catch her attention. Lyssa was sitting towards the edge of the bed, laptop in her lap, furiously pressing keys. Ugh, she really should get a mouse for this thing, but the touchpad was going to have to do for now. At least she could rebind certain mouse functions to the keys easily enough. Still was annoying. Not that it mattered, she wasn’t going to be playing any game that would require heavy use of the mouse for now anyways. The laptop wouldn’t be able to handle their awesomeness anyways. Ah, how she missed slaying dragons in her full set of enchanted Daedric Armor. Oh, and the hundreds of hundreds of mods. Life, thou art cruel for sending her to such a bleak space as this. For now though, she would be content to play strategy games that didn’t require much use of the mouse. Like X-Com. Currently, with her headphones covering her ears, she was probably completely oblivious to any sound coming from anywhere else, not to mention she was attempting to be quiet since she didn’t want to disturb Iravis’ reading, so she kept the noise and evil cackling to a minimum. Meanwhile, Mugi returned to the dorms from picking items she would have needed. [color=lightblue]"A couple of syrups, this hand-crank grinder. . . A good start!"[/color] The girl mused as she arrived at the door to her room. [color=lightblue]"Tadaima!"[/color] She exclaimed as she entered the room. She wasn't sure of a western substitute so she used her native language. [color=lightblue]"Today was interesting and I found what my job is going to be."[/color] The Yuki-Onna looked up to see her two roommates invested greatly in a book and . . . Something. Was this a computer? She knew what the "desktop" ones looked like, but this was different. It was like, small and compact. Right! She saw them on her way to the school when she went through a really busy city in Tokyo. Still, they seemed oblivious to her at the moment so she set her items down and went to spy on what Lyssa was doing with her obssesive clicking and clacking every now and then. Lyssa, who was still oblivious to Mugi watching her, had currently just stopped some pesky aliens from abducting some innocent civilians, like the tactical master genius she was. Well. Okay, maybe not genius. She lost two of her best men, but their names shall be forever ingrained in her memories! RIP Colonel Hammer Pants and Captain Glubbers. But the civilians were safe, so that was a win in her books. [color=f6989d]“Ya did good, Leader Demon Candy, ya did good. RIP Colonel Hammer pants, you will be-gah!”[/color] The demon jumped a bit in surprise as she turned her head and found Mugi right in her face. Thankfully, her want to keep her precious laptop safe was more than enough for her not to have an unfortunate accident with her magic. [color=f6989d]“Mugi!”[/color] The demon shouted. [color=f6989d]“Sorry, you startled me a bit.”[/color] She took her headphones off from around her ears, hanging them around her neck instead. [color=f6989d]“Sorry, killing evil aliens. Did you say something?”[/color] Mugi blinked a bit from Lyssa's shock. [color=lightblue]"That was quite the shock. I mean, I guess that I did not say anything to present myself, but still. . ."[/color] The Yuki-Onna thought over it for a few seconds but giggled and tapped the demon-girl on the shoulder with the palm of her hand. [color=lightblue]"Still that was a funny reaction."[/color] Then pointed an icicle of a finger at the moniter. [color=lightblue]"So is this a 'computer game'? I've not seen one before. It looks interesting. Who's Kernel Hammer-Pants?"[/color] Of course, she mistook the rank of Colonel for a kernel of corn or something of the like. She wasn't overzealous in the way she asked, it was slow, but consistent. [color=f6989d]“Oh. Colonel Hammer pants.”[/color] Lyssa mournfully sighed, not minding Mugi’s cold hand. [color=f6989d]“He was a brave, valiant man. Him and Captain Glubbers were excellent fighters. They died saving innocent civilians from the evil alien hordes. They will be missed.”[/color] The demon had no idea Mugi was getting the words confused, and was likely confusing Mugi even more. [color=f6989d]“Replacing their bravery and stalwartness will be impossible. The world is a much darker place without them.”[/color] Lyssa finally finished her dramatic little speech, before giggling and giving Mugi a friendly smile. [color=f6989d]“Yep, this is a computer. I was just playing some X-Com. It’s a game where you fight aliens that are invading earth. It’s pretty fun if you like strategy games.”[/color] She looked at the computer, then back to Mugi, a small smile forming on her lips. [color=f6989d]“You wanna play?”[/color] She asked the girl. Mugi's face turned serious as she looked between the computer and Lyssa's eyes. This was a moment of truth. It was the difference between mountain living and city living. [color=lightblue]"If you will allow me."[/color] Her face turned back into the cute, smiling look it usually had as she made her decision. It was not tough to make, not like it really was life and death like choosing between your adoptive family and your birth family. [color=lightblue]"You'll just have to show me since I have no idea what I'm doing. I hope you don't mind my body being cold to the touch."[/color] Lyssa simply smiled, quickly saving her own campaign progress and starting a new one, just for Mugi, and enabling the tutorial as well. [color=f6989d]“Don’t worry, it’s easy!”[/color] Lyssa replied cheerfully, handing the girl the laptop. [color=f6989d]“And ehe, don’t worry. I don’t mind. Kinda wants to make me hug you more to try and warm you up a bit~”[/color] Lyssa replied. Mugi shivered in anxiety a bit and questioned Lyssa. [color=lightblue]"Is that your reason? If so I'd prefer if you didn't."[/color] Lyssa laughed. Well, she wasn’t actually going to try and warm the other girl up but ah well. Anyways! The basics of using a computer. Lyssa started with the touchpad, and told Mugi how to move the mouse, and left clicking and right clicking. Next, she explained the arrow keys, followed by the WASD controls. She kept the instructions very basic, and very easy to understand. Mostly. A few complicated instructions probably made their way into there, but that was probably unavoidable. And a few minutes later, she let Mugi attempt a level by herself. Of course, she was going to watch and give her instructions on how to do something if she had too. She was pretty sure strategy games weren’t going to be Mugi’s forte anyways. [color=lightblue]"I will attempt to play this.[/color] Mugi muttered as she started the game. The tutorial took her through what to do and she took her troops to approach the room at the end. Sadly, the game scripted one of the soldiers to die a horrid death at the hands of some gray alien. Mugi gasped as the man fell dead. [color=lightblue]"Wait! But I did what the game told me! Why?"[/color] She didn't have time to react as the action started there. She remembered that there was cover. And cover meant not taking free shots. From there, she finished the mission without further casualties. [color=lightblue]"Yay! I think I did it!"[/color] [color=f6989d]“Ehehe, sorry, the tutorial has one of the soldiers die.”[/color] Lyssa replied, a frown on her face, placing a comforting hand on Mugi’s shoulder. [color=f6989d]“But, yep, you’ve passed! The tutorial is pretty easy though, and from here on out you’ll have to do things yourself without hints or events the game forces to happen. Usually. So, go forth and drive back those pesky aliens! Otherwise, they’ll take all of our ice cream, and a world without ice cream is just sad.”[/color] She would continue to watch and help Mugi when needed. She was content with that for the moment. Mugi continued and followed the camera around the headquarters area and set up research as was recommended. She proceeded to set up her team as well and figured a team of all "classes" would be fine and proceeded to the first mission. She almost sucessfully proceeded to clear the mission when one of her units were downed. She quickly finished the rest of the mission and brought her unit from the brink of death. She never felt as stressed as she did playing the game, whether that was good or bad was beyond the point though. [color=lightblue]"I think I need a break from that."[/color] She said laughing it off slightly. The Yuki-Onna could only wonder how people found that fun to play for hours on end. [color=f6989d]“Ehe, yeah, that’s fine. You’d probably like something a little less violent.”[/color] Lyssa chuckled, taking her laptop back from Mugi. [color=f6989d]“But hey, you did pretty well!”[/color] Lyssa said, giving the girl a friendly pat on the shoulder. Unbeknownst to the other girls, standing just on the other side of their door was a furious Kaitlyn. She stared at the door for some time, hoping against hope that she could will it out of existence. No dice. That was unfortunate. It seemed like she'd be stuck with the twerps for at least one night. She had stopped by to see about talking with the Headmistress, but there were fucking familiars lined up for a goddamn mile outside of her office. Lazy little fucks too good for class, eh? What'd they even do around the place anyway? Ugh...Katie thought that personally, the school would be a better place without 'em, but she didn't make the rules. Not yet, anyway. Speaking of which...one of her 'roommates' was one, wasn't she? She was uh...God, what was it? A Yoko Ono? Some bullshit like that. Well, whatever. She'd avoid the little parasite. But that'd probably be difficult. Considering that Katie could hear the other girls laughing and talking. It sickened her. But she managed to eventually steel herself and open the door. It still wasn't enough to protect her from the nausea of seeing the lovebirds getting all cuddly on the bed. Still, the girl didn't show her disgust. She instead donned the mask and waltzed in, shutting the door behind her. [color=aquamarine]"Yooo. Couldn't get in to see Fiore, so I guess we're stuck here guys. Sorry."[/color] she rattled on as she crossed the room to where her things were stacked up in the tiny hall. She placed a brand-spanking-new bow down beside her guitar case. She wasn't thrilled about having to buy it, but that wonderdork Cupido insisted. It was whatever. She could see how it'd be useful. She also tossed her backpack and a rolled up lump of fabric down. It was a sleeping bag. Since there was just the one bed, and Katie would rather die a thousand deaths than sleep with any of these losers, it wasn't even a question. A bit pricy for one night, but desperate times call for desperate measures. With her things all sorted (somewhat) now, Katie turned back to the others. She leaned up against the wall, looking at the two on the laptop. [color=aquamarine]"So uh...whatcha up to, guys?"[/color] she asked, moving her glance from the couple, over to Red, then back. At least one of the chucklefucks had some class and was actually reading a book. Go figure. She didn't even know chucklefucks COULD read. Learn something new everyday, eh? [color=f6989d]“Oh, I was just teaching Mugi the wonders of the laptop. And how to kill evil aliens in X-Com. She’s actually pretty good at it!”[/color] She was, really. Or at least she was decent. Anyways. So, Mugi and Katie were both here, so…that meant keeping them off one half of the bed for Iravis. Easy enough. [color=f6989d]“Hey, you wanna play?”[/color] She asked Katie. [color=f6989d]“I got some other stuff on here, too.”[/color] Book reading girl finished the last chapter for the day, and closed the book before placing it on the bedside table. Yawning slightly, she looked around the room and realized that two more people had shown up while she had been flipping through the pages. After blinking once or twice in surprise, Iravis looked at the other two had arrived. The red haired girl turned towards Katie, and then saw the sleeping bag rolled up there. [color=salmon]"... Sleeping on the floor?"[/color] The godess didn't mind. That meant more space for herself. Katie hesitated for a moment, then shook her head. [color=aquamarine]"Thanks, but I'll pass this time. Wouldn't want to get in Mugi's way, after all."[/color] she replied to the disturbingly pale one. She widened her stand and put her hands on her hips before continuing in an exaggerated Texan accent. [color=aquamarine]"Little Missie, I reckon Earth's a-countin' on ya, y'hear?"[/color] Holding back the torrent of hate she had built up was making her feel nauseous, but she just had to deal with it. It'd be worth it in the end...right? The teleporter almost didn't catch Red's question, already trying to tune everybody out for the night. But she did hear the last word and stitched the rest of it together. She wanted to call the girl out on it. There was a single bed in the room and here comes Katie with a sleeping bag. No, she wasn't going to sleep on the floor. Not at all. She was just a goddamn bagging enthusiast. [color=aquamarine]"Oh uh...haha, yeah, I figured I would. Not that I have anything against you guys! It's just...well..."[/color] Katie trailed off, faking embarrassment to stall long enough come up with a suitable lie. It hit her quickly enough. [color=aquamarine]"I just get really uncomfortable sharing a bed. Had something uhm...not so chill happen, y'know?"[/color] She answered, looking over at her belongings. A better person might have had some real ethical and moral hang-ups lying about what she had just implied, but to Katie, that was just a way to kill a conversation she didn't want to have while also gaining some sympathy points. [color=aquamarine]"So...yeeeaaah...enough about that. How was class?"[/color] Lyssa closed the laptop, setting it aside on the bed, apparently done with it for now. Mugi was likely done playing with it, and she didn’t have much else she was gonna do with it at the moment. Now that they were all here, they could do fun stuff anyways! [color=f6989d]“Ehe, I dunno.”[/color] Lyssa replied to the question. [color=f6989d]“I kinda slept through all of mine. Really, I should have just skipped like usual. Maybe go and see if the kitchens are hiding any delicious sweets~”[/color] Less cheerfully, the goddess replied with minimal volume, [color=salmon]"... educating kids ... kill that woman ..."[/color] She then proceeded to bury her face into a pillow, mourning the coming of the next day. Katie would probably realize that she wasn't human, and probably also think she was lazy for not going to class. When Lyssa mentioned sweets, Mugi got an excellent idea. [color=lightblue]"I could make us shaved ice. I got a lot of the stuff I need here. Should I?"[/color] She asked the other girls, mostly aiming it at Lyssa since the other two probably follow along since it would be a pain to argue. That's what it seemed like anyway. At the mention of shaved Ice, Lyssa’s eyes lit up in excitement. [color=f6989d]“Ah! That sounds delicious! I didn’t know you could make shaved Ice, Mugi.”[/color] Lyssa grinned. Really, shaved ice was awesome. One of her top favorite things to eat. Right next to ice cream cake. [color=f6989d]"But yeah, I’ll take a large one. Or whatever passes for a large. Make it as big as you can. Blueberry flavor.”[/color] [color=lightblue]"I can do that, I guess."[/color] Lyssa seemed really excited with that. A little bit more than expected, still, Mugi needed an answer from the other two as well. [color=lightblue]"Alright, how about you two, Katie and Iravis? Did you want one? What flavor if so?"[/color] Shaved ice? Katie shook her head as she turned back around to her belongings. [color=aquamarine]"None for me, thanks. Cold things kill my teeth."[/color] she mumbled as she fiddled with the sleeping bag. It took her a few moments, but she eventually managed to remove all of the tags and whatnot. After that, she went about spreading it out at the foot of the bed. The day had already been a bit too involved for her. She could feel the beginnings of a headache coming on. Having lived normally in the lands of ancient egypt, the goddess simply proped her head up, looking at Mugi with something close to confusion. She had heard of cold desserts before, but had never tasted any. [color=salmon]"Explain what it is, then I shall decide."[/color] Mugi giggled a little bit. She really expected Iravis to simple reject the offer, but she was happen that she at least let the Yuki-Onna explain. [color=lightblue]"It's pretty simple. You take some ice."[/color] Meanwhile, she used her power to form a small bit of ice in her hand. Enough to demonstrate. [color=lightblue]"Then you put it in this grinder like so and grind it so it looks like you shaved it off bit by bit, The pour some flavoring on it and tada! Shaved Ice."[/color] She handed the small bowl and a small plastic spoon to the more heated girl after pouring some flavoring on there. She didn't really pay attention to which it was. The blue colored woman grabbed the bowl, and looked at it with some confusion. This was strange. If one wanted something cool to eat, were fruits not sufficent for that purpose? Seeing the cold woman watch her though, Iravis picked up the spoon and tried a bite. After a second, the cold filled her mouth and the girl's eyes widened with shock, not expecting it to be so cold ... the flavoring wasn't bad though, and tasted similar to grapes. [color=salmon]"This is sufficent for me, thank you."[/color] Mugi giggled at the shocked look on her roommates face. [color=lightblue]"It is ice after all."[/color] Alright. Now she just had to get one more together. [color=lightblue]"Yours now Lyssa. Blueberry, right?"[/color] She followed the same process as she did earlier, just with a larger chunk of ice this time. She poured over the blueberry flavoring and gave a firm nod of pride as she finished. [color=lightblue]"Alright, here you are. I hope you enjoy it!"[/color] Lyssa took the icy treat with a smile. [color=f6989d]“Thanks Mugi!”[/color] She cheerily replied before promptly taking a rather massive bite of it. A really bad idea in hindsight. Not only seconds later her face scrunched up, the shock of a brainfreeze evident on her face. [color=f6989d]“Gah!~”[/color] She groaned. [color=f6989d]“I always do that when I eat something cold.”[/color] She said as the brain freeze passed. You didn’t eat as much ice cream as she did without learning how to deal with one of those. [color=f6989d]“Oh, and make sure ya don’t do what I just did, Iravis, or you’re gonna get a Brainfreeze. Thanks Mugi, this is delicious.”[/color] The demon then promptly went about devouring the rest of it. [color=lightblue]"Well, I'm glad then."[/color] Mugi was mostly looking for others to enjoy themselves while eating the treats. There was little more satisfying than seeing that for Mugi. She didn't really feel the need to eat one herself at the moment. She was sure there would have been plenty of time in the future to enjoy it. [color=lightblue]"Now I can't think of anything to really do."[/color] She didn't sound bored, just uttering a statement. A wave of nausea smacked Katie in the gut. Oh God...their happiness was actually making her physically ill. After she finished setting up her sleeping bag, she stood up and stretched. [color=aquamarine]"So, uh...I'm beat. I think I'm just going to shower then head to bed. Anybody need in the bathroom before I go?"[/color] she asked, hoping that nobody would speak up. The sooner she could get that done, the sooner she could be asleep and not have to be conscious around these people any longer. It was sad that she looked forward to that reward as much as she did. Poor Katie, thought Katie, yours' is a life of tragedy. [color=f6989d]“Nope, I’m good. I’ll take one in the morning.”[/color] Lyssa replied to Katie, finishing the shaved ice. Well, if Katie was going to bed she might as well go to bed as well. Iravis looked a bit tired herself, and if Mugi couldn’t think of much anything else to do…maybe it was time to go to bed. Well then. [color=f6989d]“Ahhh…might as well go ahead and go to bed.” [/color]Lyssa said, stretching her arms. [color=f6989d]“Not much else we can do, unless someone wants me to buy them more cake or something.”[/color] Mugi looked around the room. There really seemed to be nothing else to do but sleep. The elder said she'd send some supplies, but they haven't gotten to her dorm yet. [color=Lightblue]"I'm not too keen on eating too much cake in one day, so I'll take a pass on it."[/color] She climbed up on the bed and got into a corner. [color=lightblue]"I think I'm just going to sleep as well."[/color] Lyssa, true to her deal with Iravis, jumped over onto the same side of the bed with Mugi, putting herself between the Yuki-Onna and the Phoenix. The demon wrapped her arms rather affectionately around Mugi. [color=f6989d]“Ehe, got ya!~”[/color] She giggled, intent on keeping her on the side of the bed they were currently on. Iravis simply rolled her eyes at the demons antics, but at least agreed it was time for sleep. So, she did exactly what she said, and claimed half the bed as hers, while Lyssa and Mugi got the other half. [color=lightblue]"That's fine."[/color] Mugi mused, happy with what was happening but thought that a warning would be a good factor. [color=lightblue]"Just be warned that you might wake up frozen on one side."[/color] Frozen was taking it a little far, but a small joke never hurt anyone and she didn't think the demon would let up any time soon. The Yuki-Onna then continued with a giggle, [color=lightblue]"But if you're alright with that then it's all good to me."[/color] [color=f6989d]“Hehe, of course it’s fine!”[/color] Lyssa giggled, snuggling Mugi even more. [color=f6989d]“Besides, I’ll just hug Iravis to warm me up if I get frozen~”[/color] She teased. The other girl was probably glaring at the wall trying to burn a hole in it, but the thought of that only caused the demon further amusement.