[h3]Griffin[/h3]
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"So this is it."

The thought bounced it's way through his skull as Griffin stood before the doorway of what would become his home for the next couple of months, perhaps longer. If he was going to be completely honest he was more than a little anxious, he'd never been to school before and it was only by the grace of his potions that he was even here in the first place. Griffin took a long, pensive drag of the cigarette between his fingers as he stood before the gates of his future, the bittersweet smoke doing nothing to banish the anxiety churning in his guts. As the exhale left his lungs a gentle flapping noise overtook his hearing on the left side, a gentle but firm pressure taking place on his shoulder as the gentle voice of Poe filled his mind.

[i]"Is there anything wrong dear?"[/i]

"Nah Poe, nothin wrong. 'S just nervous is all."

[i]"Well you aren't going to get rid of them standing out here in the cold, come on let's get you warm."[/i]

"Yeah, you're right... could always look for worms though."

A smile tugged at his facial wraps as mirth began to flood back into his being, Poe giving the most exasperated look a raven could before giving him a harmless tap to the top of his head as her own little laugh snuck through. With a little more pep to his step Griffin snubbed the remains of the cigarette before tossing it in a trashcan and pushing through the doors. The warm air bit into him in all the right ways as he fished his pockets for his dorm number, excavating through a rubber band, two paper clips, and half a cookie before finding the crumpled up piece of paper.

Taking the piece of paper and giving it a thorough look over revealed to Griffin that he had no idea where anything was and was quickly left with searching for the help desk. It took some work navigating the place but with the help of a fellow student and a handy sign Griffin was able to talk with the help desk and was sent on his way, mentally capturing the facial features of the cute guy who worked there. Admittedly it took a little longer to find his room than he would have liked, even with the instructions, but ultimately he found where he was looking for and found himself face to face with his home for the coming months. A new knot of anxiety began to form in his guts before being banished by the pinch in his shoulder caused by the heavy duffle bag he'd been carrying the whole time.

Turning his head so it popped, Griffin clapped his hands together before pushing his way into the door and finding it already unlocked, a fact that it should be locked having not occurred to him until the door was open, and took his boots off at the door. His attention was captured by the sure luxery of the place, his eyes scanning the whole area and took the whole thing in. A soft whistle escaped his lips as he brought himself back down, a "Not bad" mingling with it towards the end. He didn't even notice the tall owl sitting on the couch until it was the only thing left to look at, so captivated by the nicest damn place he'd ever have the pleasure of sleeping in.

"Oh! Hey there, tall...owl."

Dropping the heavy duffle bag with a thump, Griffin made a beeline for the couch, hand outstretched in greeting as he mentally scrambled to remember any modicum of civil etiquette. Poe made her way to the counter and hid her face in her wing, unable to stand his lack of manners.

"Never seen someone of your like before, you can call me Griffin."

If all else fails fall to the basics, he thought to himself as he let his smile bleed through his voice and body language.