Valerie checked her watch again as she walked along her usual route from her dorm room to the main entrance. She didn't think she was late, that had only happened a few times back when she'd first started attending and didn't quite know the school's layout, but she enjoyed the quiet ticking and minute movements of the watch's hands as they measured out the passing of time. A few more steps, another check. This time, she thumbed absentmindedly through her bag to reassure herself that her books hadn't somehow vanished.
	[color=BlueViolet][i]"First days are always so boring. Same routine as every other day, just a lot more introductions and virtually no learning."[/i][/color] she thought with a sigh.
Eyes split between her watch and the ground, she scarcely noticed as she neared the entrance.
	[color=BlueViolet][i]"Then there's the reviews,"[/i] [/color]she groaned mentally, [color=BlueViolet][i]"so much of the first third or so of the year is reviewing last year. What's the point of school if we only ever cover things we already know?"[/i][/color]
Another look at her watch. She was early, no surprise considering her proximity to the main building and relatively early departure. This was completely fine; she just hoped that the library was open already. She had been using the comparatively modest library in town over the summer and had managed to forget exactly when the school's opened to the students.