-Kiaba-

Kiaba kept his seet as everyone piled out of the auditorium, sitting in silence with his eyes closed. It wasn't often, but sometimes he just enjoyed letting the world exist around him, in those rare times he felt he could almost feel the buzz of reality on his skin. That feeling that he was close to something, some basic understanding of the will or the universe. Then, all too suddenly, it slipped from his grip, just like every other time. With a sigh, he took his headphones from his bag and slipped them over his head, fishing his phone out of his pocket to plug them in. Just before he unlocked it to start his music, though, he caught sight of a barely familiar head through the thinning crowd of students. [I]I should leave her alone, right?[/i] he thought, standing up, [i]I don't think she enjoys talking to people. Or maybe I just said something stupid. Did I offend her? I should apologize. What am I apologizing for? Whatever, I'll figure it out by the time I get there.[/i]

His mind made up, Kiaba crossed the room against the flow of bodies, struggling toward his goal.

"Hey," he said once he was sure he was in earshot. "I'm... sorry? I think? Did I make you mad earlier?"

[@Hannya]

-Takami-

"Crapcrapcrapcrapcrap."

Takemi held her bag to her chest as she tried to speedwalk even faster, weaving between people on her way to school.

"Stupid alarm. Stupid comfy bed. Stupid raid scheduling. I'm so late!"

She tried to take deep breaths as she picked up her pace. She was almost outright running at this point, but every second she wasn't at school was a second someone might notice she was missing. She still had some time before her classes started, but there was supposed to be an orientation or something today. Keeping the rest of her comments to herself in order to conserve breath, she turned the last corner before the school buildings came into view.

[I]Gonna make it, yes![/i] she congratulated herself, taking a mental fistpump in victory. [I]Now all I have to do is find the library. Nobody can blame me too much if I lost track of time studying.[/i]