[color=deepskyblue][b]Character Name:[/b][/color] Anyu
[color=deepskyblue][b]Time of Day:[/b][/color] Early morning
[color=deepskyblue][b]Location:[/b][/color] The common room of the dormitory
[color=deepskyblue][b]Interacting with:[/b][/color] Marius Sirvaki [@ShwiggityShwah], Brandon Argyle [@Avant]
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Anyu jumped and took a few steps back upon hearing a faint sound of distress from nearby, turning to see that the silver-haired woman from earlier had apparently sat down on the couch without Anyu noticing during all the commotion that had been going on.  When she saw that the woman was just trying to keep the snowflakes from falling on her books and ruining them, Anyu felt a pang of guilt that caused her to squirm where she stood.  [i][color=deepskyblue]”Hopefully they’re okay,”[/color][/i] Anyu thought, wringing her hands as the woman looked around.  Though the silver-haired woman didn’t seem to be too upset at the moment, Anyu knew that she could have easily been hiding it like that large man from earlier had been.

The stern voice of the short woman who had just finished scolding Marius being directed at the group as a whole kept Anyu from worrying about it too much, however.  Anyu figured that it was probably more important at the moment to listen to the matronly woman, who introduced herself as Tiana.  She certainly didn’t seem like the sort of woman that would be happy with having to repeat herself, and Anyu definitely wanted to avoid giving the stern woman another possible reason to be upset with her.

While Tiana had been speaking, Anyu had noticed Marius walking towards her and glancing over his shoulder at Tiana.  Afraid that moving away from the spot would attract more attention or anger the fiery-headed man, Anyu remained where she was standing and tried to listen to Tiana’s speech as best she could.  Fortunately, despite being distracted by Marius and confused by a number of the words and phrases that Tiana used, Anyu was able to get the gist of her speech.  [color=deepskyblue][i]”At least I won’t get in trouble for that,”[/i][/color] Anyu thought with a mental sigh of relief at her small success.

As Tiana began the roll call, Marius let out a little yelp that caused Anyu to flinch again while turning to see that he had almost slipped on the icy carpet.  Once he had recovered, he turned to face Tiana, standing too close for Anyu’s comfort as he listened for his own name in the roll call and cast a smug look at the silver-haired woman for some reason.  Seeing that Marius wasn’t particularly paying attention to her at the moment despite how close he was, Anyu took the opportunity to take a couple of steps away from him in order to put a more comfortable distance between them. 

Moments later, Tiana called Marius’s name from the book she in front of her.  Anyu jerked away sharply at the fiery boy’s booming shout of a response, the air around her chilling sharply as she eyed him cautiously. Before she could really think about why Marius had decided to yell, she heard Tiana read her name from the list.  Uncertain of what the proper procedure was for responding, Anyu figured that it would probably be okay to emulate Marius’s response.  He hadn’t gotten in trouble after all.  [b][color=deepskyblue]”H-Here,”[/color][/b] Anyu responded as she placed her arm across her chest loosely, her voice so quiet that it was barely more than a whisper as she squirmed in place.

Fortunately, Anyu appeared to have responded more or less correctly, as Tiana wasted no time in moving onto the next name on her list.  A few moments later, Tiana wrapped up her speech to the collection of novices by instructing them to make sure that they got something to eat from the dining halls when they got a chance.  At the mention of food, Anyu’s stomach growled softly and reminded her that Malvin had insisted they skip breakfast that day so that they could arrive at the Guild sooner.  [color=deepskyblue][i]”Hopefully it won’t be too much trouble for me to get something to eat,”[/i][/color] Anyu thought, grimacing slightly as her stomach rumbled again.

Nearby, Marius was quickly summarizing the instructions that Tiana had given everyone, which helped Anyu feel a little more confident that she had managed to correctly decipher the strange words Tiana had used.  Then the fiery man suddenly directed his attention to Anyu and asked her if she wanted to help people.  Before Anyu could respond to the strange question with more than a slight nod, the dwarf, Brandon, appeared next to the two of them and began berating Marius for being rude.  Anyu trembled upon hearing the anger in Brandon’s voice and took a step away from the scene, the air chilling sharply once more.  As Brandon turned his attention to her, Anyu flinched, certain that he was about to unleash his wrath upon her as well.

When it turned out that all Brandon wanted to do was ask her what her name was, Anyu was noticeably relieved, though she still shook a little from the ordeal.  [color=deepskyblue][b]”I-I’m Anyuki,”[/b][/color] she said quietly, eyeing him with some confusion as he gave her a slight bow.  She certainly wasn’t used to anyone treating her with that level of respect, though she knew that was mostly because she didn’t deserve it.  Really, she just hoped that Marius’s response didn’t make Brandon any angrier.  As long as things went well, she might even be able to follow one or the other of them as they went to do the things that Tiana had instructed them to.  Anyu certainly didn’t know where anything was, having just arrived and all.