[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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Marius’s response to Brandon’s tirade was a lot milder than Anyu had expected it to be.  Though Anyu hadn’t been able to understand any of the guttural sounds he made at first, his tone came across as neutral and composed as he addressed the irate dwarf.  Even when he switched back to speaking words that Anyu could actually understand, he only seemed slightly annoyed with the whole situation.  Despite the fact that Anyu would more than likely never actually take a side in their discussion, she had to admit that Marius had a point about Brandon being rude by arriving suddenly and berating him.  To be fair to Brandon, however, the only reason Anyu didn’t think that it had been rude of Marius to not ask or remember her name was because Anyu really didn’t expect anyone to.  She wasn’t that important after all.

Seeming to have calmed down somewhat, Brandon responded in a more neutral tone that Dwarves wouldn’t waste good manners on Marius before pointing out several people that he thought would make good companions for the fiery-haired man.  His list was pretty short, containing only the Sun Elf woman, Sylvanna, that was currently dancing around while repeating the insulting nickname that Brandon had used to address Marius and Orky, who had just made himself known by walking into a bookshelf.  Given her lack of experience in social situations and Brandon’s composed tone of voice, Anyu couldn’t quite tell if his suggestions were meant to be an insult or not.  Though the words themselves seemed innocent enough, the fact that Brandon didn’t seem to like Marius and the fact that he had named two of the stranger people in the room made it seem like he wasn’t being very kind at all.

His list given, Brandon said goodbye and apologized for bothering Anyu before heading out of the common room.  [color=deepskyblue][i]”Why would he say sorry to me?”[/i][/color] Anyu thought with a slight frown as she watched him leave, vaguely aware that Marius had started talking to himself about something or another.  Being on the receiving end of an apology was always a little weird for her, as Anyu could count on one hand the number of times in her life that someone had apologized to her about anything.  On top of that, she honestly didn’t think that Brandon had done anything to warrant an apology.  “Disturbing” her certainly didn’t qualify in her books, but that’s what he had mentioned.

A few moments later, Marius seemed to have finished the conversation he had been having with himself and directed his attention back towards Anyu.  She nodded to let him know that he had gotten his name right, though she flinched slightly whenever he extended his bandaged hand towards her as if he was requesting a handshake.  [color=deepskyblue][b]”S-sorry, but I really don’t like being touched,”[/b][/color] she said quietly while trying to avoid making eye contact.  Hopefully Marius would understand.  If he insisted, she might be able to stomach the contact for a few seconds, but it definitely wouldn’t be pretty.

When he asked her if she was new to the guild as well, Anyu simply nodded.  From the way that he was dressed, it seemed that Marius had already found where they were supposed to obtain their uniforms.  Hopefully, that meant that she would be able to get that taken care of without too much trouble.  

Anyu nodded along as Marius transitioned to talking about allies and friends to demonstrate that she was listening, even if she didn’t really understand why the topic had shifted.  Upon hearing that he would like to form a partnership with her, Anyu stopped nodding along and stared at Marius with wide, light blue eyes.  Though it took her a few moments to process Marius’s offer, she knew that it ultimately would not be a good idea for her to accept it.  Even if Marius was being sincere, Anyu knew that it wouldn’t take all that long for him to realize that she was a bad person and/or that she had nothing to contribute to said partnership.

Seemingly unaware of Anyu’s initial reaction, Marius continued talking about what the school expected of them before reiterating that they should be friends.  When he asked her what she thought, Anyu just responded with a slight shrug.  She really didn’t want to risk letting Marius or any of the others he planned on inviting get to know her well enough to realize that they were better off without her (and they certainly would eventually), but she did need to tag along with him and the others if she wanted to accomplish all of the tasks that Tiana had given them.  And so, she found herself giving a very slight nod as Marius pointed out the other people he wanted to join him and discussed his plan for the rest of morning.