[center][h3] [/h3][/center][h3][hr][color=#C898C2]Asuka Takeya[/color][/h3][hr][indent] [/indent]
A firm frown remained on Asuka’s face as she adjusted her backpack for the nth time, looking into the mirror. Her uniformed self frowned back, sharing in her displeasure as the seconds ticked by.

“Asuka,” her roommate, Mayo, sang, waving her hands.  “are you still mad about being chosen as a mentor?”

Asuka turned to face her roommate. [color=#C898C2]“Mad? No, I’m not mad, I’m just…”[/color] She dropped her hand, her gesture as incomplete as her thoughts. [color=#C898C2]“It’s just a hassle having to mentor transfers, okay? I thought I graduated from those types of jobs when I got elected VP.”[/color]

“Hm, maybe it’s just because this transfer student might need more help settling in,” Mayo said, her tone light as she brushed at the bangs of the bob haircut she’d maintained since first year. “He’s from America, right?”

[color=#C898C2]“Yeah, but aren’t there other members of student council?”[/color] 

“I’m sure it won’t be that bad, Suka-chan. Now let’s go!” Mayo said, grabbing her hand and pulling her out the door.

Shuffling filled the halls of Odaiba International’s dorms, which tended to wake up anywhere from an hour to ten minutes before class started. Being a mere three minutes from the heart of campus meant that students boarding could afford a few more minutes of sleep in the morning, and by year two most students got the idea that there was little point in getting to class too early. 

On the spectrum of early bird and snooze chaser, Asuka cut a middle path, though today she had gotten up much earlier on account of her mentor duties. The first day for a transfer student was the busiest day for their mentor, after all, but Asuka wasn’t worried about the workload. Instead, her displeasure stemmed from feeling that she’d been slighted; though she’d been mentor to many transfer students back in the day, that was back in the day. Nowadays, she was vice president and a third year. Weren’t there better options for mentors besides someone busy and graduating in a year?

She put those thoughts aside as she walked, though, waving to people from beside Mayo, who seemed to sing greetings left and right. Unadulterated kindness and a bright, extroverted personality made Mayo who she was, which was why she was both the perfect student council president and someone Asuka could never stay mad at. Where Asuka got sought to get along with others, Mayo welcomed them with open arms, consistently attempting to befriend them. Their different approaches made for the partnership they had today, with Asuka doing the background work as Mayo served as the face of the operation and Asuka credited the start of their friendship to their shared participation in student council.

“Hi Mrs. Aono, Ms. Fukita!” Mayo said as they entered the office, waving at the ladies at the front desk.

[color=#C898C2]“Hi, I’m mentoring a transfer student?”[/color] Asuka glanced between them.

“Good morning girls! And yes, he’s waiting in room B,” one of the ladies said. “You two have a nice day!”

“Thank you!” Mayo said, throwing a smile back at Asuka as she skipped toward the mentioned room. “Eek this is so exciting! I love meeting transfer students!”

Asuka managed an exasperated smile. [color=#C898C2]“Yeah.”[/color] 

Reaching the door, Mayo knocked, then opened the door with a broad grin. “Ohayo! Good morning! Welcome to Odaiba International!” she sang, waving at the boy seated inside the room. Asuka walked in after her, waving as well.

[color=#C898C2]“Hi, hope your morning went well,”[/color] she said. [color=#C898C2]“I’m Asuka, your third year student mentor, and this is Mayo,”[/color] she said, gesturing to the shorter girl.

“Hi! Nice to meet you!” Mayo said enthusiastically. "I'm a third year as well, but I hope we can be friends!"