[center][h2][color=0072bc]Shou Zheng[/color]
[color=08e8de]Kiran Agnarsson[/color][/h2][/center] Shou had not expected anyone to call out to him as he finished off his snack. Most students that had arrived after him seemed content to ignore his gluttony and instead head directly to their rooms to sleep off their revelry. His chair wobbled a bit as he turned towards the familiar voice, but that was what his tail was for. Planted against the ground, it kept the chair from falling over as he raised his mug to greet the other boy. 

[color=0072bc]"What are the chances, huh?"[/color] He remarked before he shook his head and continued, [color=0072bc]"Nope. I haven't had a chance to check out my room yet. I'm in 303 though, you?"[/color] It was quite the coincidence that they ended up in the same dormitory though. 

Kiran settled onto the bar stool, laying his suitcase down on the floor nearby. At Shou revealing his room number, he raised an eyebrow and smiled. [color=08e8de]"Same here. Oddly fortuitous, but I won't question it."[/color] Leaning over the counter, he ordered himself a mead, since he was feeling something a tad sweet. Drink in hand, he put an elbow on the surface as shifted towards his conversation partner, sipping on his beverage slowly. [color=08e8de]"Seems we also lucked out on the housing situation, huh?"[/color] he lifted his glass pointedly. [color=08e8de]"Bet the other places don't have something this handy. Also, I do prefer something less toned down compared to all the extravaganza we were subjected to in the Hall of Greats,"[/color] he said.

[color=0072bc]"Really now..."[/color] Shou couldn't help but frown a bit at just how perfectly things had lined up. It was probably paranoia to think of this as anything else but coincidence though. [color=0072bc]"Well, here's to being roommates as well as collaboraters,"[/color] he remarked as he raised his own mug and clanked it against Kiran's glass. He took a long draw from his drink, gulping a few times, before he chuckled. 

[color=0072bc]"It is awfully convenient. Seems sturdy enough that it won't get knocked over by some drunk Egoist either which is more than I can say for some of the other dormitories. Speaking of sturdiness, you keen on seeing what this fog is all about?"[/color] He asked as he dropped his voice to a more conspiratorial whisper. [color=0072bc]"Running around in it might be a bit much, but the room's all look like they got windows we can swing open and see what we learn."[/color]

Upon seing Zheng's frown, Kiran shrugged, and smiled wryly. He wasn't sure if the other guy might be suspicious or just unhappy about being put into the same room as him, but either way, Kiran would have to be careful. The mood quickly changed, however, as Shou disregarded the weirdness, and clinked his glass against Kiran's. [color=08e8de]"To being roommates,"[/color] Kiran echoed, then proceeded to take two large gulps of the drink. It wasn't enough to empty the glass, of course, but it'd drained a decent amount. 

[color=08e8de]"Ah, I hadn't considered the structural integrity much - I'd be more concerned about that factor for a workshop rather than an apartment, but I can see what you mean,"[/color] he replied. When Zheng lowered his voice, Kiran leaned just a tad closer, intrigued at what reason the other boy had to be secretive. [color=08e8de]"Mm, the mists, huh?"[/color] he questioned, voice as low as he could make it while still ensuring Shou heard him.[color=08e8de] "You know, I just intended to disregard their warning and head out whenever I please, but testing the fog just in case something's unusual about it is a sensible idea."[/color] Thus, Kiran implicitly agreed to doing as Shou proposed.

[color=0072bc]"There's certainly no shortage of light weights around to supply some drunken revelry,"[/color] Shou added on before he grinned a bit. Kiran would need to lower his voice a lot further than that before he had trouble picking out the Occidental boy's words. [color=0072bc]"I imagine a fair share of our peers intend to do the same. They expect teenagers of all people to respect a curfew while dangling such a vague reason in front of some of the most curious people on the planet? It's like they're hoping for some rulebreakers to learn a harsh lesson,"[/color] he finished before he drained what was left in his mug.

[color=08e8de]"Hm, you do have a point. I wonder if they have a dynamicists messing with the mists or something?"[/color] Kiran tilted his head to the side as he considered this. Honestly, it hadn't occured to him that the people at Bermuda might have wanted to teach so many students a harsh lesson given how pampered they'd been so far, but it was possible. 

[color=0072bc]"Yikes, could you imagine if that was your job? Powerful enough to blanket an entire island in fog, and all just to mess with the students."[/color]

[color=0072bc]"We should probably check out our rooms for now. There's... about half an hour till curfew hits,"[/color] Shou proposed after a brief pause to consult his internal clock. It hadn't quite adjusted yet to his arrival at Bermuda, and it would take a few days. Rising from the table, Shou swung by the bar for a refill before he headed upstairs.

When Zheng informed him the curfew was approaching, Kiran broke out of his reverie. [color=08e8de]"Oh, yeah,"[/color] he blinked in surprise. Time had passed quickly. Like Shou, he also drained the rest of his drink, but didn't get a second. He followed Shou upstairs, to the third floor. Their room was at the beginning of the corridor, near the staircase and the elevator. 

The room was rather sizable given that the building itself wasn't as such, and Kiran wondered if there were less people put into this one compared to the others. He frankly didn't care, he was just glad that he was here rather than at one of those gaudily luxurious ones. There wasn't a lot of furniture, but the essentials were there. Kiran was especially amused at the fireplace - what'd they even need one here, for? - but otherwise, he was satisfied. Well, the windows were a bit small, perhaps, but that could be easily fixed.

[color=08e8de]"How do you like it?"[/color] he questioned his roomate curiously.

[color=0072bc]"Pleasantly surprised. I thought it would be just a single room, but we've got a whole suite instead,"[/color] Shou replied as he slipped his boots off at the entrance and looked around their accomodations. He whistled a bit as he peeked into one of the two bedrooms and was once again quite happy with the space they'd been given. [color=0072bc]"Hard to say when I haven't seen any of the other accomodations, but ours certainly seems nice and homey."[/color] 

Now that he was done looking around though, Shou made his way over to one of the windows in the shared space. His tail snagged one of the chairs and hefted it along behind him as he set his mug down for a moment and threw the window open to a chilly breeze. [color=0072bc]"Hopefully something interesting happens, hm?"[/color]

[color=08e8de]"It suits me as well,"[/color] Kiran offered with a nod. He removed his shoes as well, then finally went in rather then merely surveying the place. [color=08e8de]"Well, we can always get ourselves invited over by someone to compare,"[/color] he said, quirking a smile, amused at the idea. 

As Zheng approached the window, Kiran padded closer as well. He leaned on the sill, peering outside the opened window. [color=08e8de]"If it will while we're technically inside..."[/color] he muttered, eyes narrowed as he tried to see as far around as was possible for him. The mists certainly obscured one's sight, if nothing else.
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