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Because of her situation with her enrollment here at Anepool, she had already settled in to a one person dorm at the request of her counselor that's been more or less looking after her since she arrived to the country. She had already been awake, unable to sleep because of her anxiety for today, and attempted to meditate. Though quickly she found that it felt stupid to just sit, her body unable to relax. Instead, she opted into going for a run to clear her head and help wake her up a bit, she found herself taking a path that was empty this early in the morning, much to her enjoyment. She had done a couple laps in silence when others began to show up, making her head back to her dorm room before anyone tried to make small talk. 

Going to take a shower, Eri found it weird that she had the freedom to do...pretty much anything within the rules of the school. She did feel this constant unease, like her elders would appear at any time to snap her new found sense of security and self. She often found herself in the past two weeks waking up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat and panic. She had been sleeping with her Tanto under her pillow, sort of a way to ease her nerves a bit, and it had resulted in a need for a new mattress the first couple of days into her stay at the dorms. The shower had been the worse, as she felt the most vulnerable there, and as a result, made her comically fast at showering. Changing into black overalls, a black t-shirt, and a black zip up sweater, she sighed as the sounds of the school came alive outside her door. Grabbing her back pack, she placed her tanto in its pocket, unsure if she could keep it out or not. Part of her was worried about it getting confiscated, but she felt like couldn't go anywhere without it. Leaving her room, she walked passed the waking students all heading to various places. Many seemed to already be ready for the day and heading to the main gate. She sighed internally, thinking she had gotten ahead of the crowd in hopes to get her brochure and look for Sol and Luna. Standing at the doors, she prepared herself as she could already hear the amount of people outside the dorms.

Opening the door, Eri found herself looking into a sea of students, something that she was told about from her counselor, but ultimately unprepared for the sheer volume of people in one space. Her heart seemed be trying to burst out of her chest, and her hands began to tremble a little, before going into her sweater pocket and pulling out her phone with earbuds wrapped around them. This was a coping mechanism she had already adopted while living on the Ikehara compound, she just hadn't been aware she was using music in that way. Pressing [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wA7bEaaTqmo&list=PLojOYN8UmV4QKwioCy7SSwgUoj2HFwsPk&index=2]play[/url] on a playlist she made for moments exactly like this, Eri braved the crowds, being small would normally make someone her size anxious. Her training however made it easy to slip through the crowd like a tiny shadow, narrowly avoiding everyone as to not draw attention to herself. 

Quickly getting her enrollment papers she hadn't received yet, she made a B-Line looking for the main gate. Sol and Luna had lived off campus, but Sol had offered to show Eri around today, the main gate being their meeting spot. Passing the many clubs and groups attempting to get members, with her headphones in, she made herself unapproachable to those looking to grab new students. Making it to the front, she stood off to the side looking for Luna since she'd be the most notable one.