“Or maybe our hair color makes it easier to co-ordinate certain colors.” Kathy doubted a guy actually paid attention to such detail, but it was plausible enough for an explanation. Besides, she was mentally kicking herself for feeling so overly conscious around Crash, let alone bringing attention to the fact she had been staring at him. [i]‘It’s fine. I’m nervous, but it’s a good nervous,’[/i] She thought, reassuring herself. [i]‘It’s like being at the top of a roller coaster, or right before shooting in a match-point basket during basketball. Being nervous is fine, everything is normal.’[/i]

She nodded to Crash as he selected the elevator, having actually forgotten that not everyone was able to walk on walls as she could when she asked the question. Walking along the wall of the stairwell was a lot easier than actually climbing the steps, so she rarely felt much difficulty going up seven floors compared to just one or two. “Aah, right. It’d be a lot faster to just use the elevator. Let’s got then.”

[i]“Um, I ho-pe you don’t min-d if I do foll-ow you g-uys, I wi-ll be a f-ar back an-yway...”[/i]

Crash’s introduction to the boy and his stammered request reminded what Kathy what a poor job she was doing in helping him. Grateful that Crash had already taken the initiative to invite him along she added, “Of course it’s fine. I was the one that said you could come with me if you wanted to, right? Sorry for the late introduction by the way, I’m Kathy.”

In the elevator, they were joined by another boy with purple hair. Seeing that he seemed to be acquainted to Zivon (catching his name from their conversation), she smiled. She felt bad that she wasn’t very helpful, but it was a relief to know he was now with a friend.

“It was fine. It’s at times like this I’m glad that I travel lightly, it didn’t take very long to unpack at all. What about you? Did you manage to get everything unpacked?” As the elevator door opened, she watched other Zivon and Dani leave, and followed them with Crash.

Inside the student center, she let out a gasp of amazement. “Wow, I can’t believe they managed all of this in less than a day. It’s like they brought the night sky inside, isn’t it?” Smiling, she turned to Crash and gestured to go further in. “Let’s take a good look around and have some fun.”