The campus, and the quaint blocks surrounding it, buzzed with an energy seen only at the beginning of the year; when people were excited to see their friends again, to get drinks at the student union pub, or even to possibly even crack a textbook. Remi and Gabe, armed with an appropriate amount of tea after abandoning the rest with Blake, made their way through the bustling streets to the courtyard outside of the student's union building where the requisite recruiting table for the union was set up among the more whimsical things meant to lure people in - proclaimed things like a rubber duck race, an orienteering challenge, and a slightly ominous sounding crossover between the floor is lava and capture the flag.
"That is going to end in tears-" Gabe said, pointing with his travel mug to the crossover sign, "-man, we're lucky natural selection doesn't work over a single generation."
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Remi always enjoyed the buzz and excitement of a fresh, new year. It was a time when people were still excited to get started, catch up with old friends and meet new ones. The crippling pressure of keeping up with grades and cramming for tests while juggling life and relationships hadn’t set in. Everyone seemed happy, for the most part, and Remi loved that. Even the silly games and recruiting tables brought a smile to her face. Her gaze shifted from a group of students at a ring toss game to Gabe as he spoke. She followed the gesture of his mug to the sign he was pointing out and she couldn’t help but chuckle a little. That was one hell of a crossover game. If she was being honest, it did sound kind of fun, but she was sure Gabe was right. The number of meathead jocks that would be using it as an excuse to flaunt their manliness was sure to cause some headaches with that one.
“Aw, they're just trying to weed out the weak,” she joked back, giving him a little nudge. Her eyes landed on a huge stuffed bear then, dressed as a ballerina and her eyes lit up. “Oh Gabe, look how precious she is!” she exclaimed, pointing towards the game.
