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A soft breath escaped her lips as she sat back on one of the many on campus benches. The stress of the day already beginning to melt off of her as she rested her back against the chair and looked to the sky for a few minutes. She wondered how they were doing, her friends back home, did they miss her? Another breath left her lips as she returned to a normal sitting position before she would slip a hand held device from her pocket. From here she would reach into her bag and pull out a set of earbuds and plug them into the system, finally a bit to relax.

Nico heard about this guy. They say he’s rich. Loaded with cash, and he just sits on it for the most part. They say other things, but that was the only thing she really paid attention to. That and, uh, the occasional violent outbreak.

Which was why she was huddled behind a bush on campus grounds. Like a lioness stalking her prey, she spots her target sitting at a bench. She wasn’t... quite sure what he was up to, but that was beside the point.

“Focus, Nico... Head in the game. This is your big chance...”

Of course, she was after his fabled riches. But knowing your quarry was half the battle. If she could get on this guy’s good side, think of all the pizza and soda and anime figurines she could mooch off him. Besides, with a physique like his, he could be her bodyguard too! The plan was only getting better. Now, if only the shakes in her knees would...

She swallowed hard. Just turn on your natural charm, Nico... He’ll be on your side in no time...

With a bristle of leaves she stands up and doubles back to the walkway before wandering on scene with the swagger and nonchalance that drama majors would be jealous of. Just a little closer. Little closer... now!

“Oh, no, my papers! Gosh, I’ve dropped them everywhere!” The trap was away. Her voice pitched up, the stack of papers in her grasp flew the coup like a flock of white doves, spreading around the area in front of the young man. “The essay’s due in today! Oh I have to pick them up! But there’s so many~!” 

Sure!Waver Velvet has been reserved until 11/10!

“Pumpkin. Not here.” As she tried to pull her dog by the leash, the hypepractive animal forced itself against her, as he excitedly ran the other way. “Pumpkin. Come onnn.”  

Eventually after fruitless attempts to guide her pet the way she intended, she gave up and allowed herself to be led off. Chasing after her as she allowed herself to be dragged in a half-hearted jog, she eventually stopped in front of a not unfamiliar figure.

❝Why are you still awake?❞ Hitoshi asks who is also awake at four in the morning. He’s been up all night working on his paper until he realized that he had run out of canned coffee to chug on. After making a quick trip to the convenience store then returning back to the co-ed dorm building, he’s surprised to find a familiar face sitting by himself on the couch. He’s seen the guy around the campus but he couldn’t put a name on him, mostly because he’s never really tried talking to him before. 

The guy’s face doesn’t look very welcoming after all, but perhaps that has something to do with the cross-shaped scar marred across his face and the perpetually bored frown curved on his lips.

(starter as per request of @sharppaintings​!)

Hubert had noticed the young man often.

His anti-social behavior, his sudden outbursts in class, the way the flock speak of him in hushed tones.

And perhaps, most prominently, the scars riven across his face...

This behavior was odd to Hubert. But, everything is a product of something. And with such... unique oddities, the cause must be of equal intrigue.

“Psych experiments, hm...? Spanning over the ego development period...? Intriguing...”

His sources would remain anonymous. But as a result of this curiosity, Hubert had gotten his hand on copies of old research papers pertaining to his quarry. As he thought, the causes of such a turbulent attitude were well founded.

...and, perhaps, had merit to be of benefit to him on his path.

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The sounds of malleable alloy borrowing frequencies of another filled the halls. Through word of mouth, Hubert had tracked down the man in question to the fencing club. It seemed a reasonable enough hobby for someone with that much turmoil inside to have, competing against another being into submission would fill that sense of inferiority to some extend. 

...And when in Rome, do as the Romans do.

Picking up a rapier -- or was it an epee? -- from the rack inside and examining it, Hubert spots his quarry.

“My, I haven’t held one of these since I was but a child...”

His gaze locks.

“I apologize for interrupting, but would you mind if I gave one of these a few test swings? I’m feeling rather overcome with nostalgia, you see...”

Sure, maybe he had a little too much pep in his step as he finished unpacking and left the room to explore the dormitories a little more, but he couldn’t help it. He was excited about the prospect of having a roommate, about meeting new people in classes who might have the same sort of passions as he does, whatever events and new things this campus has to offer. 

There was also, most certainly, going to be other people like himself who were just moving in and starting their university life. Kaito figured it’d be a good idea to introduce himself to anyone he might happen across, considering they’d be living in the same building and going to the same school and all. Needless to say, when he spots someone else walking through the halls, his face lights up and he’s immediately bouncing over.

“Are you just moving in, too?” Kaito offers a broad smile as he approaches, before chuckling nervously. “I mean, I guess that’s kind of a dumb question since everyone’s moving in about now... A, Anyways!” Extending his hand to the other, his smile broadens once more. “Since we’re all living in the same dorm building, I thought I should introduce myself to people. I’m Kaito! It’s nice to meet you!”

Welcome to Blackwood, Sho!

You will be housed in the co-ed floors, in a double dorm. Your assigned roommate is Inigo. As stated, you will be majoring in Fine Arts. We hope you enjoy your time here!