You keep me still when all I feel is an endless direction...

[septimo_rueda]

Who: Leo, basically anyone else
When: December Catchall
Where: Aube Dormitory, Lumière Dormitory (Leo, that's not your dorm, wtf), throughout campus... but specifically Theater Lenormand and Market Square
What: Arrival and Exploration
Warnings: N/A


Checking In - Day 1

[ Spotting Leo in the Aube Dormitory shouldn't be too difficult.

Just look for the guy with curly black hair, elvish ears, and the kind of smile that implies he's there to cause all kinds of trouble. Of course, something to note about that smile: it doesn't always seem to reach his eyes. If you're skilled at reading people, then you might be able to tell this guy is just very skilled at acting happy-go-lucky.

In all honesty, it probably seems like he's overdue on about fifty naps, even with the amount of energy he seems to hold within him.

Leo doesn't actually seem to have much luggage... He's making a single trip up to his room, carrying all four pieces of luggage in one go. With the way he's carrying the stuff, none of it appears that heavy, yet anyone walking by his room will hear a pretty loud thunk whenever just one suitcase hits the floor.

He takes a moment to study the room before he proceeds to close the door, so there's a chance to interrupt him if you wanna introduce yourself. Or just rudely interrupt him - that's fine, too. ]


Checking Out - Day 1

[ Later that day, he can be spotted hanging around the Lumière Dormitory, just being... um.

Well - nosy? He's literally just there to find out who all lives here, but people are welcome to assume he's a new kid moving in. Or just call him out if you know for sure he isn't. Make him feel awkward, he can handle it. Also feel free to ask if he knows how to be still - since he's always pulling random things out of his toolbelt. Basically, he's always building some small, random device whenever he takes a moment to just stand in place or walk down an empty hallway: fidget spinner, fidget cube, some other objects that are probably difficult to figure out just by looking...

Of course, after leaving that dorm, he can be spotted just about anywhere else on campus. He's kind of just wandering aimlessly for the rest of the day. ]


Theater Lenormand and Market Square - Rest of Month

[ Over the next several days, he can be primarily spotted in these places, whenever he has free time. With the Theater, he's looking easily distracted by all the shinies - Holy Hephaestus, this is a lot of nice stuff and he spends some time looking unsure of what to do next.

With Market Square, he's hanging around the weapons a lot, looking generally... fascinated? ]

Not bad at all...

[ There's an approving nod - complete with lifted eyebrows - at some of the super nicely-made weapons. Though there's something distant entering his gaze before he just... turns to hurriedly walk away from it all.

If anyone's looking to catch him after this, they can most likely find him either looking to get food or heading to his own dorm room. ]

Comments

Lumière

[buddinghopes]

[She's in and out of the dorm several times a day, as per usual for Lia, but specifically she's coming back in when Leo's checking the place out, a box tucked under her arm. She at least knows the people around Lumière, so a new face makes her stop.]

Hey, do you need something?

[septimo_rueda]

[ Ah...

... Hello.

Someone cute who isn't immediately looking at him as though he doesn't belong here, in this entire school? He can't help wondering where's the catch, which might explain the way there's a flicker of uncertainty and doubt in his gaze even as he grins at her. ]

Not really. I just heard this is where the cool people live. [ fingerguns! ] ... Uhhh I actually just wanted to see who else lives around here. They put me in the other dorm.

[buddinghopes]

[Ah, that flicker of uncertainty... she flashes him a welcoming smile.]

Well, I don't know about cool people, but you certainly found where the disasters live. Welcome to the school, though. I'm Lia, nice to meet you!

Checking In

[bolderfell]

[Therion's just passing the second floor on his way up to his own dorm room when he hears the heavy thud. He pauses, hand on the banister, before deciding he doesn't need to justify his innate nosiness to himself anymore and walking over to #202 to investigate. A peek inside doesn't show anything amiss: just a new student. Or a new child soldier. You know, whatever.

He leans on the door frame, arms crossed.]

Everything okay? Sounded like something fell.

[septimo_rueda]

[ He blinks at those words and then looks over to the bag. ]

Uhhh... No, just didn't expect it to be that loud when I dropped it. My bad, dude.

[ It's just a good thing that bag doesn't have anything fragile in it (well, some people might consider books fragile). With that, he sets the rest of the bags down with a little more care. ]

[bolderfell]

[Hm. As he does, Therion's gaze flickers over to the bag, too. Ah, well, probably nothing. Not like misjudging the weight of your luggage is the weirdest thing new arrivals to this school ever offer.]

Sure. Not that big a deal. I was just walking by.

[It's obvious enough the kid's just moving in and probably wants his privacy, so Therion shrugs and makes to dismiss himself.]

Need directions to the dining hall later, I'll be around. In the meantime, welcome to magic hell boot camp for kids.

market square

[silksoul]

They have good artisans here. [ Her comment is taciturn, businesslike; her body language suggests she, too, was inspecting the weaponry.

The keen look in her eyes and the way she wears her only weapon - a needle almost as tall as her - suggests she has good reason to be interested in such things.

She glances at him. If he has a weapon on him, she can't see it. But his comment suggests he's not someone here to gawk at things he's never seen before. ]

Are you here to buy? Or are you studying technique?

[septimo_rueda]

... Yeah. My dad would probably have something to say about this.

[ This isn't the tone of a fond son. Possibly the opposite. ]

He makes weapons and... I kind of know a lot of stuff about them because of him.

[ Well, that's one way to put it... ]

[silksoul]

[ Ah, it's that sort of father, then. She can't say she doesn't understand that resentment.

...She glances towards him. ]

My father was...similar. [ The words are stiff, as if forced out. There's no fondness in that chilly tone, either. ] He was far better at plans and devices than anything else.

[ She turns back to the weapons on display. ]

I have no interest in following in his footsteps. Being a hunter requires command of trap and weapon, so I learn it for my own sake.

Aube

[unlogic]

[Desidera doesn't need to be walking by room 202 to hear the noise; her own room is one of the two that are right next to it. With how Aube's second floor has been mostly-empty for some time now—just her and Gunvolt (and Monarch) in 203, and Weiss in 204—she's a bit curious as to who the new neighbor is (and a little concerned at how loud that noise was). She gets up from her desk, leaving the book she was reading, then walks out and over to go and look.]

Hello? That sounded awfully heavy, is everything alright?

[septimo_rueda]

[ Leo may or may not be noticing how incredibly pretty she is, like... immediately.

He almost misses the bed completely while setting his bag down. Almost. After clearing his throat, he flashes her a grin... and, fortunately, take two is much more successful. ]

Totally fine! It was just... my luggage. [ said in a somewhat overly casual way, a laugh escaping after ] I maybe sort of... preemptively let go?

[unlogic]

[There's no way he hasn't noticed the horns or how her eyes are red, but he doesn't appear to be paying them any real mind, either.

She still expects to get Looks for them every now and then.]

Ah. [And it made that noise when it landed on the floor.] You must've brought quite a bit with you. And you carried it all up at the same time?

Lumière

[lifeforced]

[Rebecca is coming down the stairs from the fourth floor, on her way out to go do her work at the infirmary for the afternoon, when she spots Leo. Ekkehardt and Hieke would probably excuse her for arriving a little later than she normally does, if she took a moment or two to go and welcome what looked like a new student, and it would be kind of rude of her not to, so...]

Haven't seen you around before. You new here?

[septimo_rueda]

[ She seems a little... young? Though guess he shouldn't be too surprised - smart people come in all sizes, he's noticed. ]

First day, actually. The name's Leo.

[lifeforced]

[There's nothing stopping him from asking about that. When it comes to meeting new people, though they've recently tended not to ask, she still expects it.]

Rebecca. Or Becky. Whichever you'd prefer, really.

So, what room did they stick you in?

market square

[synthsized]

Yeah, shit's always extra as fuck.

[A voice pipes up from somewhere to Leo's left. His new best friend (?) is a rather short person of indeterminate gender, who's fiddling with a bracelet around their wrist. Said bracelet is glowing in a pulsing pattern, and is distinctly magical.]

Some of it's overpriced, though.

[septimo_rueda]

[ Oh...

... Please hold while he just. Stares for a moment - that kind of "in wonder" staring, that is. He opens his mouth and closes it a few times before he finally nods a few times. ]

Y-yeah? How bad?

[ After a couple of seconds, he realizes he could just. Look.

Let's do that. ]

... Oh. Yeah, that's... not what I'd charge.

Lumiere

[foolishjustice]

[Leo will find Akechi in the kitchen on floor 3, standing over some sort of stir fry. It smells...well, not spectacular, but pretty decent. He seems pretty focused on it, though.

Pester for free samples? Y/N]

[septimo_rueda]

[ Hmm... He won't outright pester for any free food, but he'll definitely come over to check out what's being cooked. ]

Stir fry, huh? Man, it's been ages since I made something like this.

lumière

[bluespearmanofthewind]

[It's almost a month since Lancer arrived here. But he himself has not been very gregarious. In contrast, he has been pretty isolated as he is. He usually hangs out around the dorm until...an unfamiliar guy appears? Sure, he himself has not been very social but he's pretty sure he hasn't seen this guy around. Especially with his rather, unique hobbies?

he plans to just leave he guy alone before he... trips on the stairs. luckily he's pretty agile to pick himself up before he's causing a commotion, but it's enough to get the attention of the new guy... probably.]

Erm, sup? Ya new here?

[tryin to cover up his mess by acting cool????]

[septimo_rueda]

[ He lifts his eyebrows at the guy who just totally came close to eating the floor . . . and there's a snort, followed by a laugh. Sorry, he's had... a pretty crappy few days, new environment aside, and this is probably the funniest thing he's seen all week? ]

Three out of ten - needs more aerodynamics.

[ LEO... ]

But, yeah, first day.

Market

[fullthrottleammy]

No, they're not. They're not amazing either, but maybe I just have high standards.

[Well, that's as good a point for an introduction as any other.]

Hello, I'm Amaterasu, Shinto goddess of the Sun. I'd like to welcome you to Daybreak myself. Judging by the smell, I'd guess you're a son of Hephaestus? Definitely a Greek at any rate.

[septimo_rueda]

[ He makes a bit of a face and nods. ]

Yeah, it's not the best I've seen either... uh.

[ Oh. There are a few blinks as he stares at the stranger. Who's apparently a goddess? And, just like that, his stomach sinks and he feels sick. Leo's trying very hard not to tense up, but there's no stopping it. His jawline quickly sets as he takes a step back, ignoring his racing heart.

After the run-ins with Gaea, the crazy stuff his babysitter pulled, the distance from his own father... He doesn't exactly have a high opinion of divine beings. Plus, he's immediately worried that this goddess knows what's going on between him and Gaea, so his guard is certainly up now. ]

Uh... that's...

[ He lets out an awkward laugh. ]

Just how strong is your nose, exactly? Could be somebody else, right? There are a lot of people in that school and I did touch a few of them.

[ HAHA... ha... ]

Market

[ofexperience]

The craftsmanship is quite impressive, isn't it?

[V's not much of a weapons guy anymore--barely has the strength to wield anything bigger than his cane these days, but he can still appreciate them.]

[septimo_rueda]

[ He flashes a small grin and nods. ]

Nothing better than my- [ well, nevermind on that grin, to say the least ] dad could make, I'm sure, but definitely better than you'd see just anyway else, I think.

[ Then he turns towards the stranger. ]

Leo. Good to meet you.