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"Sure," Thane managed to push out.

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Railyn was normally the first one out of class when he was younger, but Thane keeping him up made it to where he had to catch up with Pel and Edalyn, who naturally got each other as partners, which was typical.

Railyn forgot to actually ask Thane where she was going to be or where they would, y'know, meet up, but when he poked his head back in the room, she was gone.

Thane ate by herself, away from the large crowds and loud noises. She found the entire thing less overwhelming this way. Plus, there was still the instinct that if she didn’t keep her food away from others, someone was going to snatch it, which she was sure hadn’t been helped when all growing up, both the twins had taken things off her plate when she wasn’t looking. After she finished, she didn’t really know where to go to meet the boy—she still didn’t know his name, which she found especially embarrassing given that it was written out in front of her, she just had no idea how to pronounce it—so there was no chance of asking around. Not that she would want to do that anyway. Yikes.

Well…everyone had to come through the cafeteria, right? Maybe staying put was the best option.

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After an excruciating day of classes and absolutely no battling or anything like that --apparently that was a tomorrow thing-- Railyn had finally managed to get back together with Pel and Edalyn, who had different classes later in the day.

At the very least, the food was good! Much better than anything he had at home. Overhearing some of the stuck up kids (who somehow managed to get through initiation... Railyn was going to blame that on luck again) that the food was nothing to compared to the food they eat on a daily basis.

When Railyn had stood up to put his food tray away, something in the corner of his view caught his attention.

Thane was starting to feel like there was no reason to do this. She could go back to her dorm, try to struggle through reading over the homework, and then tomorrow, she’d tell the guy, “oh I’m sorry! I tried looking for you, but couldn’t find you!” The more she thought about it, she more she actually really preferred the idea over sitting here and waiting. She stood up to leave.

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Railyn saw Thane get up, far closer to the exit and the trap drop off than he was. He took the opportunity to catch up to her, and when she set her tray down, Railyn cleared his throat. "Thane, hey!"

He slowed down and set his tray down next to her. "Fancy meeting you here."

Thane startled and turned around, trying not to feel disappointed. “Oh, hey.”

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Railyn chuckled lightly. "I kinda completely forgot about like... actually figuring out how to chat with you after dinner. Or, like..." he faltered, struggling to find the right words.

Thane tried to keep her face neutral, even though she was very confused and couldn’t tell what he was trying to say. “Yeah,” she said, even though she definitely didn’t have a clue. “So…the project? Should we… sit down, or go somewhere, or…”

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"Yes! The project!" Railyn smiled nervously. "Gotta love homework on the first day..."

“Yeah,” Thane said confusedly. “So should we…”

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"Yeah... you wanna go back to your room or my room, or..?" Railyn suddenly blushed. "That sounded wrong. How about the library?"

“Sure,” Thane said, blinking several times at the implied comment.

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"Awesome, library." Railyn walked the way to the library. He looked back as he walked. "So, uh, you got the booklet?"

“Yeah, I do,” Thane said, following him. He seemed to know his way around better than she did.

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