Roommate Rules [Demi/Wakana]

[Demi]

So it was happening... she was really moving dorms... from her wonderful room with just her in it to a new room with a new roommate, someone she'd never met before. As she adjusted one of her boxes in her arms, she moved over to the new dorm door and hesitated in front of it for a few moments. It was now or never. She had to go inside... meet someone new, and learn to share her space. This... was probably the craziest thing she could've done... agreed to share a room with someone??

Drawing in a deep breath, she moved to knock softly on the door, waited a moment, then moved to open the door, poking her head in. "Hello?" She called out. "I'm Nanjou Demi-- your new roommate..." She called in, looking around for her new roommate. What was she like? Was she nice? Hopefully.

Demi had spent a few nights tossing and turning over this, and finally she had to move her stuff. At least she didn't have too much stuff... three trips should do it. No, four. She had a fish tank she had to carry in, too. Hopefully her new roommate wouldn't mind the fish... so much to think about.

Wakana

[Wakana]

When the knock on the door came, Wakana was in her final scramble to shift the last of her stuff scattered around the room to her side. "Hello!" she replied loudly, squealing as she tripped over a discarded piece of clothing and slammed heavily into the wardrobe near the door for support. A flush rose to her cheeks, arm halfheartedly pushing her body sideways off the wooden support. "Nice to meet you, Nanjou-san!" She scampered forward towards the door, nearly tripping once more. It was probably a bad idea to be so excited. Not because she might not like the girl who was to be her new roommate, but rather it made her rush...and completely clumsy. Not really the greatest first impression. Still, she made it to the door successfully without totally falling.

"Hall Wakana, new roomie." Wakana introduced, opening the door further for the girl with a smile. "Sorry for the slight mess, I had some stuff scattered around the room that I had to move from your side." Stepping to the side to welcome her in, Wakana gave a sheepish grin. "I have an electric kettle and a hotplate that you're free to use whenever, oh and fish! I hope you don't mind." She beamed, inwardly hoping she was being friendly enough to not make things awkward.

[Demi]

She blinked, seeing her new roommate... scampering around clumsily. This was going to be a long semester, she suddenly realized. "Nice to meet you..." she finally said. She stepped into the room for a moment, glancing around. Already feeling a bit claustrophobic. Ah well, she knew she'd get over it. "Ah- thank you... but I have my own. I have a microwave that you're free to use, though." At the mention of fish, she shook her head. "I have fish, too... two of them." She nodded lightly to Wakana as he set the box down as well as the bags she'd grabbed onto her bed. "I just have my bedding and the fish tank to grab... I'll be right back?"

She slipped out of the room, then grabbed her bedding pack, pulling it over one shoulder. She grabbed her fish tank, then slipped out of her old room, locking it up... then made her way back to her new room.

She stepped inside again without knocking this time. "There we go..." she set the fish tank down... it was extremely heavy, but she'd managed. It was a 10 gallon tank... pretty big for just two fish, but... she liked the fish a lot. After all, they were fish she and Ai caught at the festival. She had set it on her desk, then moved to plug the filter and light into the wall. "Sorry guys... didn't mean to stress you." She had taken some of the water out... or rather, most of it, so she could transfer the tank, so they were swimming in a few inches of water instead of their normal like... foot of water.

Turning to Wakana, Demi studied the girl for a moment or two, then she looked around the room. "I'm not bothered by slight mess..." she commented, a really late reply to Wakana's comment before. She gave a light shrug. "That's what happens when people move around."

[Wakana]

The brisk nature of her new roommate caused Wakana to give what felt like a millennia of blank stares at the door to the dorm. In and out in a flash. How serious. A heavy sigh weighed her shoulders down, dragging a grimace to her face before she manged to smoothed it out into a neutral expression. Right, responsible person, of course. Instead of just standing around waiting she shuffled around the room, moving and straightening a few things restlessly before giving up and dropping deeply onto her bed. Staring blankly at the wood cabinets overhead was only interesting enough for about a second.

Instead, she rolled to her side and scooped the giant Roost plush into her chest. The room lay silent. It stretched right up until the faint sounds of movement sounded outside the door, prompting the teen to sit up. And that would be how her new roommate would see her for a second time, staring at her while sitting with a cheek resting against the over-sized plush.
"Mhm."

[Demi]

Now that she was in her room, she relaxed a bit. She glanced back over to her new roommate and realized something. "Oh- you have a Roost-chan mascot plush-!" She seemed surprised. "Are you in Roost, then?" Never hurt to ask. "Or did you just get lucky?" She'd seen them before, but it was still a surprise to see such a large one. How cute!

"Oh- right... water..." She moved to grab a bucket she had, then moved to the bathroom to fill it with water. When she was done, she put some treatment in it, then let it sit so she could put more water in the fish tank. "Sorry-- moving is a lot more work than I remembered... it's amazing how much stuff you collect in these dorms, you know?" She brushed some hair out of her face. "Just- uhm... Nanjou Demi." She finally said, bowing her head lightly. "Sorry if I was a bit in a rush there, I had to get my stuff out today... and wanted it out of the way." She moved to grab her sheets, starting to make her new bed... good thing she'd done her laundry so she had fresh smelling sheets yay.

[Wakana]

"I got lucky with a raffle actually." Here she perked up, eager to get to know her new roommate now that they would be living together for the rest of the year at least. For a moment Wakana just watched the tall girl busy about the room, setting aside the plush as the awkwardness melted slowly from the atmosphere. "Tell me about it," she agreed with a laugh. "kinda makes you wish there was more storage space, huh?"

"Nice to meet you Nanjou-san. Do you need help with anything..?" A late offer, but to be fair, the dark-haired girl was pretty swift with everything.

[Demi]

"Oh- nice. I'm in Roost, that's why I asked." She gave a light shrug. "Do you think you'll be joining a faction? Or maybe will you just stay neutral?" It'd be nice to get to know the girl she'd be living with, even if only temporarily. "Definitely wish there was more storage space. But if we had more, I have a feeling moving in and out would be way more of an ordeal than it should be."

"Ah- ehh... I think I've got it. Thank you for the offer, though." She nodded in Wakana's direction as she spread the blanket out over the bed. Her sheets were a soft blue today, but she changed them sometimes... usually once a week or every other week. The blanket was black... matched with any color of sheet.

"Also, you may as well just call me Demi... everyone else does, whether I want them to or not." She shrugged. "Plus, I mean, isn't it kind of awkward to call someone by their last name when you'll be like... coexisting with them?" She set her pillow down, then flopped down on her bed, facing Wakana. She glanced to Wakana's fish tank. "So... what are your fish named?"

[Wakana]

She quickly nodded in response, agreeing that it was a little silly to be so polite with someone you shared a room with. "Probably neutral faction wise. I don't really favor any over the other so...Ah! Um, One and Two are their names. For their spots." That was, one and two in English actually. "I wasn't feeling particularly creative," a hand reached up to scratch her cheek. "what about yours?"

"Oh! Before I forget, are there any allergies I should be aware of? I don't have any." Wakana would hate to be taken by surprise by something like an unexpected food allergy or who knows what else. Better to cover all the bases to prevent accidents. Or in case of an emergency.

[Demi]

She nodded. Factions were interesting sometimes. When she mentioned the names of her fish, Demi was mildly surprise. "One and Two, huh? Do you speak English or is that just...?" She waved a hand.

"Mine are- uh..." Suddenly she felt embarrassed... her cheeks coloring ever so slightly. "Uh... Ai and Demi juniors." She gestured to each one as she said its name.

Thankful for the subject change, she shook her head. "I'm not allergic to anything, no... not that I'm aware of anyway." She shrugged a bit. "Um-- do you have any habits I should maybe know?" She asked. "Or anything in general... medical conditions I should be aware of... like insomnia or something?" Something that may impact Demi.

[Wakana]

"My dad's American. I spoke English a lot growing up." Wakana clarified, gigging at her new roommates sudden embarrassment. "Those names are really sweet. Is Ai your boyfriend..?" Look at her, growing up and actually making small talk. Fara would be proud. "Nothing really either," she paused to tap the plastic thigh of her prosthetic. "just my leg as far as issues go. Though I do tend to get up really early to run and exercise. Will that bother you? I can do my other workouts somewhere else but.. well alarms."

[Demi]

"Oh!" She suddenly felt a lot more comfortable. "We're the same... well, sort of. My dad's German, but my parents met in America and started a family there..." Wow, sharing stuff about herself. Fun times. She switched to English suddenly. "If you ever need anything, you can ask in either language."

She shifted a bit, looking back to the fish. "Mm, yeah." She nodded. "He is. Have you met him? Okazaki Ai. Silver hair, he looks kind of wild?" She gesticulated a bit with her hands. "Plays guitar... sings beautifully." Gosh- it was kind of embarrassing to talk about him to someone else. Weird.

The subject switching to Wakana's leg and the workouts helped. "Oh- that's fine with me. I get up early anyway." She shook her head gently. "I study a lot and..." She thought for a bit. "I'm learning to play guitar? So you might hear me practice horribly, but you're welcome to ask me to practice elsewhere if it becomes bothersome." She thought about what to say. "I go for runs sometimes myself... I'm trying to gain more stamina." She chewed on her bottom lip. "I'm in archery club, so it's something that I need more of." All the sharing was totally new to Demi, but it was kind of nice.

[Wakana]

Wakana's face brightened considerably at the sudden shift to English, a beaming smile crossing her face.
"It's nice to have something in common at least. I don't get to speak English much lately. Do you have any snacks or things you like from America? My grandparents send me care packages from home sometimes, occasionally they manage to get some things from on base that you can't get here."


She switched back to Japanese as well, shaking her head. "No, we've never met, but I may have seen him around campus. He sounds nice." An encouraging smile settled itself where it was once beaming. "The practicing should be fine, I don't mind. And if it gets particularly bad I can always put on earphones." Wakana ribbed playfully. "But sound's good! I'm glad we at least seem fairly compatible. I was worried. If you ever want a running buddy, you know who to ask now."