TheImaginaryAlicorn

@@Dji, @@Zhooves, @@Suitaloo Practically bouncing in her seat, Fiona was eager to get reading with her new friends, and she was much more excited than she had expected to be. "Let's look up Snorunt first," she suggested. "And then can we find Mawile? You've got me really curious as to what it looks like."

@@Dji, @@Zhooves, @@Suitaloo "Wow, Mawile sounds terrifying!" Fiona replied. "I wonder what exactly it looks like..." She entered her dorm room as directed and plopped down onto her bed, quickly hiding the sketches that occupied it into her bag. She waited patiently with Sne and Jared, not quite sure what to talk about.

@@Dji, @@Zhooves, @@Suitaloo "Oh, nice," Fiona replied as she followed Fey to her dorm. "That makes things easy." She paused, pondering something. "I wonder what kinds of odd Pokemon there are that I don't know about. I mean, if there's anything out there that's half as weird as Malamar..." She shuddered. "That would be kinda' terrifying. If you've ever read it's Pokedex entry, you'll know what I mean."

@@Suitaloo, @@Dji, @@Zhooves "It'll probably be fine," Fiona assured, although she was a bit scared herself. "We can just head in, get the book, and go to one of the other dorms. Sne and I are in number 7, if that's anywhere near you." While she was very familiar with Pokemon moves and type match-ups, Fiona wasn't so much with Pokemon themselves, and she was curious to see some of those recorded in the Bulbapedia.

@@Suitaloo Fiona smiled, somewhat relieved. I knew he was nice, she thought to herself. "Oh, um, okay. Th-thanks." She thought for a moment. "I think I will try it, just a little. The media does kind of blow up things to look bigger than they are, doesn't it? I mean, have you ever seen Reefer Madness? It's this really old PSA-type movie about drugs, but it's so over the top you just can't take it seriously!" She laughed a little. "If you haven't seen it, you really should - it's a riot!" @@Dji, @@Zhooves The Venonat then turned so she was looking at everyone. "Well, I'm done eating. Fey, did you want to go up to the dorms to get the book? We could all head up there now, if you guys are finished too."

@@Suitaloo "O-oh." Fiona wasn't quite sure how to respond. She wasn't really pro-drugs, but she didn't have the heart or social skills to say no. Jared seemed like a nice guy, though, so he probably knew what he was doing... "Okay then, I mean...I, uh...I-I think I'll just have a small amount first, just to try it..." It can't really be as bad as people say it is, she thought. Fiona tried to reason with herself, tried to find a positive light in which she could look at the idea. Even after much mental convincing, though, the girl was still a little uncertain...

@@Suitaloo Fiona wondered why Jared was leaning so close to her, but it gave her Butterfrees in her stomach; no guy had ever intentionally gotten this near to her, as her few friends back home were all female, and thinking about it made her a bit jumpy. "S-sure," the Venonat replied, attempting to sound more calm than she actually was. She continued, lowering her voice as her friend had, "I've never done it before. Hey, what exactly is cannabis, anyways?"

@@Suitaloo, @@Dji, @@Zhooves Finishing off her food, Fiona explained, "Well, no, they don't, but I saw a Pokemon Contest on TV once that had a Deino in it, and it evolved halfway through the performance. It was actually really cool." Then she thought for a moment. "That's funny, I never would've thought you smoked, Jared. I've heard cigarettes make your breath smell really bad, and if they do, you do a good job of covering it. Isn't that illegal at our age? Oh, whatever," she said, immediately dismissing the thought, "do what you will." The Venonat then turned to Fey. "Sure, that sounds like a great idea," Fiona affirmed. "Do you have it on you? I'm done with my dinner, so if everyone else is too, then I'm fine with heading to the dorms to get it."

@@Suitaloo, @@Zhooves, @@Dji "Inhaling the..?" Fiona's innocent mind was momentarily confused by what Jared had just said about inhaling plant vapors. Thankfully, a distraction was provided in the form of a discussion about the eating habits of Snorunt. "Some gijinkas do obtain habits and behaviors because of their Pokemon halves," Fiona stated, "like your bite-y, self-conflicted friend. I wouldn't know much about Snorunt, though, since they don't live in my region."

@@Suitaloo "Oh, that's pretty cool. Can you like change the plants' colors and shapes or something?" Fiona thought about how to make her own abilities useful. Well, one ability in particular, really. She was also wondering what exactly abilities in general would be used for, if not battling. Would they just be for day-to-day tasks? At least Fiona could be sure she would be learning about her Pokemon side to some extent at the academy.

@@Suitaloo, @@Zhooves "Oh, it's been great," Fiona beamed. "Everyone I've met so far is really nice." Which is a good change of pace from what I'm used to, she thought to herself. "I can't wait to see what we'll learn in the classes. Do you know if we're battling each other at all? I'm not sure if the idea is exciting or terrifying!"

@@Suitaloo, @@Dji, @@Zhooves "Oh, hi Jared!" Fiona greeted her friend cheerily. "Sure, come sit down! This is my roommate, Sne. Sne, this is my friend Jared." She continued to eat her food at a bit of a slower pace, since she figured there would be conversation. Then she noticed a girl who looked like a Ninetales gijinka standing around shyly behind the group, and Fiona wondered if she wanted to sit down. The Venonat wouldn't normally begin conversations with people she didn't know. In fact, it was usually her who fidgeted in the background, but everyone here had been nice to her so far, so she decided to take the chance. Besides, if this girl was anything like her, she would be quite nice to have as a friend. "H-hi," Fiona began. "Do you want to sit down?"

@@Zhooves "Yeah, just like that!" Fiona laughed. As they entered the cafeteria, the smell of food hit her hard, and she realized how hungry she was. She had reason to be, too, since she gave half of her lunch to Apisves. The venonat gijinka got in line and looked over her choices carefully before piling a large selection of food onto her plate. Sitting down in a spot where there was room for her icy friend to join her, Fiona began to eat her food very quickly, and soon she was already halfway through her meal.

@@Zhooves Fiona lazily looked over at Sne. "Hm?" She checked the clock and her eyes widened in surprise. "Wow, have I been sitting here for that long? Uh, yeah, let's go get some dinner, then." She opened the door and walked out, waiting happily for Sne. "Do you remember where the cafeteria is?"

@@Zhooves "Okay," the girl replied, "thanks. Have a good dream." Fiona continued to draw for a while, not really paying attention to what she was doing. She was thinking about too much, and she couldn't focus. I've met four people so far, she thought, not including that dragon guy, and they've all been really nice. She looked over at the sleeping Sne. I like this place.