Un ⚜ Arrivée

[paysdelamour]

[France has absolutely no idea what had just happened. All he remembers is that one minute, he was at home... and the next he had walked through that door, and been enrolled in a school for magicians (which didn't exist, by the way) and assigned to a kodor, or... something like that. And now maref was being held the next day - at least, that was what his papers had said. They really seemed to enjoy making their new students hit the ground running.

Still, this was all a little too much to take in, even for a nation who prided himself on being able to adapt to almost any situation. So there he is, sitting in the courtyard, with his few things collected together into his lap, trying to soak everything in. It's still so surreal, despite how Earth-like it may seem to him - like this is some sort of dream.

He glanced briefly at his arm, and the hideous... thing they'd put there - they'd called in the Rukh's Eye, a way of communication in this world. Initially he'd refused it, but they'd forcibly rolled up his sleeve and shoved it onto his arm. After staring at it for another moment, he quickly pulled down his sleeve to hide it as best he could, before standing up. Well! There was no way he was going to learn about this place if he didn't do something. So he turned to the nearest person, and approached them, smiling, with a question.]

Pardonnez-moi... I am new here, if you could not tell... do you by any chance know where the, ah, maref rooms are...?

(( ooc: You can find him anywhere you like - perhaps you're the person he asked for directions, or maybe you meet him as he's snooping around the area, or even as he's going to the dormitories and getting settled in! Just put where you want to meet him in the subject <3 also if you're a pretty lady, watch out, he flirts ))

Comments

I heard you were snooping, so here's another?

[punckat]

[Being pretty new here and rather nosy himself, Boris often looks for chances to wander off on his own. This time there's someone else slinking down halls and peering around corners, though, and that's just a little bit too interesting to ignore.]

Oi. [Have a grin.] Are you trouble or lost?

yessss snooping ouo

[paysdelamour]

[Well, he wouldn't call it sneaking - so much as he would call it one of the many moments of hesitation in his life. He's never been to such a bizarre place before, where flying carpets are the norm and he could pull off... well, whatever that beam of light had been. So perhaps he's being a little... extra-cautious but really, he's just getting his bearings.

Francis is actually a bit startled when someone interrupts him, especially with someone who... honestly looks like he's dressed in a cosplay.]

Non non non, nothing like trouble! [He does smile though, turning toward Boris and approaching him.] I suppose "lost" would best describe me now, however. I am new here, you see, m'sieur.

silly France, that tail is legit

[punckat]

[Whatever puts you to sleep at night, buddy.

Boris has decided that he likes this stranger's tone and accent, though, if that's at all evidenced by the little swish of his tail at that last word. There are so many interesting people here.]

It's not all that hard to get an idea of the place once you look around. I'm new here, too. [By the way, it seems people don't exactly take it well if they find you in their room...]

Does he get to pet it >u>

[paysdelamour]

[... did that tail just... move? Well, things were getting stranger here by the minute. After his initial bout of shock, Francis tries to compose himself again and smile.]

Ah, I thought not. Still, it is good to have that fact confirmed. [He seems a little surprised, but very interested, in Boris' last statement.] You are, too? How long have you been here?

Only if he's gentle >:[

[punckat]

[Don't think he didn't see those expressions, mister. Fortunately, the question has him preoccupied, and his ears dip back while he thinks about how to answer.]

Really new. I've only been around a couple days. That's another thing; the time here's weird, isn't it? [You know, just in case you were from someplace like home. If you are he certainly doesn't recognise you.]