Room #315

Cate slowly and shyly pushed her way through the crowd, making sure she got bumped several times and giving pitiful little squeaks of, "Oh! So sorry... Excuse me...." every single time. She needed to appear weak, pathetic and average. Nothing about her was to stand out or seem threatening, no matter the fact that she was a Mesmer. Everyone knew about an illusionist's knack for lies and tall tales, so that made her work twice as hard. She didn't just have to act and lie, she literally had to become all that she hated and despised: Shy, scared and pitiful.

As she scaled the stairs and caught up with Ade, she noticed that the Aura Reader had an issue with stairs. Cate noted that down for later thoughts, sure that it would become useful to her at some point. 

Reaching into her blouse, Cate fished a silver chain from around her neck which she had already attached her dorm key to. She didn't want any of the Shadows stealing her key and breaking into her dorm while she was away. They tended to have a liking for such things. 

Putting a sweet smile on her face, Cate stepped in front of the door that read 315 on it and waiting with Vinny for Ade. She remained silent at this point, realizing that the Reaper likely didn't care if she was lying or not and the aura reader likely already suspected her. This would be an interesting year.

Ade stumbled up the last step, first going the wrong direction. C'mon, girl. I really have no patience for you, Cate thought to herself, trying to hold back the glaring face that always arrived with her impatience. She had always been good about hiding emotions. It was required of a Mesmer to have their true nature stay hidden.

Finally, the blinded girl arrived at the door with that annoying grin. At her prompting Cate undid the chain around her neck. "Oh! I'd love to!" And so, she did, inserting the key into the lock and opening the door wide with a happy giggle before stepping inside.

It was just like any other dorm room, of course. Except for the fact that there was only one single bed in favor of having a bunk for the other. There were three of them, after all, and none of them were going to sleep on the floor. 

Cate stood at the center of the room, a huge smile on her face. "Oh wow! Big brother would be so jealous if he were still a student!"

Ade trailed behind the two others, inspecting the room with curiosity. Her essentially light weight bag slung lazily over her shoulders, containing only a limited variety of clothing and a lethal utility belt nestled at the bottom. Her possessions would seem bleak and quite kosher to the untrained eye. Still, she's sure that the academy had encountered worse.

The bunk bed came into view, followed by an irrationally excited hop. She'd never experienced the sensation of sleeping on a slightly higher than average elevation! The top bunk was like a pedestal. She sprung forward, shouting "Dibs!" as she hastily launched her bag onto the unyielding mattress.

She gripped the bed happily, putting her foot in a rather awkward position as she began to make her expedition upwards. There didn't seem to be a designated path to get to the top bunk, save the stairs near the frame of the bed. The architects obviously didn't consider the well-being of blind, aura-sensing girls who had less of a knacking for stairs than most.
She'd have to compromise.

Ade dropped her foot to the floor, stepping towards a nearby dresser and scrambling up the side. She sauntered forward, knocking over papers and a lamp in the process. She then jumped forward, gripping the bed post and clambering onto the mattress with the aid of a wall and some sweat on her feet. She did this in one rather fluid motion, keeping just enough moment to heave herself upwards.
Much better.

She very much enjoyed the view from up her. She could sense nearly everything in the room without having to move her head even a meager centimeter. Perfect!

"Oh, um. speaking of. I get to be an assistant librarian, so I might be out late stacking books. I just... I don't know my schedule yet, so I might work later at night and go over a bit because... well... I might accidentally start reading the books..."

Ade chuckled slightly. "What're you supposed to get from those things?" She asked, fiddling with the edge of her sheet. She had never found books to be very enjoyable. Besides, running her hands over them to extract the meaning got quite tedious. She very much preferred hands-on scenarios, thank you very much.

Still, it seemed as though the girl had more on her plate than just reading into the shy hours of the morning.