magical mystery meeting (eiather house mingle)

[burningbrighter]

who: all Eiather students welcome, old and new!
what: good old traditional student bonding! Open mingle format, feel free to toplevel!
where: Eiather common room
when: Just after the new student arrivals
warnings: none anticipated!

Sunset had plastered the notices all over the common room and living quarters last week. They really should take the time to get to know each other, right? The space is looking a little cluttered with various snacks, instruments, and library books, but it's cozy and she likes that.

She's looking a little disheveled when the first few people come back from classes, but she waves at them all the same. Come on in and settle down, everyone, it's just fine! Enjoy your various little snacks, go over your spellwork, complain about schoolwork...it's all good.

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Canale

[blindedbyruin]

[Canale arrives quite some time after classes have ended, having spent the time in the library collecting the small pile of books in his arms, and he nearly turns right back around again when he realized he walked in on a small party. It's not that he hadn't overheard a couple of the other students talking about this yesterday, he'd just forgotten about it in all the excitement of settling in or he would have just stayed in the library...

The owl perched on his shoulder makes the decision for him by flying off to inspect the room and not coming back until Canale has found himself a nice corner to settle down in.

And that's pretty much where he's going to stay--out of the way, with an owl on his shoulder and a book in his lap. It's basically what he was going to do anyway, and it's not like he'd expected to be the only one here. It's almost second nature to listen in on everything else going on in the room ever while he runs his fingers over the raised script in the book, but mostly it's just so he'll have some warning if anyone gets near.]

[shiningkindness]

[Eventually someone does approach, but the steps are slow, and she only gets close enough to place a cup filled with what seemed like water on the table near him.

An offering, perhaps?]

[blindedbyruin]

[The owl seems to be the first to notice someone approaching, as it shifts a bit on his shoulder. Canale raises his head when he hears the clink of the glass on the table--though he doesn't reach for it just yet in case it's not actually meant for him--and he temporarily closes his book on his hand in lieu of another bookmark.]

Good evening.

[shiningkindness]

[She offers a small smile as she nods.]

G-Good evening. I...didn't mean to interrupt. You were just studying so diligently, so I...thought you could use something to drink.

[blindedbyruin]

[That's so nice??? He still has so much difficulty with the idea of anyone being nice to him, especially strangers. She also sounds nervous about bothering him, so he smiles a little to try to assuage that.]

I don't mind. Thank you, that was very kind of you. [He slides his fingers along the table to find the glass and takes is up. Offering accepted!] I was only brought here a couple days ago, so I feel like I have a lot to catch up on.

[shiningkindness]

[She notes the way his hand moves across the table before picking up the glass with a curious tilt of her head, though she doesn't comment for fear of offending him.]

Mm...I know what you mean. I arrived here a month ago, but it still seems overwhelming at times.

[burningbrighter]

[ The sight in the corner reminds Sunset of her own past studies, so she's careful to make her way over eventually. She speaks softly, trying not to startle him. ]

Hey. Everything okay?

(( ooc: no worries if this is too late, I've just been slammed by work lately, I apologize!))