[i]"In either case, we should meet again, Aislin, you have a cell phone? I suggest we meet at the student lounge, lots of students relax there."[/i] Shannon said. 

Aislin gingerly took the cloth, examining it with an air of fascination. [i]Why, this is her power in action. She has such control over detail, I don't know how she does it.[/i] It took her a moment to register the fact that it was more than just cloth and embroidery. [b]"Oh, perfect! Yeah, I have a cell. Here, I'll give you text right now."[/b]

She pulled out a well-used android, one crack split across the screen.[b] "I've had this thing for years. Much better than those Apple devices, way too mainstream." [/b]After adding in their numbers she sent a simple text: [i]Hey. [/i] and waited for the almost instant buzz of cellphones around their table. 

After staring at her empty dinner plate for a moment, Aislin scooped up her utensils and placed them parallel to each other across the china. [b]"Well Shannon, Deborah," [/b]She said, nodding to each of them. [b]"It's been a pleasure talking with you. I think I'm gonna get a head-start on the Admin building, so I'll see you guys around." [/b]

She gave a little wave as she left the table, dropping her plate off with the piles of other dishes before heading out the cafeteria doors. Despite the dying light her Aviators went back on her face, almost to Aislin's relief. [i]Ah, my first interactions here were a success. Whew...[/i] Rubbing the burnt feeling of stoner fatigue from her eyes, she made her way to the Admin building, only consulting a map once.

Yawning, she walked up to the receptionist and stated her name. The lady handed her a note and a key, and Aislin leaned up by the wall near the desk, engrossed in her roommate's name. [b]"Alex Beta, eh?" [/b]She contemplated what an 'Alex Beta' would be like. 'Alex' was always a silver-sounding word to her, very light and easy to roll off the tongue. 'Beta' as a surname, however, was new to her. It sounded very pro-science. Maybe her family was into that. 

Ears are always more sensitive to names, especially your own. So it was no wonder Aislin snapped out of her daydream to hear a conversation taking place near her. 

[i]“Ass...lin...Asslin? Aislin...Rose."

"Ass Lynn? Well, at least half the name's pretty. Maybe they just call her that 'cause she's got curves, who knows."[/i]

Aislin bared her teeth in a wolfish grin, snickering. In her peripheral vision she saw the two ladies debating her name. One had dark hair, single strand of purple, real casual clothes and the most [i]lethal[/i] stare Aislin had ever seen. She would have been far more intimidating had she not been accompanied by a tall blonde that seemed to glow. Not the kind of aura glow that Aislin was used to picking out from people. She could see the blonde's energy without even trying, and the more she stared the more intense it became. [i]Shit, I think I just saw sparks.[/i]

Curiosity begged her to meet them. She took off her shades as she approached the duo, almost using the motion as a springboard into conversation. Seeing someone's eyes was like looking into their soul, and she was down to being open. Especially since one of these ladies was going to be her roommate. [b]"Well, I'd like to think I have curves. Nothing the boys here would be interested in, though."[/b] She joked, comically pulling at a bit of skin above her hips. 

[b]"I'm Aislin Rose. The first 'I' is silent." [/b]She winked. [b]"This whole roommates thing is new to me as well. Either one of you wouldn't happen to be Alex, would you?" [/b]