[@MyCatGinger]

Shou's statement about Shizuka taking good care of her lover caught her by surprise.  "I'm not in a relationship," she said, somewhat embarrassed.  "I'm not exactly what people are looking for these days," she said modestly, "Animals are much easier to take care of than people, they're brutally honest, don't harbor preconceived expectations, and are never ungrateful."

When he ruffled her hair, she closed her eyes, mildly startled, but let him continue; she saw it as 'paternal'.  Shizuka smiled back at him genuinely; while she respected Shou as a professor, she felt he was more like an upperclassman: friendly and easy to get along with, while simultaneously offering helpful guidance.

Shizuka made her way out of Shou's office.  "I'll keep you updated," she said when he asked to hear about the hamsters, "See you tomorrow."

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[@Dynamo Frokane]

After getting the hamsters situated, Shizuka left the biology wing.  She opened up her email on her phone just to see if anything possibly came up that was school-related that she needed to take care of before she left the campus.  She was surprised to see that she did indeed have a message, but not on her email; it was a BookFace message, and from Nick Weston.  Of course, since he already knew her name, he could easily find her on BookFace.  She sent back a reply:

"I remember.  I happen to be on campus right now.  I have to go to work later, but I do have some time.  I'll be happy to hear your explanation of your show; it will also give me an opportunity to explain why I tried to contact you, though it's not really that important.  I'll wait for you at the fountain in front of the social sciences building."

She figured that since she was going to meet him, it wouldn't be wrong to look at his BookFace page as well, since all she had to do was click his name in the message header.  She looked through his pictures, noting that he seemed like a cute boy, with something of a hip, rebellious streak given his oft-changing hair color.

Arriving at the fountain, Shizuka sat down at a bench and kept an eye out for Nick.  She was sure that after talking with her, Nick would find that his expectations have been disappointed.