As Avery and her father ate their lunches, Avery noticed a man with very little hair walk in, primarily because very few people were walking into the cafeteria at all. Of course, her father noticed him as well, momentarily pausing as if analyzing him before he continued. This wasn't limited to that individual, however, and Avery had grown quite used to it over the years. It was really just her dad being overprotective of her. As if to prove the point, he did the same thing when another boy entered the room, this one with sharp features and black hair. Avery just rolled her eyes as she slipped off the end of the seat and began heading to the trash can to throw away her garbage and drop off her tray.

Almost immediately afterwards, Mr. Thompson finished his own food and did the same before they left the spacious, mostly empty building. “It's been about fifteen minutes, Avery,” her dad said, glancing at his watch as they stepped into the early afternoon sunlight. “Do you want to go see if your roommate is there yet?”

“Yeah, that sounds good,” she replied, yawning slightly. For some reason, food usually had that effect on her, though she had no idea why that was. Regardless, she turned towards the girls' dormitory and began leading the way, the two of them lapsing into silence in order to enjoy the moment. They were going to be separated for quite some time after all, so it made sense to enjoy it while it lasted. It was especially hard for Mr. Thompson, as he was a tad overprotective of his daughter. Still, he had some confidence that she would be fine, so long as nothing too crazy happened.

Before too long, certainly much less time than it had taken them to get to the cafeteria, they returned to the dormitory and headed up to her room, passing by the lady at the desk with a little wave. Once again, the door proved a little stubborn, taking several swipes with the card to get it to read correctly and open for them. “Hello?” Avery called out when there were no obvious signs that someone else was in the dorm as well. “Is anyone there? I'm Avery, one of the students in this dorm.”