[h1][center][color=00a651]देवी कौर[/color][/center][/h1]

It had certainly been a confusing, if eventful, week for Devi Kaur as she adjusted slowly to the strangeness of this country and the environment of living on campus. It took only a day for her flowers to spread beyond the bounds of their meager planter, and by now one entire interior wall was covered by vine and blossoms of vibrant blue and purple. Despite feeling a bit uneasy about the rate at which her plants were taking over her room, the councilor assigned to their group assured her that it was fine and even expected of a few residents. Seemed that the staff really thought of everything when it came to the children of gods. So much so that she had even been provided with a few lessons on how to work a smartphone, and the usefulness of having it on her person.

Still, nothing quite prepared her for how receptive her roommates would be, even if she continued to get the feeling that her presence was more than a fair bit awkward for them. Talking with them and just idle interaction had helped her English significantly, and she felt that she had even acquired a few bits of other languages while casually listening to them. She had even managed to speak clear enough that her accent didn't quite make her words unintelligible! That in particular was an accomplishment she felt proud of, as initially she felt for sure she had mispronounced nearly everything. Alena had been especially patient with her, though she only found out earlier that day that she couldn't read English nearly as well as she assumed and that all her books were in Russian.

Today it seemed that everyone in the university was occupied with some function or another being held, one which she didn't quite understand at the moment as she was still learning much about the customs on this side of the world. So it was that after her evening shower, she stepped out of the bathroom with scant but her towel about her waist and simply strode into Alena's room across from hers to inquire of her as she had been prone to do the last week. "[color=00a651]Alena, what is this Welcome Ball, and why is everyone getting so dressed up?[/color]" Of course, she didn't knock or announce herself, only speaking out once she was already fully inside the room and staring at her roommate. "[color=00a651]Is there some kind of strange game they play with the ball that requires all these clothes?[/color]"