Big Roommate Surprise

Hwum had been informed that her new roommate would be moving in today, and she had tried to stay awake for that. But she had completely accustomed to her nocturnal lifestyle, and thus Hwum had fallen asleep on the couch while waiting for Arnaaluk. That was a really unique name, even on Manta Carlos, and Hwum was very excited to meet the person it had been bestowed upon. Excited, and a bit hesitant and scared. Hwum's last roommate had met an unfortunate fate, and she was still sad about it since he had liked Broen. But Hwum wanted to be able to move past that experience and not let it taint this one, because having a roommate had been fun. Hwum didn't like being alone, and now she wouldn't have to be alone.

Hwum was woken up from her slumber by the sound of a knock. Thankfully she was a light sleeper and didn't sleep past it. Hwum flinched awake, and upon hearing the words said on the other side on the door she jumped up from her seat. The apartment was pitch black, since Hwum could only see in the dark, but before she went to the door Hwum opened the blackout curtains that were on the windows. That made her vision drop significantly, but Hwum knew the apartment well enough to get to the door in under a minute, stumbling just once on the way. And when Hwum opened the door and got blinded she had a wide happy smile on her face. Her glasses were a bit crooked and she had bags under her eyes but otherwise Hwum looked presentable.

"Hello! Nice to meet you, I'm your new roomma-"
Hwum began with a friendly tone, but stopped when she "saw" how big the person standing in front of her was. Hwum was blinded by the light from the hallway, but her tremor sense picked up a very large figure, that was humanoid shaped but had a...tail? It seemed like a tail. And Hwum had to tilt her head almost all the way back so her eyes would more or less meet Arnaaluk's.
Hwum was aware that she was short, but suddenly she felt a whole lot shorter.
"Ancients, you're very large. Oh, but you must already know that, I'm sorry. Please, come in."
Hwum let out a small embarrassed laugh, and stepped away from the door so Arnaaluk could come in. She considered warning Arnaaluk to watch her head, but she probably heard that a lot and could handle herself. She wasn't Hwum, after all.

Now Hwum realized why the ceilings on these dorm rooms seemed to be bit taller than normal. It was so large students like Arnaaluk could be accommodated more easily. Hwum had lived underground most of her life and more often than not the space was rather snug.
"Don't worry, it's very impressive. And I'm very used to living around people that are larger than me."
Hwum answered and closed the door once Arnaaluk was in, looking out for the tail that she could sense was there. Hwum gave Arnaaluk time to take in the room, having a friendly smile on her face the entire time. And the way the bigger girl squatted down to be considerate of Hwum was very touching, and made Hwum's smile bit wider.

"Yes, once again it's so nice to meet you, Arna! I'm Hwum, Hwum Roch'Der, and you can just call me Hwum. I have never really had a nickname."
Hwum chuckled a bit, and then blinked a bit when Arnaaluk suggested they tell each other a bit about themselves. This was new, Broen had been a very withdrawn roommate that appreciated his space, perhaps having a fellow sociable roommate could be nice.
"That sounds wonderful. Well, um, I'm an earth dragon, and I can only see in the dark. I can sense vibrations through my feet so I can more or less see obstacles and people even when I'm blind. And you are my second roommate yet, I'm very excited to be sharing this apartment with you."
Hwum explained, and at the end gave Arnaaluk a small grin.
"Oh, and if you have any restrictions or conditions or such that would make you more comfortable please tell me, I want us both to be as comfortable as possible. And what can you tell me about you?"