Curiosity Gets You Somewhere (Maxi)

The academy was a lot bigger than what Mizuko expected. And as such, seeing it with her own eyes for the first time was quite a shock. The vastness of the campus was so intimidating that she can't help but feel like it was a huge mouth that was just about to eat her whole.

That wasn't necessarily a bad thing.

After getting her stuff in her new dorm room, the first thing the young lady decided to do was to look around on her own. The scary vastness of the academy stirred her curiosity, that stepping outside the dorm building felt like an adventure in itself. Walking around a new environment was indeed an adventure. And most of the time, people get lost trying to snoop around the way she did.

She had no idea how she got where she suddenly was, nor did she know how to get back when she looked over her shoulder and tried to recall where she came from.

She was in the middle of bushes and flowers, under the bright but fortunately not yet scorching sun. There were benches here and there, she could also see a fountain, and she could definitely see the academy's main building from where she stood. Which was why she wasn't worried that she couldn't get back. Shrugging off her being lost, she continued walking around, while also observing the few people she comes across every now and then.

Until this one person caught her eyes.

She stopped and suddenly just stood still, looking into those emerald eyes that she only used to see in the fictional world. They weren't ordinary green, they looked like... gems. Zooming out, she realized it was a guy she was looking at, someone who looked the same age as she was. Much taller, but still. Quite a good looking face, too; he'll definitely be a good seme to a cute shota, though he can also be a cute uke to--

She slapped herself. Her hand hit her right cheek so hard that the guy would've probably heard it from his decent distance. Embarrassed, Mizuko tried to shake off the thought for now. And then she smiled and waved at the person sheepishly, almost shyly, before walking towards him and greeting, "Hi!" Because she wanted him to be her friend. "I'm a new person around here, I'm kinda lost. Do you know how I can go back to the high school dorm?"

She had a weird accent when speaking. There was some Japanese in her sound, but she can pronounce every letter clearly, including L, and there was also a little bit of European English for some reason.
@"Maximum_Fatalis"

Mizuko was still looking into his eyes, though not in a way that would be mistakened as staring. She was reading his thoughts, those which were not on guard at least, and it seems like they really were both new after all. He did what Mizuko did. Quite interesting there.

She smiled more brightly, less shyly. Her dark brown eyes then landed on his hand, an interesting one she didn't hesitate taking for a shake. She knew she wasn't in Japan anymore, but she still accompanied the handshake with a slight unconscious bow. "Nice to meet you, I'm Tsuushi Mizuko," she replied. "Mizuko for first name."

Now that she was closer, she can already see more of Travis' features, all beautiful ones, most of which she never thought existed in the real world. His clawed hand included. But her amazement wasn't that obvious on the outside, and for a moment she thanked the fact that she was the one who can read thoughts, and her own weren't so vulnerable to others.

She let his hand go and joined both of hers behind her back.

"So we're both new, what a treat! I suppose getting lost in this huge campus doesn't feel as intimidating if we're not alone, is it okay if I stick around?" she asked. "Or were you heading somewhere specific?"
@"Maximum_Fatalis"

Mizuko didn't bother reading his thoughts again. They were already more or less acquainted, which meant she can always just ask questions if she was curious about something. For now, there was nothing. She was just glad Travis accepted her company. "Great, shall we... walk around, then?"

She began walking, taking the direction Travis had been heading for before she bothered him. Her pace was slow, and she tried her best to remain beside him, while keeping a good respectful distance between them.

Curiosity was an odd drive that always gets her asking questions. It wasn't different for Travis. She was curious about where he was from, why he looked the way he did, and if he was even human. Those weren't what she asked him though. She began with a simple, non-intrusive question. "So, Travis-san--" the Japanese honorific was a habit she wouldn't be able to get rid of easily, "--what do you usually like doing?"
@"Maximum_Fatalis"

"Heh." A sheepish chuckle escaped Mizuko's lips. The honorific really seemed difficult to get rid of, but she would try if her acquaintances insist.

She was wearing a frilly red blouse and a black skirt. Her phone was in her skirt's pocket, and she began fumbling with it as they began talking about hobbies. Hobbies piqued her interest; they say so many things about what a person is like.

"Flying?" she absentmindedly turned her head to Travis' back. He had so many features which cannot be seen in normal humans, maybe he had wings he can bring out at will? Reading through it, she guessed he was the type to love peace and quiet, especially since he also said he liked reading. Something told her she shouldn't be too noisy around him then.

And then she grinned again. She brought out her phone from her pocket, a black smartphone with smooth edges, and slightly waved it between them as if to showcase it. "I watch stuff. All kinds of stuff. But mostly anime. Oh, and I read mangas, too, especially ya--" She abruptly covered her lips. She had to, or else the word would escape her again without warning. It wasn't like she hid that hobby of hers, to be honest she was quite open about it, but she didn't want to scare new people away. "Never mind that last part. Do you want to see something cool?"
@"Maximum_Fatalis"

"Really now?" Mizuko grinned again. She held out a hand between them, her index finger and thumb together as if they held a small thing, while the other fingers were closed with the palm. She wasn't holding anything, though, yet. Slowly, a small chip materialized there, it was dark brown, and then she took her phone out and replaced the memory card in the slot on the side.

She did a few more things with her phone before eventually turning the screen to Travis. A video was going to play. At first, there was nothing but black, but the screen slowly revealed Travis from Mizuko's point of view after she slapped herself a while ago. And then the whole scene played on the screen, from that moment until when Mizuko asked if he wanted to see something cool. The video stopped playing, and Mizuko put her phone away.

"How's that for cool? I can show you other things, too!" She sounded quite proud of what she can do with thoughts, with her ability to make them accessible from outside the mind. And she would always gladly do it again.
@"Maximum_Fatalis"