Guidance for the newly arrived

Emily glanced up from a pamphlet she was looking at to see a young man approach her. She tilted her head at him, licking her lips lightly as he addressed her.

"O-Oh... Um... H-Hello... I'm Emily... Emily Kirkpatrick... I s-suppose I can help you with... A-Any questions you might h-have..." She glanced around a little, checking to see if there was any relevant things she might need to address for Jacob first, but found none. "A-Are you lost..? Or was it s-something else you... N-Needed help with..?"

She nodded to him, giving him a small smile. "I-It's nice to meet y-you too... I-It's no t-trouble..." She blushed a bit, letting her gaze drift off to the side. "I'm j-just offering wh-what you requested..."

"I d-didn't really have... A-All that much t-trouble adjusting... But I g-guess some had a more... Sh-Sh-Shocking revelation about th-these things..." She shrugged, licking her lips a little as her eyes glanced around. "I-I um... Y-You are talking... To m-me now... I'm a-able to l-listen..."

"I th-think that's... H-How a lot of p-people ended up here..." She smiled again, but once he began complimenting her she became flustered and covered her mouth. A blush etched it's way across her cheeks as her eyes shifted between him and the floor. "O-Oh... D-Do you think so..? I've... B-Been told that before I-I-I guess..."

Em was further taken aback when Jacob asked for a tour from her. She wanted to be helpful, but that was something of a commitment. She wasn't confident she'd be a good tour guide, and it would take a while besides. "I-I don't think I'd... Be able to g-give you a good tour... Have y-you been to the... Th-The administrations b-building yet..? You r-really should have... To make s-sure everything is... S-Set up for you... A-And I believe they offer tours th-there..."

Emily didn't really understand his logic. Was he hitting on her? Did it really matter if he was? "... I... O-Okey... Yeah... I-I can take you to the c-cafeteria... You d-don't have to... Buy me a-anything though... I-I'm not hungry yet... A-And I was going t-to get something a l-little later... A-Anyway..."

What was she supposed to point out? There wasn't really a whole lot to show on the way there. She glanced around to remind herself of her barings, then started off down the hall. "I-I don't really know i-if there's... Anything noteworthy o-on the way... I th-think we'll pass the administrations wing... Th-These are classrooms... And we'll pass a hallway that g-goes to the ballroom... That's i-it though..."

Emily glanced around at the classrooms as they passed. "I-I don't know... It c-can be s-surprisingly mundane... When th-there's no one causing t-trouble... Th-Though maybe I'm just... U-used to it..."

She guided him passed many classrooms, a long hallway lined with doors. Some of them also had windows looking into the rows of chairs and desks. A few classes were in session right now, the rooms decidedly more animated with addition of students. One class was some kind of literature or poetry discussion. The teacher was a large, beastial creature, with horns, massive limbs and small specticals sitting on some sort of snout. His huge arms were waving a small book at the class, and he seemed to be asking questions.

Another class had a human instructor, but seemed to be aimed at mages or elementalists. The darkly robed female congured fire from her fingertips, then struck the flames ice crystals to snuff them out. It was a rather wicked demonstration.

Emily seemed mostly unmoved by these fantastic sights. She did start a little when the combustion caught in her periferal vision, but besides that she continued on. "... I-I've been here for... I th-think a year and a h-half now..."