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[Do you know what happens when you put a confused Serb Yugoslavian expatriate in the middle of a strange building in a strange place while he's in the possession of his favorite carbine rifle? He skulks through a hallway quietly, looking for a way out.

Niko nears a window with his back to the wall. And off in the distance? That jungle? That sure wasn't Middle Park. Not long before he heard something that sounded like the most fucked up war-zone he's ever been near. More rushing fire, less bullets. So he's just playing it careful until he finds some sort of damned map.

First he finds a soda machine, though. And that soda machine is not a Sprunk soda machine. He ventures closer, pokes it with the gun as if that's going to help anything, and moves to look behind it as if he's searching for the mechanism for a bomb in an obviously fake piece of inexplicable equipment. Surveillance maybe?

He's pretty sure he's not in Liberty State, anymore.]

Oh, here we go. [Traces of his Balkan accent in those sarcastic sounding words he goes back around to the front of the soda machine, not creeping along for the time being and with his rifle lowered at his side. He's ready to hop behind that thing defensively though.]

((OOC: New person, new character. Niko Bellic from GTA IV. Snarky bastard but pretty friendly and easy to reason down.))

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[Nope, sorry, just going to crack up laughing now, he'll apologize in a minute. He had the weirdest image of the guy pirouetting in a tutu with that gun strapped to him. After a few moments Kai gets himself under control, glad he wasn't drinking his soda when Niko answered.]

Ah, sorry! No, seriously. There aren't any cops around here, if you're worried about that. Nobody really seems to care what we do.

[Except for the cranky old lady on the intercom, but she didn't count.]

Odds and ends. [He guesses that's the best description. He doesn't want to admit exactly what he has experience with; some of it's more distasteful than the rest. He's not just paranoid, he just doesn't want to talk about it with what seems to be an even minded kid. He doesn't need to know about that stuff.

Never mind he just explained this chaos. Niko has his bizarre principles to stick to.]

Is there a reason we're here?

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...Odds and ends. [Yep, nothing legal. But he's not going to prod him about it. While Kai's seen some pretty screwed up stuff, he knows it's nothing like whatever this guy might've done. Better to just keep his experience with it to movies and video games.]

If there is, the lady on the intercom's never explained it. I mean, she'll come on from time to time and tell us we're supposed to be learning, but that's pretty much it. I think we're just here for her amusement. Or someone else's.

[Certainly not the lunch lady's. Edna looks like she'd rather be cooking them into the meals when he has the misfortune of seeing her. Speaking of...]

You'll want to stay away from the cafeteria food, that junk probably can kill you. You can cook stuff in your dorm room's kitchen; it's easy to get the food itself from the Culinary classroom. The nurse'll patch you up if you get hurt, and we've got a pretty good gym down this way, among other stuff. At least you won't be bored.

[Hopefully. Boredom leads to bad decisions like exploring places you shouldn't, or irritating the resident idiots for fun.]

[Rest assured Niko, at some point, irritates everyone.] Yes, I think I saw the lady dragon. I did not stay there for too long. She seemed very loud.

[Niko is immediately dodging the lunch lady.]

How long have some of you been here? Ain't no one make it out yet? [Somewhere he picked up the word "ain't".]

[Hopefully not enough to get shanked. Kai can speak from recent experience there.]

Lady dragon? [He has to frown at that, because his first thought is something else entirely from what Niko's probably talking about.]

Uh...I think there might be a few people that've been here longer than me, but not by much. Not sure. Sometimes people vanish and don't come back, but I don't have a clue where they go. Home, if they're lucky.

[And off to the side, an arcade! Also a laser tag arena. Fun times.]

[Luckily Niko is the sort of man that sort of expects shanking. He has spent enough times in prison. At least here people come back. But shanking should never compromise who you are as a person, that being a smartass.

He does lean to look at the arcade with curiosity. He's more of a pool and darts guy- but it's enough to draw his attention.]

Why can't nobody find the person responsible? Has anyone before? [He's striding after again.]

[Kai wasn't. Of course, considering how often he went out of his way to piss a certain someone off, it shouldn't have been much of a surprise.

It changes nothing.]

She's not on the island. Or she's hidden really well if she is. People have been all over this place, it's not very big. [Kai slows down and waits for him to catch up before continuing.] We've got a room with regular games too, if the arcade's not your thing.

Eh... [He sounds a little dismissive at the moment.] Considering the circumstances I am hardly relaxed for games. [Give him time. At least he slings the rifle over his shoulder instead of having it primed. He's trying to focus on getting a layout in case of an emergency.]

I don't blame you. I spent my first day just skulking around the shadows, trying to get a feel for the place. That and looking for my friend, I thought she was here somewhere. [He tries not to think about that day too often, to be honest. Once it had finally sunk in that 'Jem was nowhere to be found, it was almost enough to make him panic. She was just twelve, she shouldn't be on her own.]

[Ah, and there goes the gun into a non-threatening position. Thank you Niko, he can relax a little more now.]

You know, I wish I could give you a map or something, but the building's simple enough. It's pretty much a hexagon; just follow a hallway and you can walk straight through the whole place. There are doors that lead out to the courtyard, and the front doors take you out to the rest of the island. [Kai laughs to himself quietly. He's become a tour guide! It's not much longer before they enter the dorm wing, and he gestures to the multitude of doors.]

This is the East Wing. Any room that's unlocked is usually free to take. Most of us lock them once we've moved in. Best way to be sure is to check the dresser and closet, though. If it's empty, you can have it.

[He's become a tour guide to a pretty wary, slow guy. Who keeps stopping to take paranoid stock but then hurries to catch up. He is listening, though.]

Well, at least I have warning to get out quick if I suddenly find Russian panties in a drawer.

[He gives him sort of a helpless shrug. Sure. He can do that.]

[Not that Kai minds that. He shouldn't be walking so fast anyway.]

How can you tell if they're Russian?

[No Kai, don't ask that. Not wanting to know is Go.]

Uh, never mind.

[Talking about girls and their underwear still makes him blush...even after seeing Karasu in her's. Damn school. Just going to go and try one of the doors himself, yep. Locked, okay. Next one!]

They have frost on them.

[It's a line that he couldn't really let get away from him. But after that he just says-] And the tags are usually in Russian.

[He goes to check a door too, sort of hesitantly.]

[That. That. Kai just sort of stops where he is, hand on the knob of the next door, and bangs his head against it. Very lightly, mind. He also might be snickering, but that stops quickly.]

Okay. I'll remember that.

[He turns his head to watch Niko, grinning.]

Nothing down this hall's rigged to blow, as far as I know. I mean, I've considered it for my door, but it's easier to block off with magic when it's needed.

Okay [He has to pause.] You mention this magic thing? What sort of magic are we talking about here?

[Because it sounds pretty impossible, but since he's dreaming and everything is impossible he wants to see what he's talking about.]

[Oh boy, he's going to have to restrain the urge to show off. Don't scare the newcomer, Kai.]

Well, the stuff I can do is just basic...Fire and ice spells. I'm teaching myself a couple others. [Avoiding mentioning the Corridors because yeah. Not a good idea.] Like I said, the magic's not the same for all of us, some people do different stuff.

[Kai turns to face Niko, staying where he is by the door. He lifts his right hand, palm up, and a swirl of ice crystals materialize, forming into a fist-sized sphere. He lets out a soft breath at the sight. Good, no trace of any color other than the usual.]

This is Blizzard.

[Niko doesn't say anything, but he watches with the most bewildered face. Not moving toward it or away. But at least in all his "that's not right", he's not running or turning directly hostile at it. He's just staring.

And more convinced Little Jacob made him high.]

[Kai's watching him carefully, almost waiting for that gun to end up pointed at him. He's relieved when the only reaction he gets is confusion. Doesn't mean he still won't get shot, however.]

It's definitely real. Don't worry though, I only chuck this stuff at people that piss me off.

[He's smiling a bit as he says it, but he's completely serious.]

About the only thing it gets used for these days is cooling soda. Well, and maybe adding icicle spikes to snow forts. [Okay, and freezing monsters solid before he drops them out of portals onto their summoner, but it's been months since that happened. Kai flexes his fingers outward, and the sphere dissipates.]

[Well that's not unsettling or anything.]

So what do you throw at the people you like?

[And then he couldn't stop his mouth. At least it didn't fall back to the previous subject of frosted Russian underwear.]

[The smile widens, and Kai shoves his bangs out of his eyes.]

Cookies. I make pretty good ones, even if they look a little weird.

[Kai does not actually throw the cookies at people. Too delicate. Who wants to eat cookies that've been reduced to crumbs?]

...

You can't make them like that can you.

[He means every word of that question. If Kai can fucking manifest cookies at goddamn will, he wants to see that.]

[It takes him a second to realize what Niko means, and then Kai snickers, shaking his head. Oh, that'd be brilliant. If only.]

I wish! It'd save me a lot of work. Naw, I make them the old fashioned way, with mixing bowls and an oven. There's a girl around here somewhere that can draw them out of chalk and make them real, or so I've heard.

[Really, just snapping your fingers and having a lemon chocolate chip cookie would be the best. He could live off junk food.

Maybe.]

My magic's just stuff like I showed you, and I've been working on Cure and Barrier-

[Kai stops abruptly, his expression darkening for a fraction of a second before he shakes his head, smiling again.]

Maybe I should look into the cookie thing though. Who knows what you can find in the library anyway, I've found magic books from back home.

[That confused look? It's still there, though the focus has switched.] Somehow knowing that you can not make cookies has made the first one less impressive. I don't know why. This bothers me a little bit. Let me know if you figure out how, but ah, yes. No throwing.

[And then he tugs on the next doorknob, which opens.]

[Kai just blinks at that for a second before laughing and going over to the door.]

I'll add it onto my list of things to do. I've already got tons on there anyway, what's one more.

[Really, he's already drowning, but hey, magical cookies are a worthwhile pursuit. He can manage.]

I'll just wait out here while you check things, if you want.

[He does go in to check. But it takes a long time for there to be any sign of him. In fact, there's even the sound of cabinet drawers opening and the clink of a light fixture being poked with a gun.

Finally he pops his head out the door.]

There is no sign of anyone in here.

[Not even with cameras in the ceiling, apparently.]

[Kai'll just lean against the wall with his hands shoved in his pockets while he waits. He's just amused by the sounds he's hearing; it's like Niko's going over the whole place with a fine tooth comb. When the man finally reappears, Kai just shrugs at his statement.]

Then it's yours if you want it. Mine's just down the hall, about... [He frees a hand and points.] seven doors down, in case you need anything.

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