Tumaini waited for most of the students to exit the great hall rather than fight the crowds of students. After a few minutes though, he joined the last trickles and did his best to disappear into them even with his bright red hair making him stand out. Or was it the bronzed color of his skin. Sure three heads away he saw luscious locks of sea-greens and blue set off by a gold twinkle along the spine, but he felt conscious of himself. Even here, he would. Finding the center of the courtyard where most of the students milled, he let himself pause for a moment.

A stone cylinder rose from the center like the start of a fountain, but instead of water coming out of the top, a large bulletin screen rose up. The holographic readout switched between layouts of the school and dorm listings for those who lost their printed copy of the assignment. As Tumaini moved, the screen seemed to rotate with him, showing the same diagrams and proving its function to be seen by all sides. He shook his head and tried to put the new technology out of mind because he refused to get dazzled or charmed. No lowering his guard now.

Just as he pulled his slip of paper with the dorm assignment out of his pocket, he spotted a head of purple hair that made his step hesitate. And then, from behind it, the sail of a packaged food item from the nearby vending machine. Tumaini just stared stupidly at the object flying through the air. "Eh...?"