After half an hour had passed, Amanda slowed to a halt and proceeded to wipe down the elliptical machine she had been using. Once she had begun her exercise, she had quickly given up on Ryuu noticing her, as his eyes seemed glued to the television screen the entire time he ran on the treadmill. Instead, she focused on moving her muscles, occasionally glancing up to watch a few seconds of the news or to survey the premises. Even above the hum of exercise equipment, she could still hear the faraway music Kokuro was dancing to.

Now done with her workout, Amanda took a quick shower, changed back into her outfit of the day, and headed off towards the dormitories. She now had about an hour and a half before her afternoon class, Biochemistry, which would start at 2PM. She had a yummy lunch idea -- sliced baguette, olive oil, fig jam, and brie cheese. Delicious! And she would bake it in the oven. Super quick and easy, which would allow her plenty of time to do other things before her class started.

The dormitories were on the other side of the koi pond and zen garden, and as she approached, she spotted Levent still perched on his rock meditating. Amanda wanted to say hi, but didn't because she didn't want to disturb his meditation. Instead, she walked past and spotted two people she did not recognize (Nanami and Shayla) at the Koi pond. They were both blonde, like Amanda. One of them had a book in her hands, and the other, who was tall and slender, was standing near a tree right beside her. She heard the tall woman, who was standing, tell the other "good morning."

They look like nice people, Amanda thought to herself as she got closer.