Amanda Silvern had arrived a little late to the opening ceremonies and had taken a seat quietly at the back of the room by herself. Although she had also arrived at the campus the same way all the other students did -- that is, on the special tram car for students and faculty -- she had seemed to have misplaced her ID card. She thought she had accidentally left it on the tram car and so had walked all the way back to where she had been sitting, searching to no avail, before digging through her bag again and finally spotting it near the bottom, stuck between the pages of one of her books. Whew! Amanda knew she almost never lost things, so although the incident made her a little late, she was relieved that her ID card was safe and sound.

The ceremony was very short, only about half an hour long. Amanda took mental notes from the principal's speech, including where and when the meals were served, and listened respectfully to the teachers who would be educating and training them. Meanwhile, she looked around her at the other students. This was the start of Amanda's first year at Stratous Magus, and she was excited to meet new friends who had interesting powers of their own.

Afterward, she was able to take her bags to her assigned dormitory, where it didn't seem as if her roommate had arrived as of yet. Hmmm, that's odd, she thought to herself while wiping all of the surfaces clean. They had assigned her to room with an older student who would have unpacked by now, but no signs of anyone else was to be seen. Oh well, looks like I'll have the room to myself for now, Amanda thought cheerily. She finished unpacking her things, grabbed her keys, and poked her head out of her room, enthusiastic to meet the other students.