Hai, Hai! Arrival Day! [ o p e n ]

It had to be around here somewhere, right? Kuro's brow furrowed as he looked over the map displayed on his phone. Finding one's way around a new campus was always a bit of an adventure, especially for a school as large as UA. "Let's see... 1-D was back over there, 1-B is right there, so that means..." He glanced up, comparing his position on the GPS to his surroundings and reorienting the screen until at actually matched what he saw. "...Aha! This way then." Finally managing to reconcile the intersection on the image with the courtyard in front of him, he took the path off to the left and started walking again.

The boy was dressed in what many would consider to be formal wear, with a black vest over a white button-up shirt and a pair of black dress pants, shoes shined to a reflective luster and a striped grey tie to top it all off. One might have even called his appearance regal, except that it was offset by the rather large duffle bag strapped to his back and the lion plushy that was tucked under his arm. If he was at all embarrassed by the odd combination though he certainly didn't show it, walking tall and with an almost leisurely pace as he made his way across campus.

After a few more minutes Kuro's destination did in fact come into view; the 1-A dormitory standing tall over the surrounding area. Save for the sign out front it looked identical to all of the other buildings that he passed along the way, a fact that made him feel slightly better about how long it had taken to find it. As he drew closer he noticed that he was no longer alone on the path; a blonde girl with a rather striking fashion sense was a short distance ahead, carting around her own set of luggage. This was the first student he'd encountered since he entered the campus, having just made his trips to take care of the administrative end so far. What were the odds it woud be another transfer student? As she paused at the door he could feel himself falter slightly, the voice of his old self in the back of his head pleading to avoid contact before it was forcefully shoved back down into the depths of his consciousness. He could do this; the stage was set and it was time for the curtain to rise.

As the girl opened the door and shouted into the dorm's interior, Kuro quietly slipped in after her with a soft chuckle. "I say, that was quite an impressive entrance. I'm not certain I'll be able to measure up to your example." He shot her a smirk as his mental mask fell fully into place, any uncertainty replaced with solid veil of apparent confidence. "I see I'm not the only fresh arrival today, rather exciting isn't it?" He added with a gesture toward her bag with his head. 

Jun was slightly startled when the new arrival didn't waste any time in coming over and making a fuss over him. She also introduced herself. The guy did much the same. At the rate he was going, he was going to detest the attention a hero gets just for being a hero. "Yes, yes, I'm amazing, and frankly, so is everyone else in the hero courses. You guys will get your time to shine as well. I get enough praise outside of school, I don't need it here. Sheesh...I can't even visit my brother without getting gushed at by the nurses anymore..." Yeah, he was slightly annoyed by it. He was sure these two were amazing in their own rights as well. He just shined so much more due to being the sports festival champion. Maybe he'll just flunk out of it next year, since the attention was so bad he couldn't even visit family without getting bothered. Even Riku was getting super annoyed, and had even froze and electrocuted a few people to get them to back off.

"Anyways, my room is on the top floor. I know several shortcuts to classes and all if you want a little bit more sleep. If you need support equipment, I'll introduce you to Daichi Arashi, he's good at that kind of thing. Isamu can do some too, but he does it for himself mostly, since he's, well, a cat and needs more specialized stuff. Sparring partners includes myself and Hyousuke. We're slowly learning to cook for ourselves now that our resident cook got picked up by his old man and taken back to Germany. Unless labeled, help yourself to the food in the fridge and freezer. Look before you open or reopen. I don't think I'm forgetting anything...but yeah, feel free to ask..."

"Very well, Mitsu it is." Kuro gave the girl a nod in response to her preferred name. "And in that case, I suppose Kuro will suffice for me." He offered, it was only fair after all. And speaking of formalities, Jun seemed to have something to say about their enthusiastic greetings... So the first year's champ wasn't so appreciative of the attention that he'd managed to garner? Well, that was certainly understandable Kuro supposed, even if this was the most famous school in the country they were still all just students, and that sort of fame was like to get in the way of the day to day. For the time being he simply made a mental note and moved on, processing the rest of what his fellow student had to say. Truth be told the thought of support equipment hadn't even occurred to Kuro before. Perhaps he could get something made to amplify his quirk? Or at the very least something to use it on... he would definitely have to look into that later, but first...

The comment about the dorm's lack of a cook made Kuro peer toward the kitchen with curiosity. What sort of equipment did they have over there? Probably not quite as specialized as he was used to, but an oven was an oven, right? "Perhaps I might be able to assist on that front a little. I used to help out quite a lot at my friend's bakery, you see. Not quite the makings of a full meal on their own, but breads, pastries, and the like." He said with a shrug; the cafeteria was at UA was supposed to be pretty good from what he'd heard, but he'd rarely heard of such places having particularly strong desserts. Besides, if he did end up doing any baking just for recreation he'd more than likely end up feeding the whole dorm anyway since the recipes he knew were basically all for bulk orders.

Back to the matters at hand though, Kuro politely raised a hand to refuse the offer of help with moving from Mitsuko. "Oh that's quite alright, if anything I should probably be the one offering help. Speaking of which, I suppose I should get to it..." His voice feigned resignation but a small smirk formed on his face and he started backing toward the entryway. "I believe I am on the second floor as well, first on the right if I recall correctly." The boy continued, kneeling down next to where he'd stacked his things and placing one hand on the stuffed lion's head. "Alastar, my dear friend, would you kindly take this upstairs, please?" A flash of red passed through his eyes as he gestured toward the duffle bag with his other hand. The lion promptly sprung up onto its feet, coming to life and immediately moving to complete the request. Despite his small size, Alastar easily lifted the bag up over his head and made for the stairs at the other end of the room, hopping up one step at a time on stubby legs as it ascended.

"Well, it would seem my hands are empty. So would you care for any help with your luggage?" He asked as he glanced back toward Mitsuko, grin growing.

Mitsuko had her own question. Kuro himself just chuckled at their responses, but also seemed a little surprised about Jun's. He wasn't just a cute boy, Jun was strong and had good observational skills. And he wasn't an idiot. Of course, it did have some tricks to it, but the blond had gotten it pretty close. But when the two students' eyes met, something...happened. Like a mask slipped just enough. Jun couldn't tell what exactly. And wondered if maybe the girl's quirk was accidentally used and made the slip up. He kept quiet though and acted like he didn't notice anything. After all, he didn't know them, maybe it was nothing. Kuro's eyes flashed red as he made the command to the bag. And started moving, dragging the suitcase behind it. "I cannot get over how cool that is..."

Saving his work and shutting down his laptop, the blond closed it, and got up. "Let me put my laptop back in my room, grab some shoes, and I'll give you a tour or something..." Walking away for a moment, he stepped around the moving pieces of luggage. Upon getting to the top floor, and his room, he put his laptop on one of his desks, and grabbed some flip flops. Moving on down, he asked them a question. "So, what do you want to do first. Tour the dorm, or do the campus first? Makes me no difference." He'll do whatever suited them. Jun wasn't picky at all. Who knows, maybe they'll find other classmates around the place.

"Oh think nothing of it, it's my pleasure." Kuro responded to Mitsuko with another soft chuckle. The girl's excitement really was quite infectious and he couldn't help but smiling back. Although... was it his imagination or did the feeling fade a bit as she broke eye contact? No matter, before he could really consider it Jun closed his laptop and got to his feet. "Oh, that would be fantastic, thank you." He had been planning on doing a bit more exploring today anyway, but an actual tour would do the job far better. Of course if they were going to go around the campus, then...

Kuro moved to follow up the stairs after Jun, but stopped short as Mitsuko grabbed his attention. What she said just caused him to raise an eyebrow though. Something feeling... off? He hadn't noticed anything of note... his mask had naturally fallen back into place as soon as the effect had ended without him being any the wiser. After all, how would you recognize such a change if you were already acting that way to begin with? He just gave her a shrug. "I'm afraid I don't follow, have I missed something perhaps?" He paused briefly to see if she would clarify any more, then started moving again. "In any case, if we're going to be touring the campus then I best make sure my bags aren't blocking the stairway, I'll be back in a moment."

Excusing himself, Kuro quickly made his way up the stairs as well, making sure to avoid Mitsuko's luggage on his way to the second floor. As expected, Alastar and his duffle bag were sitting just at the top of the stairs, inert. He hadn't told the lion to actual go to his room, so it had simply stopped as soon as it reached the landing. Scooping up the bag he fished out the key he'd been given and went for the first door on the right. Inside the room was mostly empty save for a rather plain bed, dresser, and desk. That would certainly change later, he had plenty of posters that would soon fill the walls, but for now he just dropped his bag right inside the doorway and then picked up Alastar, hooking the stuffed animal's arms around his neck and hanging it on his back before heading back for the stairs.

No sooner had Kuro returned to the first floor that Jun came bounding down after him, asking about where to start their tour. Mitsuko beat him in answering, but he nodded in agreement. "Indeed, a quick pass around the building first would make sense, then we can move on to the campus proper."