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[nyancrophile]

[Orin is still finishing one of her signature twin braids as she starts the video feed, smiling brightly into the camera.]

Heya! I've been settlin' in pretty nice, so I thought now's the time to say hello. Don't want it to get too awkward, right? I'm not the wallflower type so I'd really rather not put off introductions any longer...

So! Introduce yourselves to me. I was promised I'd meet a lot of real interesting people here, so make your cases, 'kay? It's not fun if you're all just a bunch of boring sad sacks.

[An idea seems to occur to her all of a sudden, and her tone suddenly becomes a little more urgent.]

By the way, is there like...a gardening or architecture club, or somethin'? A girl's gotta know. For reasons.

[Reasons like knowing if there's a club that wouldn't mind lending out a wheelbarrow or something similar out to her.]

Comments

[idkmybfforin]

Fiiine.

[Her feathers are still grumpily fluffed up, though.]

...do I still have to answer?

[nyancrophile]

If you don't wanna, that's fine!

Have you been havin' fun so far? I was sorta hoping we'd be roommates, but it didn't work out that way, huh...

[idkmybfforin]

It didn't. [Thank you Okuu we would never have figured that out.] But the person I'm with hasn't bothered me too much.

[Probably mostly because Okuu hasn't started moulting yet.]

[nyancrophile]

That's good, that's good! I got a room aaaaaaaaaall to myself, so if you wanna chill with me we don't have to worry about botherin' her, either. Actually, in the winter, maybe you should just sleep in my room anyway. If we don't get caught it's fine, right?!

[She wants to monopolize on Okuu's space heater capabilities early. It's starting to get cold, after all...]

oh shit I swear I replied to this

[idkmybfforin]

Okay!

[Okuu is pretty much used to various people piling on/nearby her and views that as completely normal.

She didn't terribly much like cold either.]

Should I come in through the window?

[As in like right now.]

it's all good i backtag forever if you let me

[nyancrophile]

[Orin nods, not quite realizing she means this second.]

Window'd probably be best, yeah. Just make sure your wings can fit through 'em...I don't want you gettin' stuck.

[It could get drafty opening it up, but as soon as it was shut Orin would be catnapping on Okuu anyway, so the point's pretty moot.]

/o/!

[idkmybfforin]

Be right there!

[A few minutes of absolutely no phone response later, there is...not a rapping at the physical window but more like WHUMP. She didn't break anything, at least!]

[nyancrophile]

Wait, huh?!

[Orin stares dumbfounded at her phone, but her disbelief quickly gives way to acceptance. It's not the first time such a misunderstanding has occurred, nor will it be the last. And besides, it's not like she doesn't enjoy Okuu's company, so there's nothing wrong with her coming over.

The whump sound gives Orin a jolt, though, whirling around to face the window. It looks like it's intact, which is good...so she might as well open it to let Okuu in. Even if it wasn't what she'd intended, rejecting her visit now would just make her sad.]

Long time no see.

[idkmybfforin]

Hi!

[She says cheerfully while trying (and failing) to fit her shoulders and wings through the window all at once. Beforehand she was kind of hanging off of the window ledge with her wings fluttering about to keep her up, so her fingers were quite relieved when Orin opened the window.

Eventually, Okuu settled for fitting one wing through, then her torso, then the other wing.]

[nyancrophile]

[What Orin wouldn't give for a bucket of popcorn to go with this spectacle...

Okay, that's a little mean, so she'll try to help Okuu when she can, easing feathers in so they don't get caught or bent somewhere unpleasant. Once Okuu is inside, Orin sits on her bed and beckons to her.]

You can grab a chair if you want, or you can sit here next to me. Since you're here, I'm not lettin' you get away without hearin' all about your first weeks here!

[idkmybfforin]

[Utsuho shakes her wings out as soon as she gets space to do so--though she keeps her wings half folded anyway seeing as there were things not bolted down in this room.

Once she feels her feathers are back in proper alignment, though, she plops right down next to Orin and-]

-um!

I saw someone throwing rocks at a tree when I was chasing squirrels.

[Pause.]

I was in the tree.

[nyancrophile]

Oh no, are you okay? They didn't hit ya, did they? I'll mess 'em up!

[She's not gonna question the squirrel-chasing. If that's what Okuu wants to do in her spare time, then far be it from Orin to stop her.]

[idkmybfforin]

Oh, no, not at all!

[She unfurls the wing nearest to Orin, in case her friend wanted a hug.]

They're just weird.