Board Thread:Role Plays/@comment-25924729-20151229011006/@comment-25924729-20151230021446

For the rest of the morning Zhu-li kept a low profile, avoiding eye contact with the other students and any potential bullies she may find. It was a lonely, but effective technique which worked well so far, keeping her out of conflict. But having to socialize was something inevitable for the mouse faunus.

Lunchtime came, and she entered the cafeteria cautiously, watching out for any bullies. She hastily collected some food from the line and searched for a place to sit. Unfortunately for her, most tables were already occupied. The only available seat was in a far corner where a number of students were passed out, save for one hulking girl surrounded by countless beer cans.

She gingerly approached the table with her tray. "Uh... hi? If you don't mind?" she asked the girl, who looked up lazily with a stoned expression. "Sure, why not." then roughly shoved a few unconscious drunks off the bench to make space. They fell with muffled grunts and moans, but remained still, continuing their nap on the floor.

Zhu-li stepped over a pile of limp bodies and took her seat opposite the girl, who completely ignored her and focused instead on lighting a cigarette in her fingers. A daunting task, considering her 'less than sober' condition. Zhu-li ate in silence while watching her try and try again, each failure followed by a curse more vulgar than the last.

Finally, she spoke up. "My name's Zhu-li. Nice to meetchu."

"Julie..." The girl slurred in a hoarse voie.

"No, Zhu-li. With a 'Z'. Z-H-U-L-I." she corrected.

"Julie, J-O-O-L-I-E." her inebriated associate repeated.

A few dozen unsucessful attempts at correction later, she gave up. "Fine, call me whatever you like." she waved her hands exasperatedly.

Her brawny friend finally managed top hold her cigarette to the flame long enough to set it ablaze. Grunting with satisfaction, she kicked her legs onto the table and lay back, puffing contently. "Name's Banner. Dawn Banner."