Dormitory; Tsubaki's Room

(Interrupt)

"And mature, too," she had to add, stepping ahead of her daughter before she could say anything. She felt it necessary to comment on the things she saw in this young lady because they were redeeming qualities that she felt were good for anyone, especially the learning, to hear about their progression. She wanted to help enrich the students just as much as her husband, who even started this operation and established the school in favor of it. To show her support, she encouraged him and his ideas by reflecting them in herself, as well, and hoped that it would help the young Tsubaki to grow. "... I feel like you and my daughter would get along very well. She is very mature for her age." She had always been that way, and certainly got it from her father's side of the family. So opinionated. Then again, so was she. She laughed to herself lowly after going through the pleasant thought in her head.

"Why don't you introduce yourself, sweetie? I'm about to take off..." As she saw the wave coming, her body started to dissolve in time with the rising tide of the wavelengths, "You two kids play nice~!" After acquiring both the Earth and Water Chrysms, she'd made a major score for herself, too. When the tide of the Shinsanity of the Water rolled in and flushed out the school, Shintsuki would be taken along with it. "Mommy loves you~" she said swiftly as her body faded away in the corner of Tsubaki's eye. She was going to meet up with her husband. It was about time for them to be taking off.

Once Tsukiko finished her moment with her mom and the two of them parted ways, she would return her attention to the strange new girl, who seemed to be pretty humble before Tsukiko's mother. It was strange to see anyone like that, from her perspective, since she was used to being pretty much however she wanted to. Of course, she respected her mother and all, but wasn't as formal as it seemed others felt it necessary to be. Regardless, the young woman was new and didn't know how things worked around here, so Tsukiko felt it necessary to let her know... And possibly recruit her into her party.

"Yeah, my name is Tsukimiko, but you can call me 'Tsukiko' for short. What's your name? And do you wanna join my Party?"

Tsubaki felt very warm inside after receiving praise from the head mistress of the school, finding it to be of great honor to be recognized and thought of so highly from an initial interaction. She was happy to know that she was thought of as mature and a good person in the eyes of a higher up, and a soft smile reflecting this spread upon her face. "Thank you, miss... You're too kind..." she would say, only to find that the woman had already disappeared by the time Tsubaki turned to look for her. "... Huh...?" She couldn't believe that this woman had disappeared that quickly. It was almost like she had some sort of mystical power or something, which Tsubaki wouldn't put it past her to have. She thought to dote more on this, but was no sooner addressed by the younger girl before her, who was the acclaimed daughter of the mistress. "Tsukimiko? That is a really pretty name! It's nice to meet you!" Her smile grew a bit and she would happily respond, "My name is Tsubaki."

In regards to the whole 'Party' thing, Tsubaki had only been immediately informed of just prior to this engagement about it. Everything was happening so very swiftly, but she found that it would probably be best to team up with someone who essentially knew this place better than she did. She'd already gotten lost more than she'd have liked to and wanted to actually get going. "Sure, I will join your... Party...?" She still had a shaky connotation of the concept, but she was certain that she would get the hand of it soon, especially with this young lady here to help her. "I presume this makes you the leader... Um. So what do we do first, Tsukiko?" Tsubaki was definitely itching to get started with something around here with new friends.

"Thanks. Tsubaki's a pretty name, too! I like it!" Tsukiko had a sort of a crooked smirk on her face, something she probably got from her father, but her voice was as sweet and clear as a bell, like her mother. It was clear she had some calculations going on behind her cloying voice and pretty face, for her eyes were as sharp and alert as could be. "Yeah, I definitely am the leader, and that means, as you expected, I am indeed calling the shots around here." Turning around swiftly, she would point forward toward the hall that she'd just come from, saying after, "The first order of business is to go back to my room for a fantastical party for my Party! So I'm gonna take you there so you can meet my sisters and like, relax, or whatever, until I get more Party members!" Without skipping a beat, the invigorated girl took off in a brisk walk down the hallway, all the way toward her own private VIP dorm, where she expected Tsubaki, as part of her Party, to follow her.

--Time skip--

Later in the day, Tsubaki returned to her room in a bit of a rut. Her emotions were stirring inside of her about all of these changes in her life happening so suddenly. First, leaving her family a little over a year or so ago, next coming to this new school, of which she'd only been attending for a couple of days, and finally, her sudden acquaintanceship with her new friends that were very quick to call her 'family.' She hadn't known such kindness before in all her life except for from her own people, since everyone outside of the Khoya, the Lost Weapon Tribe, seemed to despise she and her people. Plopping down on her bed, she would gaze up at the ceiling and reflect on everything that was going on. She missed the hot sun on her skin and the festivals they attended at night. She missed the fellowship of the desert people, as well as the music her ears had been accustomed to hearing, of which was not heard anywhere outside her rather secluded people. She missed her folk dances, of which she only had a memory of in her own practice, and most of all, she missed the company of the village, which were all like a family to her. Everyone was very close and tight-knit due to the necessity to hunt in the desert sands as a group and looked out for each other. Here, everyone seemed to mind their own business, more or less.

Though Tsubaki was enjoying her time here and was ready to become more knowledgeable about herself, as a Weapon, or Instrument, as they were called here, she also couldn't shake her lonesomeness in this new environment. Even the walls of the school were nothing like the ones she was accustomed to, and looking at them just made her feel that much more isolated. She could have personalized them, yes, but what good would that do overall? The air was different. The atmosphere was different. This just... Wasn't the home she knew. Her time as a nomad was more comfortable, because she knew she didn't have to settle anywhere. Though it took her all this time to make it to this large and prestigious school, she was starting to have second thoughts about being here. She wanted to stay, but she also wanted to go home. Tsubaki buried her face in her pillow.