((Intro part 2/2, adding in 3rd scheduled post as well because I'll never sync at this rate. Interaction cue moved to 4th post))
Orbit trotted away from the counter, several official documents clamped in his mouth. His saddlebag felt significantly lighter now, the piles and piles of documents having been deposited with the clerk. He gave as best a smile as he could. He pitied anyone who had to go through the ten or so different university papers and records he had. Turning around to face the rest of the hall, Orbit couldn't help but notice the flow of students had changed, more of them headed outwards than in, as well as the general relaxed mood. He sighed, nearly dropping his papers.
That's what you get for being late.
Taking a glance outside, the pegasus quickly calculated the time by judging the sun's height, a skill all pegasi learnt when young. It was getting late, all right, and he had missed the day's lessons. He tilted his head, trying to place the documents in his mouth back into his bag as he cantered on. The thick, high-quality paper encountered resistance halfway through, stopping short of being completely stuck in. The pegasus gave another stifled sigh. The map.
Either way, he would have to locate his dorm now, and soon at that. The key was somewhere in the sheaf of papers he had, that was to be certain, but to glance at it properly he would have to put them... somewhere. He shot a glance at his saddlebag again. He didn't dare risk damaging the documents, not so early in the term, so putting it where his badly crumpled map lay would certainly be fatal. As for the other side, he knew his laptop had it occupied.
Perhaps he could hold it under his wing?
Lifting his left wing, Orbit quickly shoved the papers between them, before taking the brown envelope that contained the key out of the stack and reading it. Skimming the few paragraphs that were on the envelope, he quickly found the directions to the room that would be his home here, at least, for the term. He sighed again, doing a sharp turn and heading back the way he had wandered, his mind apparently still following the previous university layout.
Arriving at his destination, a small building set off from the university complex, the pegasus trotted down the hallway, looking at door after door. Only a few students were here, surprisingly, giving indication that residents in this city probably slept later than most. Or, Orbit thought grimly, there was an event and he had missed it. Either way, he was here, and that was all that mattered. Halting in front of the door to his dorm, he gave it a sharp rap with his hoof. There probably wasn't anypony in, but it was better to be safe than sorry.
((Eternal hasn't posted an intro in the last 5 pages, so I suppose I'll have Orbit enter a fresh room. Next post will wrap up finding his dorm and have him open for interaction.))
Edited by High Orbit, 27 May 2014 - 07:18 AM.