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She had woken up a good 2 hours before the stipulated time, having slept earlier the previous night so that she wouldn't feel too lethargic, and it did the trick. After a quick shower (quick by her standards anyway) and checking that the little Minipet door was working right so her Minipets could go hunting for food, she had left silently after giving each of them a soft kiss. Her carry-on luggage was tightly packed with clothes as well as a bathing suit and an inflatable float... Just in case. She just can't bring herself to trust the staff or Calder, and there was Charlie to look after...

Thankfully, Rosenthal was out late the previous night (doing who knows what) and she managed to leave without the Minipet waking up and throwing a fit. She arrived at the docks earlier than expected, and wandered about - she was already starting to miss her friends... It didn't feel like a proper field trip without having someone beside her to hold hands with and hug! Having Charlie around was nice, but he could be rather unpredictable at times... What if he threw himself off the boat? She frowned, chewing on her lower lip nervously as she walked towards boat number 5...

It looks like it could sink any moment now.

She hesitated, staring at the boat made of rotting wood; it was definitely Nurse Cricket's... The state of the wood reminded her of her first aid class, after all. Pulling her luggage on board, she gave the Nurse a bow out of respect (and partially to hopefully make a decent impression) before turning to the Undead ToT and offering him a smile. Then, she wandered to the bow with her luggage in tow before staring at the other boats and wondering if Amrita and Tess were already on their boats, and if they were safe. Meanwhile, she would wait for more students to board this boat... Hopefully they wouldn't sink by then.

Already quite used to being up and about in the wee hours of the morning, the ghost had no trouble getting up with his alarm a good hour and a half before he was required to be anywhere. Of course the presence of another body in his bed made him extremely reluctant to actually get up. He'd hit the snooze a couple times, enjoying the warmth and closeness of the monster ghoul beside him, then finally had to drag himself out from under the covers to get ready. After seeing Junko to the door he'd gone about his usual morning routine and stopped only to investigate the contents of the suitcase the ghoul had packed for him.

Clothing, toiletries, and there, right on top, was a little box tied with a ribbon. He frowned at it as he picked it up and gave it a small shake, rattling the insides. More chocolates? He wasn't sure, but he'd find out later when he opened it. Oddly enough, he'd actually done something similar to her own luggage before leaving her dorm the evening before. White day was coming up after all, and he wasn't entirely certain he'd see her on the actual day, so he'd slipped a present in her suitcase.

Closing up his carry on, he stuffed his phone in his pocket before slipping out of his room, closing the door quietly behind him so he wouldn't wake the sleeping minis still sleeping on the bed and in his chair.

When he got the boats, or specifically boat, the ghost came to a sudden stop to stare up at the thing. "There is no way in hell that is sea worthy.." Last he checked rotting boards weren't the most dependable, and while he wasn't feeling too bad about the trip in the beginning, he was starting to understand why the other students who had been there longer were so edgy about field trips.

He watched as a short pink haired demon boarded with her luggage, waiting to see if the whole thing buckled beneath her, then hesitantly stepped forward himself. He was heavier then her, there was no doubt about that, but he was also a ghost. With a little effort he was able to put a bit of float in his step, not trusting the rotted wood under foot just yet. When more people joined them on board maybe he'd actually let his feet rest on the deck itself.

On second thought.. Maybe not. "Shoddy a** piece of... " He trailed off looking quite skeptical of the situation. Then spotted small blue frame that had to be Jove. Not that he knew him, but Junko had explained in detail those she knew, and there had been much use of labels such as 'Cute', and 'Adorable'. This had to be him. "Hey, You're Jove, right?" He'd been asked to keep an eye on the pup from both his ghoul and her best friend, but he wasn't about to say as much. "I'm Seiji, friend of Junko and Yaya's." Letting his feet actually touch the deck he walked over to the whisp.

Jove's head tilted slightly as the ghoul, Lizzy, bent down to his level and introduced herself. She looked so very friendly, and it was a welcome relief to know that this whole trip wasn't going to be a mess of frightening older students, sinking boats, and Jack knows what else. Surely there would be plenty of other hazards though, if it was anything like the last field trip Yaya had described to him on their first meeting. Briefly he wondered if Yaya was going to be okay, and Ren, and all the other friends he had met since starting at the school.

He gave Lizzy a shy tail wag in greeting, but he didn't need to speak up before he heard his name from an unfamiliar voice behind him.

The ghost's ears swiveled around rapidly as he turned to face the boil, and his initial reaction was to shrink away until Seiji finished his own introduction. He did look very intimidating to the pup. Sniffing the air he was able to detect a very faint, familiar scent around the boil, and the tail wag that followed was as clear an answer as a nod would have been. It was very thin, almost undetectable over the smell of rotting wood, but there was something of his friends clinging to the older student's scent.

Maybe this trip wouldn't be too bad...

Oh jeez. He'd hoped Junko had been exaggerating, as she was prone to do, but those ears, that wagging tail. He was, without a doubt, absolutely adorable. On par even with Tomoko, and that was certainly saying something. Idly he wondered why he'd never seen the pup around the ghost dorms, but he himself was new, so he hadn't seen much of anyone yet.

He didn't bother offering a hand out for a shake, knowing from conversations with the ghouls that that wasn't the best of ideas. Instead he stuffed his hands in his pockets (Clawed hand going in very carefully), and leaned back into a casual slouch. "I'll take that as a yes." He could see now why he'd been asked to keep an eye on the younger boil, he was a runt of a thing. "You can stick with me, alright?"

The polite nod from the demon beside him did not go unnoticed, and he turned a smile down to her as well, returning the gesture with a little bob of his chin. Then she turned and actually introduced herself formally. "Nice to meet you." He added, taking his human hand from his pocket and holding out to her for a shake. Junko had mentioned a Lizzy, and that she seemed nice. So far that description seemed accurate. "I'm Seiji."

If the pup had any idea what Seiji had been thinking at that moment, the older boil would have been treated to a world-class scowl. Instead he nodded. Surely Seiji would be able to scare away whatever harm would come their way. Not that Jove would admit he was relieved to have someone tall and intimidating give him an open invitation to hide behind, he wouldn't even think of it in such terms.

With a final "okay, now we all know each other" sort of tail wag, he began looking around the ship questioningly. Even the sails looked tattered... But Lizzy's enthusiasm had buoyed the pup's spirits somewhat, and he could only trust that nobody would suffer any lasting harm on their trip. As he looked around, Jove began to wonder if there was a place they should put their luggage, or if they were to wait on deck for all the other students to arrive.

At Lizzy's question the pup's ears turned, followed by his full attention as he shook his head, and then blushed slightly, his cheeks actually casting a slight glow on his bangs. Someone familiar with his expressions might have interpreted that as "No, I've never met Seiji, but yes, I am sort of new to the school," although his lack of speech would surely be a stumbling block to his new friends during this trip.

She understood the shake of his head as a 'no' to her first question, but she stared long and hard as Jove did something else - probably to answer her second question - and wondered if that was a 'yes' or a 'no'. In end, she decided using logical thinking that it was probably a 'no'; Seiji's words and explanation confirmed her assumptions, however, as her face lit up at the knowledge that she was in fact, right!

"Oh, I see! Well, a belated welcome to the school then, to the both of you! And ghoulfriend? She must be lucky, having you take her words to heart!" She giggled softly, beaming at the two boils; she knew who Yaya was by name, at least! While the state of the boat was definitely unnerving, she wondered if any of them had heard of the many 'horror stories' regarding the previous school-based field trip they had. Of course, the school at least gave them a heads up this time round, but it was still rather... Well, iffy.

"I wonder where we're headed to," She mused out loud with a sheepish smile, grabbing the handle of her luggage as she pulled it closer towards herself, looking around and wondering if there would be further instructions later, "Its my first time on a ship... I'm actually sort of excited." And scared and nervous, but she wasn't about to say that out loud!