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Csuri tried to focus on eating lunch. Really, she did. But she couldn't help the eye twitch when he referred to himself as their 'guardian'. Ugh. What a t**t. As she mumbled complaints under her breath, she noticed him make eye contact with her, followed by a cheesy grin and a wink. "No." Her word was sharp, pointed in his direction. Why did he keep talking at her? It was always something with the intent to piss her off. Everything he said or did somehow seemed like a desperate (and very annoying) ploy for attention.

As she finished her sandwich, the teen got an idea. Would it get her in trouble? Possibly... depending on if it made a scene. She hadn't ever gotten detention before, and she certainly wasn't planning on it now. Then again... it'd be pretty fun to weed out annoyance. And maybe it'd cause him to finally leave her the hell alone. Hadn't she made it clear already? Glancing over, she noticed him still looking toward her. She sneered over, purposefully turning a different direction to avoid his stupid face. Her long fingers lifted an orange from the fruit bowl, idly tossing it up a few inches before catching it. She could.... she probably wouldn't get noticed... But if he or his stupid posse caught her, they'd likely try to get her in trouble. The other prefects couldn't take points from her... and Lewis and Su weren't anywhere to be seen, so she'd just have to avoid the professors' gaze... 'Dodge this, you jerk,' she thought as she chucked the orange at him, before quickly lifting an apple and taking a bite to try and feign innocence.

Well, dammit. That didn't work. Then again, she wasn't sure pelting him with citrus had been a wise plan anyway. Of course, he caught it, then added that he'd been wanting one of those. Was he seriously trying to get her out of trouble? What a pest! "Mhm." She chomped down on her apple, brows furrowed as she practically steamed in frustration. Something about him just made her blood boil! She hated him and everything about him! If he was any other house she could've never spoken to him again, but the stupid idiot had to be in her house and on her team. Why had fate trapped her with his infuriating personality???

After he sarcastically ate fruit (seriously, who even knew that was possible?!) Csuri huffed and pushed herself up from the table. Her quidditch boots stomped on the stone floor as she bit down on the apple again. She was going to just go get her shower bag and go to the Prefect's Bath. He wasn't a prefect or a captain, so at least he couldn't follow her there. Maybe she'd find Hes afterwards and complain about him too. Not like the younger teen wasn't well aware of Csuri's ever-growing frustration about him.

Sleeping on the beach hadn't been a wise idea, but it was beyond Vikram's control, since his emotions had just worn him out. After he got back to the school, Vikram had walked through the empty halls before entering Slytherin's common room. He dragged himself to bed, ignoring his alarm to wake up for his run with his brother. He'd waved away people who tried to wake him up for class, saying he didn't feel well. Vikram stayed in bed through breakfast, then lunch. It wasn't until it was time for dinner than Vikram even bothered to get out of bed. Normally, Vikram would never leave his bedroom in his pajamas, unless he was just going to the bathroom. But Vikram didn't care. He felt like s**t, he looked like s**t, and he didn't give a s**t. Despite laying in bed all day, he hadn't slept much, he was tired, he was angry, and he was broken. Eyes downtrodden and sunken, Vikram walked into the Great Hall, ignoring the hellos and waves from people he was friends with. Sitting down at the Slytherin table, Vikram made himself a small plate of whatever they were serving. He didn't even really look at what was being served. Picking up a fork, he pushed around a broccoli on his plate.

"Vik. Vik. Vikram!" Hesperia said several times, eventually yelling his name and startling him out of his thoughts. He looked up at her. "Jeez, you look like s**t," remarked Hesperia, looking over at his plate of food. "Are you alright?" she asked, frowning. He shrugged and resumed pushing around the vegetables on his plate. "Did something happen with Csuri?" Hesperia sat down on the bench beside him, then added, "Because she trashed her room. It's usually so neat and she trashed it. And no one has seen her at all today." Vikram pushed his plate forward and sighed heavily, then laid his head down on the table. Why did he care about her trashing her room? She clearly didn't care about him, so why did he still care so much about her? Hesperia watched him, and she asked him something else, but her words disappeared into his thoughts. Did her trashing her room mean that she cared? If she didn't care at least a little, she wouldn't have trashed her room. Or she would have at least returned to clean it up, but Hesperia said she hadn't been back yet. "Thanks Hes," he said quietly, then pushed himself up. He knew where she would be. He would find out.

Tsia was a little curious why Rian seemed surprised to hear about Auntie Roxie. Maybe he had wanted Gryffindor? Or maybe he somehow knew her? It shouldn't be too surprising, given Roxie had a ton of friends. Maybe she'd have to find her and ask. He said he had a brother starting next year, earning a nod. "I'm right there with you. My little sister should start next year, but her birthday's in October, so she has to start year after next." And Coty seemed annoyed by that, but it was fine enough.

She let her gaze wander as she half-watched the sorting. Some of the people seemed way more excited than others, but she figured she was safe somewhere in the middle. She was a little nervous, sure, but who wouldn't be in such a crazy new location? More than that, though, was the excitement. She'd be able to learn magic and flying, then maybe even play quidditch! Not to mention clubs and other activities.

Her hands idly fidgeted with her little shark as she pondered the Great Hall as a whole. It wasn't until Rian asked what she had that Tsia focused back in. "Oh, sure. It's a shark fidget. My sister picked it out for me so I can have something to do with my hands when I get bored. I like sharks is more why I think she chose it. It makes clicky noises too, but I was just fidgeting." She held out the shark to allow him to see it better. Coty had often found great deals of joy by getting silly gifts for people, but maybe it felt nice to have a piece of home with her too.

As she spoke on Coty, Tsia felt that little nagging feeling of homesickness stir up a bit. It was still a small feeling, but she was sure it would grow and grow. "I hope she misses me, at least a bit. But we've got a super giant family on one side, so thankfully she's not going to be completely lonely. Meanwhile here I've got...." she paused, counting on her fingers before continuing, "two aunts, one uncle, one pibling, and four cousins here alone. Most are on the Knapp side, 'cept my Auntie Roxie, who's on the Archer side." Man, she had a giant family, didn't she? Thankfully she knew most of them too, and the Knapps always seemed to be pretty welcoming to anyone sharing their family even if they weren't particularly close.

Once the topic changed to sharks, Tsia felt a little more in her element.... until Rian asked for why she liked sharks. Her smile fell a bit, but she did go ahead and explain. "When I was really little, my first parents always took me and my siblings to the aquarium. One of the rooms has a glass ceiling and walls so you could watch the fish swim all around. And for some reason I always liked the sharks. Then when we had the big accident, the nurse got me a shark blanket... and I guess it kinda stuck. And now with my sister's asthma, we can't really go to the zoo and stuff, but we can always go look at the aquariums." She shrugged her shoulders, hoping it was enough information for now. Or maybe she could change the topic a bit? "How about you? What's your favorite animal?"