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[Serenity : Land of Departure : Hallways]

Serenity was the last to leave the room, carrying Marie as she went with the group. She wasn't going so much for herself, she wasn't hungry. She was following them for her kitten. If she wanted something she came first. It wasn't long before the group was joined by a couple of other boys. One of which mentioned of the topless wonder. When one of the little animal galiants that belonged to the older blond spoke up she tilted her head to the side.

"So she's been shirtless in school halls, too?" she asked referencing Mizu, "I thought shirts were a requirement in the school dress code..."

{Cassim : Land of Departure : Hallway}

"A week hmm? Sound promising." He said with a laugh. This group seemed like they would be a good influence on Farah. Maybe get him to stop being so serious all the time. He would need to make some friends if he was going to survive.

Hearing the conversation, he nodded at what Zikomo had said. He could attest to how wonderful second impressions were. A chance first meeting could ruin a relationship....

Really now, where was Farah? Shouldn't he have been coming to yell at him now?

{Mizu .:. Land of Departure .:. Halls >> Kitchen}

"Hey!" Mizu protested to the new kid tagging along. "That was only the one time! And that was only because Chip and Dip here threw my clothes out the window."

"It was Chip's idea!"

"Was not! That was all your fault, Dale!"

"Hush, you two. Anyway, we'd better hurry if we're gonna get some good grub offa Gert. ...Effin' alliterations. Follow me, everyone!"

Mizu led the group off to the kitchens, following her Galiants' directions to the new shortcut they had found. It definitely shaved a lot of time off of their travel, and Mizu was quite pleased with the discovery. When they arrived, she didn't stop at all, and burst into the kitchen with a boisterous "Hey, Gert! What's cookin'?"

[Gert .: Zikomo ~ Land of Departure ~ Kitchen

Gert had jovially been singing with Silver in the kitchen, preparing the school's lunch. When he heard Mizu's question he looked over his shoulder and left the rest of the chorus to Silver who continued on with the rest of the kitchen staff. A hearty smile came to his face as he wiped his hands on a towel.

"Mizu, darlin'! How ye been? Oh and ye've brought comp'ny. I assume yer searchin' fer some grub, eh?" He laughed, catching sight of little Marie at his feet. His look of joy quickly turned to one of concern. "Oi-oi-oi! Littl' bit, ye may be cute but yer a hairball, no pets in the kitchen! To the mess hall wit' ye!"

Morph perked up at the sound of Silver's voice and puttered off his Keeper's head. Ziko followed, excited to see her old friend. She had one last year with the friendly cook. She was sure going to miss him.

"Ey, Morphy! An' if it isn't little Zee. Well lookit ya, all grown up, an' it's only been a summer at that! Bless me heart, I kin remember when ye was just a wee little scamp. Oi, ye haven't seen Jim an' 'is bud yet, have ye?" Silver rambled, clearly excited to see his old friend and his Keeper.

Zikomo couldn't help but laugh, "I haven't yet, but as soon as I do I'll drag him here!"

{Mizu .:. Land of Departure .:. Kitchens}

Mizu pouted a little that Ferven had beaten them down, not realizing he'd just slipped in behind. She didn't really respond, as she was a little distracted trying to shut her stomach up. The tantalizing scents of dinner were making her tummy think about growling...

"Just getting ready for school, Gert," Mizu said to the chef. "You know me too well~ Anything you can spare for a starvling thief and her friends?" Mizu gave Gert her best imitation of puppy eyes, and Dale poked his nose out from where he was hiding in her hair to sniff appreciatively at the air.

"Mmm-mmm! Best place in the whole school!"

"Shh," Mizu admonished with a quick shrug of the shoulder Dale was perched on. Chip had gone to her other shoulder the second Dale started talking so he wouldn't get jostled.

{Farah : Land of Departure : Corridors -> Kitchen}

Cassim smiled as he heard the singing in the kitchen. He and his old crew had done similar things before, before everything happened between them. It made him more than a little sad. When he heard Mizu say she happened to be a thief, a smile grew on his face and he let out a loud laugh. "A thief! Wonderful!" He said as he patted her back between bouts of laughter. "Oh, you'll be such an excellent influence of Farah. He should listen to your tips and tricks much better than he would mine. After all, it's been a long time since I've been at my prime."

Some way off, Farah's ears perked up in the relative silence of the corridor. He knew that laugh. An eye twitched as he started running, following the laughter. It was a good thing the man tended to laugh for so long. When he arrived at the place where the laughter was emanating, he saw a young girl walk out and he bowed his head towards her before walking into the kitchen.

He took in everything at once and put on a polite smile. "Hello Cassim. Have you been off making friends?" The tone was polite, as if he'd just stumbled onto the group. But the still-twitching eye, beads of sweat rolling down his face, and the fist he was making gave away his peaceful appearance.

[Gert .: Zikomo ~ Land of Departure ~ Kitchen]

Gert smiled and let out a mock exasperated sigh, "Foin foin, I'll git that bo'omless pit ye call a stomach some food. Oi! Silver! Make these brats some san'wiches on da double! Now you kids git to da mess hall and I'll bring ye yer snack, yer too much trouble t' have in da kitch'n."

Rasxa was sitting... more like sleeping at one of the long tables in the mess hall. He had been up most of the night getting here from Wonderland and he hadn't gotten enough sleep. So while he dozed with his head on the table, an ever growing puddle of saliva was forming near his mouth. His galliant, the March Hare, was sitting next to him, poking with a spoon that he had been using to eat a piece of cake that he had asked Gert for a little earlier. The cake was half eaten, and was strawberry. Rasxas long sword was in its sheathe, sitting beside him. Anything the March Hare tried to do did not wake Rasxa up. Frowning, the March Hare decided to pick his Keeper up by his shirt front and shake him back and forth, screaming loudly, "WAKE UP LAZY BONES!"