Welcome to Gaia! ::

Hel skipped down the stairs of the reaper dorms two at a time, grinning widely.

It was time to make a run to the grocery store, and she had enough seeds to buy the ingredients to make more of her hearty family stew! Granted, she didn’t know where the grocery store was, but that was part of the adventure right? It wasn’t so much the destination; it was the journey of getting there. The ghoul was pulled from her thoughts though, as on the stairs below her, she caught sight of a familiar reaper, having seen him at Junko’s booth, Mot’s room, and in class, but hadn’t introduced herself yet!

Well, she was about to fix that.

Hel lunged over the railing of the stairs, soaring down until she landed on the steps a few down in front of Shun. A loud clanging sound was heard as the steel plates of her boots smacked the stone steps, and she righted herself, placing her hands on her hips as she grinned up at him widely. “Hello there! I’ve seen you around many times, but haven’t introduced myself yet.” A dark hand shot out at him to shake. “I’m Hel!”

“Shun.” Hel echoed. “It’s a pleasure to meet you!” She waggled her fingers at him, her hand still outstretched as she waited for him to shake it. It was only the proper thing to do after all!

She didn’t seem at all put off by the reaper’s reserved demeanor, and tilted her head when he tried to excuse himself. “Ah, have somewhere you need to be, friend?” She questioned curiously. “If it’s along the way, mind if I accompany you? I’m going to the grocery store!” Still, she didn’t know where it was, but maybe this reaper did, and would enlighten her about its location. The valkyrie would be overjoyed to know that they were going to the same place though.

Hel was a bit disappointed in Shun’s handshake, but she let it slide for now. She retracted her hand after he put his back in his pocket, and back on her hip it went. When the other reaper stated that that was where he was going too, Hel’s face lit up. “Really? Excellent! I will accompany you, then!” That’s right Shun, you don’t get a choice in this matter. The ghoul saw this as an opportunity to get to know another one of her fellow reapers while also getting food stock for her little kitchen. It was a win/win situation in her books.

The valkyrie than hopped down the rest of the stairs, looking back up at Shun as she waited for him to fall in step with her. She laughed at his observation about not being able to stop her. “This is true, so you might as well make the best of it, yes? How long have you been at the Academy for?”

She easily fell into step with the taller reaper, keeping up with him as they left the dorms and made it across the grounds to the gate. There was a pep in her gait as she walked a testament to her seemingly endless energy and enthusiasm. “Ah, I see!” She replied, smiling. It seemed a lot of students she was meeting had been here for a good amount of time already and that just seemed to work to her advantage. How lucky it was as well, that she found a reaper who was also going to the grocery store!

“Indeed, I did!” Hel chirped, looking up at Shun. “So friend, what do you like to do outside of classes? Are you in any clubs?”

Could Hel’s day get any better?

“Oh, fitness?” She echoed cheerfully. “As am I!” Her wings fluttered briefly in excitement at the thought of having more friends to spar with. This one looked like he could be a good one too. “Say there friend.” She started, “Would you be interesting in sparring one day then?” How quick the reaper was to jump into these sorts of things! She didn’t like passing up the opportunity to better herself or testing a fellow students skills. She stared up at the grim reaper, waiting impatiently for an answer.

How lovely it was indeed! Hel just couldn’t be even more thrilled.

The reaper knew she had his attention though by his simple glance, and her grin widened at his response. Excellent! It also seemed like he wouldn’t go easy on her just because she was a ghoul, unlike another reaper she knew. “Wonderful!” She cheered, a hand coming up to rub her chin thoughtfully. “Well then, Shun…” Hel started. “How about…after we gather our groceries and return to the dorm…?”

Hel clapped her hands once firmly to express her excitement, as if it wasn’t apparent on her face already. It would have been awesome to be able to go all out. The reaper had been itching to be able to use her weapon, but alas, that just wasn’t to be anytime soon. Still, a spar was a spar, and Hel wasn’t going to pass that up! “Outside sounds good!” Hel commented. “That way there’s nothing limiting our movements.”

The reaper marched right along with Shun, looking here and there was they made their way to the grocery store, attempting to keep this route in mind for future grocery store runs. “So friend…” Hel started up again in her mini-quest of getting to know the reaper next to her. “What class are you?”

Luckily Shun wouldn’t have to wait for Hel for too long. She knew exactly what she wanted as well, and all the ingredients she needed would be in the same general area. Her pace picked up when she saw the grocery store front come into view and she turned her head back towards the reaper when he answered her question, noting his disdain.

“Same here friend, but we all have to start somewhere!” The valkyrie hummed thoughtfully for a moment before stepping into the store, pausing a moment to take in her new surroundings. “So, what do you need?”