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As Razzer walked about on the grounds, he overheard two students chattering about the Training Hall.

"Didja hear, Ern?"
"Wazzat?"
"Them androids finally finished working on that wing in the Training Hall."
"The one that's been under contruction for the longest time?"
"Yep. 'Parently there's some of them fancy VR rooms there."

VR Rooms, eh? Razzer thought to himself quietly. I should check them out...

Not long later Razzer was entering the Training Hall. A sign in the lobby pointed down a previously unnoticed hallway. The hall wasn't very long compared to the rest in Ria - most of which seemed to stretch on to infinity. White doors were scattered in the hallway, and a monitor was inset on the wall next to each door. The monitors were currently blank, but Razzer assumed that they would light up and display... something once the room was in use. Sliding his ID Card through the lock on one of the doors, Razzer pushed the door open and looked around. The room was actually smaller than his dormatory room, and completely blank except for a control panel on the wall just inside the room. There was a slot for Razzer's ID Card, so he inserted it and the panel flickered to life.

".............
Welcome to Kanto VR Room 1.
............
Searching ID Card. Please wait.
............
No previous VR Data collected.
Would you like to view instructions on how to create a VR room?"

Razzer entered "Yes" into the panel. A moment later a detailed description on how to design a room came up.

A little while later the mage had his VR Room created, after meticulously fine-tuning and designing it. His VR room was a courtyard, rather large and quite scenic. The grass on the ground was barely visible under the thorough coating of cherry blossom petals, the trees from which they came littered the courtyard. A cobblestone pathway led under an authentic-looking archway and towards the center of the courtyard. There the pathway split into two and snaked around a large pond, on the surface of which drifted several stray petals. The cherry trees were in full bloom, and now and then a petal would fall off the tree's branches and drift lazily towards the ground.

At the beginning of the cobblestone pathway was the entrance to a traditional japanese dojo-like area. The dojo itself wasn't anything special, it had bamboo carpets and katanas and boken on racks hanging on the wall. Thin wooden pillars supported the ceiling, and also provided a good target for sword practice. Razzer needed some - he couldn't always rely on his water manipulation techniques. A door on one side of the room led off to a hallway that housed a simple japanese bedroom, bathroom, and a meditation chamber - in case Razzer ever had the desire to sleep here instead of his dorm.

Standing in the courtyard, Razzer whistled. It was beautiful, and perfect. He might actually live here instead of his dorm.

As Razzer began to sit on one of the petal-coated benches in the courtyard, he heard a loud beeping noise that made him stop. Frowning, he looked towards the edge of the courtyard where a white door had suddenly appeared. Next to the door, floating in midair, was the control panel. Crossing the courtyard Razzer examined the panel, on which a red light was flashing.

"...........
Student has attempted to enter Kanto VR Room 1.
...........
Allow Student entry? Y/N"

Cocking his head, Razzer pressed "Yes" and the lock on the door clicked. The door swung open, revealing the hallway. Standing in the hallway and looking baffled was a most interesting of students. The girl had deathly pale skin that looked as if it had never seen sunlight. She had blonde and black hair that covered most of her face. The one eye that Razzer saw was an angelic-blue tint, and was quite pretty.

"Er, can I help you?" Razzer asked. Who was this girl? Razzer supressed a shudder when he noticed the girl's long... threatening claws. What did she want?

The girl uncomfortably adjusted her cloak. Mumbling an apology, she avoided Razzer's gaze and tried to stare a whole in the ground.

"I just don't... know what this is..." she muttered, waving her hand about. Her voice had a slightly musical sound, which greatly irritated Razzer.

"This is the Kanto VR Rooms." Razzer said irritably. "More specifically, this is my VR room you're trying to enter." he frowned as he watched a cherry blossom petal drift beside him, making a futile attempt to escape the room. As it reached the doorwar between the VR room and the hallway, it seemed to vanish in midair.

"So is there anything you wanted?" Razzer asked, not concealing his slight annoyance at the girl.

The girl apologised again, biting her lower lip. Razzer got a gleam of a white fang, but made nothing of it. He watched as her eye followed the petal, and she jumped when it vanished.

"Wha... where'd it go?!" she asked in alarm. Razzer opened his mouth to speak, but she added, "What's a Kanto VR Room?"

Sighing Razzer glanced behind him. He'd have to wait to sit and enjoy the beauty of his room, it was obvious this conversation with this girl would take a while.

"This room is a virtual reality room." he said in a tone that indicated that that bit of information was something everyone should know. "So that means everything in the room, excepting me of course, is fake. Virtual reality. That petal is part of the VR, so it's restricted to the room. If anything from the VR tries to leave, it can't."

As a demonstration Razzer stepped back and bent over, grabbing a fistful of petals. He launched them towards the doorway. They headed straight towards the girl's face, but vanished as they hit the divide between reality and VR.

"So is there any reason you're here, or is your sole purpose to distract me?" Razzer asked irritatedly.

"I already told you... I was just wondering what this place was." the girl said, her voice rising slightly. Razzer saw her tighten up slightly. He'd hit a nerve.

"Well, I've told you." Razzer replied. "So unless you're going to ask me another obvious question or something to that effect, do you mind?" He was getting slightly irritated now. This conversation had gone on long enough. He longed to just step back and ignore the girl, and go back to the serene tranquility of his VR room. But that would be a rude thing to do, so he figured he'd finish this conversation. Hopefully quickly.

Bang. Nerve two. Well, she is getting angry. Razzer thought, smiling on the inside.

"Well excuse me for not being up to date on the latest technology." she hissed, tightening up even further. Out of the corner of his eye, Razzer saw two bulges pulse on the back of her cloak. Wings? Or something else?

Curiosity got the better of him. Though it probably wouldn't be in his best interests, Razzer wanted to know what was under the cloak. Then, he saw it. A flash of red underneath her hair, where her other eye was.

"Fine then, go back to your stupid fake world." the girl said harshly.

"I'm not in tune with technology, but hell. Even I know what a VR room is." Razzer retorted, spitting on the ground next to him. He was drawing her out, and it seemed to be working.

Razzer held himself back from laughing in her face. He could feel her breath against his face, and could see the obvious anger in her face. Perfectly baited...

He returned her glare for a few moments, before stepping back and gesturing towards the courtyard.

"Step in." he said. It wasn't a question. It was a demand. "If you plan to hit me, I'd much rather prefer to destroy my VR room as opposed to the entire building." Razzer turned his back to her and stepped further into the room. Would she hit him while his back was turned? He spat again. "And that's no way for a lady to talk."