Main House room 8, Monday around noon

[iamyourfodder]

Gregor dragged his feet as he made his way to room 8, his assigned room in the dormitory. He didn't want to be here. He wanted to be home with his mother and father and sister. He didn't want to have to come to school in America to learn a trade to support his family, but that was his job as the only son, and so he was here

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[ihatefrills]

Cassie was just passing on her way down to the common room, when she saw the open door, and stopped out of curiosity.

She smiled hesitantly over her sketchpad, he didn't look all that happy. "Hi," Cassie greeted. "New, too, I guess?"

[iamyourfodder]

"Um, hello," Gregor replied. Another of the strange women. America was truly a weird place. "Yes, I am just arrived today. My name is Gregor Samsa."

[ihatefrills]

"Cassie," she said in introduction. "Uh, is me. Nice to finally see some more people around."

[iamyourfodder]

"There have not been people, before?"

[ihatefrills]

"Uh, not really, no," Cassie said. "I mean, there's a few about, but not many."

[iamyourfodder]

Perhaps that explained why these girls felt they could parade about in such a manner. "But there are others? Teachers to tell us what to do, yes?"

[ihatefrills]

Cassie shrugged. "Haven't met any actual teachers yet," she said. "But, I've heard there's a couple about... somewhere. I assume once school gets into session properly there'll be more."

[iamyourfodder]

"Yes, yes, that does sense. They would not have us here with out . . . someone to tell us what to do."

[ihatefrills]

"So far, the only thing I've been told to do since I've been here is to do the washing up," Cassie told him. "So... not that bad, really."

[iamyourfodder]

Gregor nodded. "That is the woman's duty, of course. Will you also be cooking for us?"

Poor Gregor, he had no idea that anything like a feminist revolution had ever taken place. He probably deserved anything that was coming to him.

[ihatefrills]

Cassie narrowed her eyes at him. She'd had far worse directed at her courtesy of Leon, didn't stop her from being a little miffed at the implication. "God, no," she said. "Being coerced into washing up the once was enough for me."

[iamyourfodder]

"But . . . then why are you here? Aren't you the maid?"

[ihatefrills]

"Maid?" Cassie shook her head. "No."

She pointed at herself. "Student."

[iamyourfodder]

"What, here?"

[ihatefrills]

Cassie nodded. "I'm hanging out in the school dorms," she pointed out. "Wouldn't it be a bit odd if I was a student somewhere else?"

[iamyourfodder]

"They allow girls to go to school?!" He was starting to flail.