Prim and Rue giggled as they walked to the rec center after Johanna informed them of an extra Zumba class at the rec center. "Finnick's Zumba class, wait in Studio B." a student rec center employee called.
"Yeah. His fills up an hour before it starts." An upperclassman girl remarked. "Because he's hot!"
As the room filled up and the class time drew near, Rue and Prim began stretching and jogging in place. At exactly 5:45, the room erupted in cheers and whistles as the great Health and Exercise Science Junior, Finnick Odair walked into the room wearing skimpy Panem University shorts. "Aaaaaaall RIGHT!" He cheered waving at the throng of college girls. "Let's get this Zumba party started!" He flexed his arms and swung his hips in a circle accentuating his muscles.
"Oh my gosh! This works you OUT!" Rue gasped as they danced the salsa to one song.
"Uhhuh." Prim panted before she attempted to wiggle her hips like Finnick was doing. "I don't think I've ever moved my abs like this!"
"Girl, look at Finnick moving his abs, mmmmmm yeah!" Rue sighed before she and Prim dissolved into giggles.
"Wow. I'm tired." Prim muttered as she and her roommate made their way across the athletic fields to their dorm a sweaty 45 minutes later. "We only have the tutoring center training and then we're done for orientation."
"Yeah." Rue agreed. "It sorta felt like class." They made their way down the hallway of their dorm to a room marked: Engineering and Science Tutoring Center. The latest desktop computers were on a counter that lined one side of the room. Large floor to ceiling windows bordered one wall. Tables were in the center with whiteboards on wheels near each table. In the back were what appeared to be study rooms with four to six chairs around a table with a whiteboard in the back.
"Welcome, this is the Engineering and Science Tutoring Center." A soft voice said as a slight dark-haired pale-skinned grad student made her way to the front of the room. Her large eyes took in the crowd. "My name is Wiress Carpenter and I'm the coordinator -" She paused to look around the room once more. "The tutoring schedule is on the door and also on the website. Graduate students from nearly all the scientific disciplines will take turns staffing the center." SHe paused to look at a notebook in her hands. "Signs will be up on the tables like Biology or Physics or Calculus." She blinked and looked at the computers. "The computers have the software you need but you can bring in your laptops." Staring into the crowd intently, she appeared to be waiting for any questions.
"Will you all know what we are working on? Like our assignments?" Rue asked tentatively.
"No, but you can show us -" Wiress began. "Oh, and we can email the instructor."
"Is Psychology included as a science?" A boy asked toward the back.
"Yes. Psychology, Neuropsychology, and Neuroanatomy." Prim grinned at the last one. Out of all her classes, she was the most excited for the Human Gross Anatomy class as Panem University was one of the few universities that offered a cadaver lab to their undergraduate students.
"Do the Teaching Assistants from the Cadaver Lab come to the Tutoring Center?"
"Cadaver lab -" Wiress began before visibly paling. "No - that's - another place." She shuddered.
"Way to go, Prim. Freak out the grad student." Johanna muttered behind Prim. "Hey, Wire!" She called. "Professor Beetee Wright drops in here too?"
"Y - Yes." Regaining her composure, Wiress smiled. "He does. He answers physics and electrical engineering questions. He's very skilled at what he does." Wiress gushed beaming.
"I'm sure he's very skilled at doing many things." Johanna muttered. Exchanging glances before suddenly realizing what their RA meant, Rue and Prim snorted down giggles. "Hey, Wire, you got anything else?" Wiress shook her head. Johanna nodded and turned around to face to the newest residents of the Science and Engineering dormitory. " Well, that's the last orientation. You runts all survived." Everyone chuckled. "Ok, now get out of here!"