At first Taylor was terrified to be alone with the zombie everyone called Sid, but by the end of the long tour he took to show her everything, she and he were laughing together, holding their stomachs. He really wasn't like all of the other zombies she had heard and read about, he was actually pretty cool.
"Where did you learn jokes like that?!" She asked in between gasps of air, chuckling a little still.
"When I was alive, I wasn't the kind of man to tell my secret source to anyone." He looked around a moment then winked at her. "But Lord Death does have an expansive amount of humor."
The wolf girl shook her head, running a hand through her long brunette hair, watching as the approached the girl from earlier - Maka - and a group of others.
"I'm going to leave you in Maka's hands now, Taylor. Report to the Death Room first thing in the morning, please."
Taylor nodded and watched him go before turning back to face the group before her. As a loner, she was used to being pushed to the side, forgotten, ignored, but this felt different. All eyes - confused and the like - were on her as Maka spoke up.
"Taylor, I'd like you to meet my weapon partner, Soul Eater,"
The white hair boy gave a toothy grin as he was introduced, not saying anything but giving off the vibe that she'd learn more about him later.
"BlackStar and his weapon Tsubaki,"
These two were strange alright. The tall, black haired girl seemed sweet and quiet, smiling brightly and waving in Taylor's direction. But the blue haired boy... His aura was bouncing all over the place. "Yahoo!" He said, rather loudly, placing his hands on his his as he stepped up. Lifting a thumb to point at his chest, he grinned widely. "Even though you've got ears and a tail, I'm the big guy around here, you got that? I'm the man, the only guy you need to know, the baddest assassin around." His boasts were complemented with uncanny confidence.
"And Death the Kid with his two weapons Liz and Patty." The three all bowed their heads at once, smiling at her in greeting.
The blonde had pointed to each and Taylor was sure to log every name into her memory along with their face, honestly not wanting to forget anyone from the bunch. .
A bit of confusion crossed her angled face. "Weapons? I remember Death calling you something... A meister was it? What's that all about?"
The group gave a collected chuckle before the one Maka called Death the Kid stepped up, shaking his head. "This is The Death Weapon Meister Academy, or the DWMA for short. My father, Lord Death, created this academy to help train Meisters, like Maka, BlackStar, and myself, and their weapon partners, that would be Soul, Tsubaki, Liz, and Patty, to fight against souls that have driven themselves off of the path of good and in the way of evil."
"Basically, we hunt down the souls we call Kishin Egg Souls and stop them from causing problems in this world." Maka finished, smiling. "I know it has to be kind of confusing to an outsider, but I'm sure you'll grasp it within the few days you'll be here. Which reminds me," Taylor watched as she turned to the white haired boy named Soul Eater and laughed nervously. "Lord Death asked me to let her stay with us while she's here, so I'll need your help with the pull out mattress tonight."
"Whatever." Was his only reply with a slight slurp and a shove of his hands in his pockets.
Rude. Taylor thought for a moment, looking over everyone that was standing there, gauging their auras, then decided that she'll be pretty safe with these guys
"That's pretty cool! I guess this will be a learning experience as well as an adventure for me, then!" She held up her fingers in a peace sign, giving them all her most charming of smiles.
