Alice sat at an empty table in the cafeteria. There were still people around but there was a bit of a mess, like some kind of battle took place here just moments ago. She could hear people complaining that they were unable to finish eating thanks to an insane food fight eariler today. From what little she heard...it did sound pretty crazy. Other than that, the new day actually began with Alice getting a weapon. A sword, unlike her blood weapon she got from the Dawn, this one looked more like what you would find in a fantasy story unlike the large bulky pink blade she used to carry. This one was slim and silver. After getting her weapon she was told she could eat before she went to her first class, which is exactly what she was doing. The headmaster was also trying to figure out where her living quraters should be. Sharing a room with a group of strangers sounded...awkward to say the least. She would be fine if Jack or one of the other Blood Maidens was with her but they weren't. She wasn't exactly socialable either, being the new girl didn't help matters either. Sometimes she'll notice people looking her way and sometimes whispering around her but not many have tried to talk to her and she had no idea why. But regardless, she'll deal with things as they come. Her friends are still out there and she knows deep down they'll reunite soon.
An hour passes and the first class was finally about to start. People slowly flooding into the room and seating down in their seats. Alice was told to wait at the front of the class until everyone was seated and then introduce herself. It only took a few moments for everyone to sit down and as soon as the class door was shut was when the man spoke, "Everyone. We have someone new joining us today. Please do your best to help her feel welcomed. Miss, would you like to introduce yourself?"
"Hello...My name is Alice, it's nice to meet you." Alice greeted rather plainly with no friendly smile whatsoever.
"...And? What is your last name?"
"I don't have one. It's just Alice."
"I see...well, you can have a seat next to Miss Schnee." Now that introductions were out of the way, Alice followed the man's finger toward the white haired girl. As Alice was walking up she could hear whispers between students, those ranged from 'She's cute.' 'She's weird.' and some questions they have about her. Once she sat down however, the whispers stopped and everyone focused their attention on the teacher. The girl next to her just gave a quick glance and not much else. The lecture began, with mostly everyone paying attention.
After a few hours, the class had ended and everyone was free to do whatever they wanted before heading back to their rooms. Alice still didn't have a room assigned to her so for now she just wandered through the halls of the Academy. Life on the surface has been lonely for her so far. She especially felt lonely when seeing groups of friends hanging or making plans to do something fun. Her mind went back to thinking what everyone was doing right now.
"Hey there!" A cheery sounding voice called out to her from behind, snapping Alice out of her thoughts. Looking back, she saw a girl wearing dark lolita clothing and carrying a red cape around her neck.
"Um...hi." Alice greeted back, not really expecting anyone to even greet her.
"You're Alice right? I'm Ruby. It's nice to meet you!"
Alice was kind taken back by how friendly and energenic this person was, "Thanks...and likewise."
"So you're new here at Beacon right? Where'd you come from? Wait! Don't me! You're from Atlas right?"
"No...I'm actually not from...there." Alice wasn't sure how to answer but telling the truth may cause more confusion than it is worth, "I don't know where I'm from."
"Oooooh so you lost your memory huh? That must be why you didn't give out your last name earlier either." Ruby nodded, "But surely you know your sembalance right?"
"What's that?" This was the first time Alice heard of such a thing.
"You don't know huh? It's like a special ability only you can do...for example!" in a blink of an eye, Ruby disappeared into rose patels, "This is mine!" Her voice came from behind Alice again.
"Wow. That is impressive but I guess I have something like that. It's called Genocide Mode."
The silver eyed girl's eyes lit up upon hearing that name, "Genocide mode! Is that like a berserker form or something."
"I guess, it makes me stronger, faster and tougher and I can cast very powerful spells when in the mode too."
"Show me!"
"I can't. I need Marchen blood."
"Marchen what's that? Is that a form of Grimm?"
"Grimm?" Alice tilted her head much like Ruby was doing.
"Whatever, what about your weapon? This is mine!" Ruby pulled out a blocky red gun from behind her but with a few movements, it unfolded into a giant scythe. "Pretty cool huh?
"Yea...mine isn't much compared to my original weapon. It was big, it was black and pink and it cut through Marchens with little effort."
"Sounds cool. What happened to it."
"Well, I didn't think I needed it so I left it behind."
"Aww well that's too bad." With a sigh she sheathed her weapon, "So, do you have a team? You started pretty late into the year so I'd imangine there were silm pickings."
"I'm not in a team. I don't even have a room. The headmaster said he's still trying to figure everything out."
"I see I see, I'm part of team RWBY which by the way one of my teammates sits right next to you."
Both of them talked for a while, just talking about any subject that came to little red's mind. She reminded Alice so much of Red Riding Hood and how quickly the two warmed up to eachother thanks to Red Riding Hood's personality. Eventually Ruby had to leave, saying she needed to meet someone. Leaving Alice alone once again, there was still a little more time left in the day though, maybe she'll explore the academy a bit more. She needed to get used to the layout of this place anyway.