She was the other half that made me whole: my roommate. She was a foreign student who decided to come study business here. Nebula. She was everything I wasn't, and that's what made us a perfect fit. We were instant friends the moment we met, and for me that doesn't happen very often. I have so many boundaries that most people don't get through. I loved videogames, she appreciated them by watching. She was a game day frat partier, I was a stay inside and have shots with a friend kinda drinker. We were both distant people, which made us close. We were able to respect each other.
The first week I moved in was insane. I didn't see much of Nebula simply because she would be out with her couple of drinking friends most of the time. I stayed home and gamed, watched, movies, read books, and swiped through Tinder being the lonely ass I was but not wanting to actually meet up with any of the guys that I matched with. Life outside of school didn't really start for me until XAD Film, or Xandar Association Directorate of Film. Since I'm a bit of a movie nut and had no social life, people who were also interested in movies seemed like a good place to start. XAD Film was basically in charge of deciding what movies would play where on campus and when.
Not knowing much about the building the weekly meetings were hosted in, I walked into the student union hoping to God for some signs to guide me to the right place. After about five minutes of wandering around I found the room, filled with about 30 people. I was already a bit late, so I just sat in the back by myself, not knowing anyone else.
During the meeting I was handed a clipboard with a list of times to volunteer to host. I wanted to help, and honestly I needed to be involved in something. I needed friends. I put my name down for all three movies Saturday, not knowing what drama would result from this small action.
After a week of dull classes, the thing I wanted most was that Saturday triple feature. This is where Drax enters our story. He was tall. I felt like I was craning my neck every time I went to look at him. He was a sweet dude, but so thick skulled. He had no social consciousness whatsoever. He couldn't understand sarcasm for the life of him and his conversational skills weren't really top notch. He couldn't really tell when to stop talking. However, he was friendly and just happened to live in the same building as me. As I continued attending XAD Film events, and Drax and I became closer friends. September blew by like a starship, and it wasn't until the end of the month that the real story began.