Mar 26 19:02:04 <Imp-Kitsu>	Bob sat on a bench in the courtyard, bent over his own lap as he scribbled on a piece of paper. He had bought a coloring book and some very nice art markers. He'd never had a chance to color as a kid and he found he was very much enjoying it now. He hummed to himself, his voice throaty and low and loud for humming.
Mar 26 19:04:56 <Knave>	Callum was walking. Walking would be good. Walking out in the cool air. Warm summer days? Forget 'em. Cooling down was where it's at right now. Boy, his cheeks and ears sure were staying warm though. And then, he stopped as he thought a phrase he hadn't thought in quite some time; /Hey, that guy's huge./
Mar 26 19:07:37 <Imp-Kitsu>	Bob went to put one marker back and then "Oh no" he said, all his markers spilling everywhere as the cheap cardboard bottom gave out on the box. He Got to his knees, trying to gather them as they rolled down the slightly sloped path towards Callum.
Mar 26 19:09:56 <Knave>	Callum stooped to one knee and started plucking markers off the ground, boy-scout instinct kicking in over anything else, "Here, let me give you a hand with that."
Mar 26 19:11:36 <Imp-Kitsu>	Bob gathered up the ones nearest himself and looked at Callum "Th-Thank you. Sorry. I didn't mean to drop them... Um... The box broke" they'd fit in his pockets once he gathered them. He looked at Callum, whole they were both kneeling- Bob was hunched over enough to be eye to eye with the guy. "I... don't think we've met. I'm Bob. I'm... Um... the Hall Monitor" he said, he was very proud of that title.
Mar 26 19:13:24 <Knave>	Callum transferred all the markers he was holding into his left hand, and offered his right to shake, "Callum. I'm new here."
Mar 26 19:15:15 <Imp-Kitsu>	Bob shook- like everything else, his hands dwarfed everyone's. "It's good to meet you... If... If you need anything let me know." he said. Always willing to help, that's Bob. He smiled and, seeing all the markers were picked up, stood. All seven and a half, or so, feet of him. He'd grown a bit, leaving his pants as highwaters. It wasn't a flattering look but he had nice high socks.
Mar 26 19:17:45 <Knave>	"Thanks." Callum nodded vaguely, "If you don't mind my mentioning it, it's not everyday I meet someone bigger'n me. Sorry if I stare."
Mar 26 19:21:19 <Imp-Kitsu>	Bob shrugged. "I'm kind of huge. Everyone stares" he said. It didn't bother him except when people asked if he played basket ball. He did. Terrible. Really terribly. He only ever got baskets because he could dunk them while standing. Little hop- went right in. "I'm seven-six, last I checked" he said. And he was built like a mountain. Strongmen competitors wished they had his sheer bulk. "You're not small yourself...
Mar 26 19:21:19 <Imp-Kitsu>	though" he said, hoping it'd be taken as a compliment.
Mar 26 19:25:28 <Knave>	"Yeah. I've been there." Callum nodded, smiling slightly, "I was the biggest guy in my town." Callum's smile twisted at the edge a bit.
Mar 26 19:27:53 <Imp-Kitsu>	Bob smiled "So was I." he said. "Want to... uh... sit with me?" he asked, gesturing to the bench where he'd left his coloring. He liked making friends, even if he was kind of amazingly awkward.
Mar 26 19:30:51 <Knave>	"Sure." Callum was already forgetting the prior awkward encounter, and parked himself down beside Bob, "So, where are you from?"
Mar 26 19:42:59 <Imp-Kitsu>	It was a bit of a tight fit the two huge boys on the bench. "Memphis." He smiled, his teeth showing up bright against his dark-tanned, brown skin. "you?" he asked. There was more to it, he knew now, than just having grown up in Memphis. He was starting to understand things he'd never understood before he came here. It was a good thing.
Mar 26 19:46:12 <Knave>	"Little Springs, Kansas." Callum ran a flat hand over his hair, absently looking across the tops of the surrounding school buildings, "Have you been here long?"
Mar 26 19:52:19 <Imp-Kitsu>	"Is that a city or... a town?" he asked, curious about other places. "Six months or something? Wow. It's been a while..." it hadn't been quite that long but it was close enough.
Mar 26 19:55:10 <Knave>	"Just a town." Callum said quietly, "A grocer's, a diner, a garage, a school. That was pretty much it, really." Callum rolled one of his shoulders, settling into the bench.
Mar 26 19:56:19 <Imp-Kitsu>	"Oooh? It sounds nice" he said. "Did you live with your parents?" he asked, now he was curious. He had a small obsession with perfect kinds of families. The sort he saw on tv.
Mar 26 19:58:10 <Knave>	"Yeah, my ma and pa." Callum couldn't help the edge of his mouth twitching up at Bob's excitement over his mundane life, "They run a farm, and I'd help out in most of my spare time."
Mar 26 20:01:35 <Imp-Kitsu>	"Really?" he asked. "Did you have animals? I could never live on a farm" he said. But now he wanted to. "Are they nice? Your parents?" he was more excited than the situation really warranted.
Mar 26 20:03:42 <Knave>	Callum chuckled. "Chickens. And yeah. They're real nice folks." He sat up straighter and focused on a point in the middle distance as he continued to talk casually and evenly, "Living on a farm isn't so bad. You get up early, you do an honest day's work, you go to bed tired. It's simple."
Mar 26 20:09:45 <Imp-Kitsu>	"Oh. No. I could do that but...It'd have to be in the city. I can't leave..... towny places." he explained.
Mar 26 20:11:40 <Knave>	"Oh." Callum turned his head to Bob with a little frown, "That's a shame."
Mar 26 20:14:52 <Imp-Kitsu>	"I wonder if I can raise chickens in the city" he mused aloud. "It sounds fun." he said. He was basing that on how happy Callum seemed to talk about farm life. "Did you go to school?" he asked "Or just do farm stuff?"
Mar 26 20:18:18 <Knave>	"I went to school," Callum said, a little shortly, but in good humour, "I'm not a total redneck." Callum flashed a smile, "How was growing up in Memphis?"
Mar 26 20:20:50 <Imp-Kitsu>	Bob nodded, of course he went to school. Most people went to school. Bob looked at him "I was... uh... homeless. It wasn't so bad... but... I didn't go to school or anything" he said, blushing a bit. "I.... Never lived any other way so I wasn't too bothered" Except in the winter, or when it was really hot. Or when he got sick and just wanted to not be outside. Or any number of other times.
Mar 26 20:23:03 <Knave>	Callum put a big hand on Bob's huge shoulder, "I'm sorry to hear that." /Eye contact. Genuine human connection./ "How are you finding it here at Sunnybrook?"
Mar 26 20:24:13 <Imp-Kitsu>	"It's ok. It wasn't so bad." He smiled. "I love Sunnybrook. They gave me a room and there was... everything I could ever need." he smiled. "They're really nice here." he said, making it sound like a promise.
Mar 26 20:26:02 <Knave>	Callum nodded. /Let go of his shoulder. Sit back. Don't overdo it./ "Everyone seems nice so far."
Mar 26 20:28:20 <Imp-Kitsu>	Bob nodded "I've never had a problem with anyone" he said. "The staff is really nice and helpful too." he added. "Don't be afraid to ask them for stuff" he knew some people disliked authority figures. But the ones here had always been good to him.
Mar 26 20:32:02 <Knave>	"I was a little worried, when I came. I know my parents want what's best for me, but I was worried they'd made a mistake." Callum grinned, almost letting a laugh, "I thought maybe the men in black where gonna haul me to area 52 or something, you know?"
Mar 26 20:35:15 <Imp-Kitsu>	Bob chuckled a little. "Nope. Just lots of nice laws and tons of food and.... nice facilities" he said. "I guess it depends on where you come from. I have heard people complain about the rooms. Just... my bed was too small but I built a new one...." Then he looked at Callum "Do you have that problem?"
Mar 26 20:36:57 <Knave>	Callum shrugged, "I kinda like having my feet hanging over the edge. And the rooms are a heck of a lot more spacious than my room back home."
Mar 26 20:42:46 <Imp-Kitsu>	Bob nodded "My knees were hanging over the edge..." he joked. "So I... Well. My bed is now... the entire size of my room" he shrugged. It was a bit hobbled together but it was extremely nice to stretch out. "Well, I am...... glad to hear you like it." he hesitated.
Mar 26 20:45:06 <Knave>	"That sounds comfy." Callum smiled, then stood up, "I'll let you get back to what you were doing; I think I'm gonna take a walk around the grounds. It was very nice meeting you."
Mar 26 20:53:59 <Imp-Kitsu>	Bob nodded "Good to meet you. We should... uh... go to town sometime Or something. Ican show you around" He said.
Mar 26 20:54:02 *	Nemi is now known as Nemi|Out
Mar 26 20:55:05 <Knave>	"Sounds like a plan. See you around." Callum touched his forelock as he began to walk away.
Mar 26 20:58:08 <Imp-Kitsu>	Bob smiled. He liked having a chance to make a new friend and plans helped. "Have fun!" he said, picking his book back up, ready to start coloring again.
Mar 26 20:58:27 <Knave>	-scene bigged-