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Well, it seemed Stella had picked up on something that Isidora hadn't decided to investigate quite yet. She had a feeling there wasn't much left that the firstie hadn't already investigated, but at least it meant she hadn't simply been oblivious and missed the girl upstairs. "You'll see them soon. When it's time to turn in, if not earlier," she assured her. Something told her she'd be seeing the girl again, just by way of the fact she seemed a bit like her and Risa had been like when they had been younger. If she found out Isidora had explored abandoned mansions, that would have cemented the comparison. It didn't help that she still felt like she was being appraised, either.
At least it seemed she'd passed whatever test, or made a positive impression. Something like that, and she'd smiled at the questions about the moving staircases. "They only make you late if you aren't aware of how they work. If you stay prepared to end up in an entirely different corridor that you'd been headed to a minute or two earlier, you shouldn't be late." Granted, it helped to know the corridors, and which ones led to each classroom. She was prevented from continuing that topic of conversation as the words kept spilling out of Isidora's mouth. Someone was awfully curious. "You stopped counting the floors, or everything you could find on each floor?," she couldn't help but ask, a bit amused. It seemed her thoughts moved as fast as her little body could. It was oddly refreshing. "Most of the paintings are nice. A bit eccentric, some of them, but nice," she went on to agree. "And thank you. I like my name well enough too." Even if it reminded her of how she wasn't about to follow in her ancestor's footsteps. She was lucky enough that she didn't think her parents actually had those expectations. And then the questions continued, and she smiled as Nuage's humming changed pace as if seh knew she was being discussed. "It is French," she verified. "I'm actually from France, and it means cloud. I thought she looked like one, so the name fit," she continued, taking a breath before answering the rest of the rapid-fire questions. "Professor Williamson is nice. A little odd sometimes, but he's still nice. He loves his animals, and his lessons only prove that. He wants to make sure we respect whatever he's teaching us about." Even if sometimes that extended to returning skrewts to the forest as opposed to Stunning it and leaving it incapacitated. "I can't say if we'll be required to take care of an animal again this term. I imagine we'll discover that when those lessons start." Unless they signed up to visit the sanctuary, which she was honestly considering. Even if it only reminded her of how much she missed Matt.
Isidora was only waiting until the very last second to explore the dormitories. They couldn't be as exciting as the common room, no place in the castle looked this cool.
"I'm waiting. Got all night to see those, right?" Of course. She hadn't planned on getting much sleep tonight. This older girl was alright she decided, and would remember to keep her around when she had more questions. And she WOULD.
"I will be prepared. I plan on doing lots of exploring tomorrow!" The ENTIRE castle, it wouldn't be hard either since she was used to exploring on her own, though it would be tiring with that long walk of hers. She nodded her head.
"There was too much, I might start back up tomorrow if I don't get distracted." She would.
"Plus I didn't want to get separated from the group or anything." "I knew it." She mostly spoke to herself and allowed the other girl to finish her explanation.
"That's a cool name. Cloud. Nuage." But she wasn't petting the critter or anything.
"He sounds interesting. I can't wait for the lessons!" Not because he was interesting, or because it was creatures, but because it was a LESSON.