People keep walking up to her and talking to her when they don't even need to and there are other people who are like right there. MAYBE El's previous life experience with hippie rural mundies and also strict-mana prophet-directed relatives is not fully representative and she can... interact with people here. That would be cool probably. She clears her throat and raises her voice. "Hey, who wants to go to the loo?" It's been long enough that the water will probably have gone through some people.
el calls a bathroom run
things-we-lose
"Oh, that's a shame," she says, and puts the toilet paper back. "There now, I'm sure you'd be very good at lots of different things, but here is where we need you the most," she reassures it.
partem-amici
Well that's adorable.
"I am almost certainly ending up in languages track but there's a chance I'll go creative writing instead."
tempestuous_as_the_sea
All in all a successful trip to the bathroom. El leaves with full water bottles and several names to put to faces and no less bewilderment about why all these people are willing to talk to her, and heads back to the cafeteria with them to try her luck once more.
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