Free tuition, but she had to work. Didn't sound like free to him, that. Not that he wouldn't have known some of the details to that deal already. Word got around. But it was a good starting point for a conversation, wasn't it? "No such thing as a free lunch, as they say", he laughed a little about the whole thing, remembering his own debts that were building up. A few beads of sweat rolled down his neck. He'd handle them for sure. Centaur bodybuilding competitions weren't that big a hit among the populace to pay for all of that, especially since he wasn't all that good at that whole setting up your own poses with music thing that kept holding him back, but it helped put a dent to the debt. She on the other hand hadn't seemed all that thrilled about the whole working thing, not with the sounds she was making after it, but on the other hand now that she kept on observing him as he walked, the muscles shifting with the movements of his legs, Lawrence had the idea that she might fit in better than she thought for her own.<br/><br/>About the predecessor though, that would have him booming with a bit of laughter. "Oh no, not her! I meant the last actual human we had, not the placeholder we have had to make do with", he dismissed the idea of Barbara having been the one he'd meant. "Sure, when I took that course I had to learn with her, but it isn't quite the same thing you know?" Everyone knew that a dummy would not do for an accurate portrayal, and the very same applied to bona fide sex dolls. "I mean, you cannot be the first right? This would be a whole lot more messy if you were. Professors trying to think of how these things go, the students getting special training and all… we were just told you'd be coming along and that was about it." Well, that was a lie. The most inhuman had been asked to not really be about the hallways in certain times of her first day, but now that she'd seen the other Lawrence that was probably moot too.<br/><br/>Her account on her day was a fun one to listen to as someone looking in from the outside. He didn't know much about this Ed fellow, other than Hugh apparently bunking in his dorm, but the talk about Hugh sounded about right to him. Well, Hugh being the perfect gentleman was hardly quite the outlook he had on him, but if his behaviour right now fit the same bill then he suspected that she wasn't being quite so literal about that herself. A nod confirmed that he had heard these words, and when she suddenly realised that Hugh might not be exactly as he seemed Lawrence burst out in another friendly laugh. "Well, he sure wouldn't be the gymnast he is if he was an ordinary human with a body like that", he explained that she was indeed on the right track, "but I think you'll have to ask my friend about that directly. Ain't my place to be talking for him when it comes to stuff of that nature."<br/><br/>But soon she mentioned the other Lawrence, and he realised that she had indeed met all of their group in this single day in this short time period. "Huh, now that you mention it you bumping into me means that you've met my entire circle of friends and their closest friends too. Not a bad haul for your first few hours around here." Lawrence gave her a pat on the back and kept on walking. "I'm sure he'll be fine. We all know he isn't the most normal looking fellow out there, and if he wasn't then the professor will have helped him with that. He's a nice guy. Well, they both are. But I'm kind of biased when it comes to the other Lawrence and Hugh. Oh yeah, I haven't introduced myself yet have I? Lawrence. I'm sure you can tell us apart though", he smirked, waving his hand ion a dismissive manner. Was she going to have to spend the day apologising to everyone though? "But that whole apology business is up to you. I can tattle if you want me to once I've seen the other Lawrence again", he offered, though he was pretty sure she had already made up her mind.<br/><br/>The talk they had had reached a conclusion of one kind as they came upon the Dean's door. She said her thanks and offered a hand to him, which he would take and squeeze firmly enough but not too hard. He knew his strength. "No problem. Go and have a chat about the business you need to. I'll be off to my class", he answered to the first part, but when it came to the hug he again burst out in a bit of laughter. "Oh please, I could lift you if that was the issue", he suggested with a wink. He would have been fine with her just hugging him to the best of her ability too, but there was no need for her to go for that. So he'd play on the joke and start turning around, leaving her to attend to her business. They'd meet later, or maybe not. With the looks she'd kept on giving him, he almost expected she'd be the one to seek him out.