The noise in the cafeteria seemed to quickly die down as people began to leave and head to bed. Nydran found that he had been staring at an empty plate and a dry pitcher that once held nearly two liters of water, all the while remaining silent.<br/><br/>"Nydran?"<br/><br/>Janice's sudden voice made him take a deep breath and turn to her, smiling to hide his fatigue.<br/><br/>"Yeah?"<br/><br/>"It's been a long day." She said. She had finished her meal and now she watched as people left to turn in for the night. Still she felt anxious about moving, as if the only safe place was near Nydran.<br/><br/>"It has. Probably very stressful for you especially." he said.<br/><br/>"I mean there are rules here against fighting, right? No one's going to just attack me out of the blue if I'm alone, right?" she asked nervously, "I mean I'll try not to offend anyone but I don't know monster customs and whatnot. What if I piss someone off and they try to kill me?"<br/><br/>"Everyone here will think you're a monster too." he said quietly, "There are rules against fighting, but only when there are teachers around. Try and stay within sight of either them or your friends, I would say." he said.<br/><br/>"But everyone here has special powers! I have none." she said, "I can't fake it either." Nydran thought for a second, then smiled.<br/><br/>"Perhaps we can." he said, "Hold out your hand." She obeyed, raising her hand with her palm up and Nydran glanced towards her full glass of water. The water suddenly rose from the glass to flow through the air forming into an aquatic sphere, gently floating above her hand. Her eyes widened as she moved her hand back and forth, then up and down as Nydran focused on matching her movements.<br/><br/>"Wow! Nice trick, Janice!" he said, somewhat loudly and obviously acting, yet the few students remaining glanced back at them as she moved the sphere around in the air, muttering scoffs to each other about showing off powers as they left. Once they were gone, the sphere began to contort and drip on her pants. Nydran raised his hand to focus on it and guided it back into the glass where it poured out of the air to refill the glass.<br/><br/>"Sorry. I'm very tired." he apologized.<br/><br/>"It's fine. It was awesome!" she said, reassured. She stood, straightening her skirt, "Go to bed. It's getting late. I'll see you in the morning." Nydran nodded as she left and headed up to her room to go to bed.<br/><br/>Nydran stumbled into his room and he groped the air for the bed, but another thought crossed his mind. Turning away from the bed, he went to the bathroom where a large, claw footed tub lay in the corner. He dozed off a few times as he waited for the tub to fill, then he quickly undressed to  step in. Sitting down, he breathed a sigh of relief, letting his form return fully to its monster form, his long tail hanging out the other end of the tub. Sinking beneath the surface of the water, his gills felt the coolness of the fresh water and he quickly fell asleep.