Remus hadn’t expected that, and some of that surprise must have showed in his expression, softening the furrow between his brows.<br/>“Oh,” he said, his immediate reaction escaping him before he properly got to process the implications of what Black had told him. “Yeah, I am.”<br/>As an active student, Remus and any of his peers were to receive a small part of their grant, serving as a modest but sufficient researcher’s pay. Barely able to keep up with the tuition costs itself, Remus had intended on boarding on campus, effectively stretching his budget a bit further. The fact that Black had seemingly opted for the same approach surprised Remus, yet again finding that the man didn’t seem like he should be in any position even slightly similar to Remus’ own. Fresh-faced and well dressed, he didn’t seem like the type who couldn’t afford a proper rental in town.<br/>“I might be, then. I haven’t been by yet,” Remus said, if only in an attempt not to appear disinterested, when that was very much the case. The potential benefits of sharing a dorm room with a colleague didn’t outweigh the fact that said colleague was, in essence, his instructor.<br/>Fatigued by the day and now what was inevitable to come, Remus was quick to adjust his tone, not wanting to seem like he needed to be escorted to his -<span style="font-style: italic">their </span>- room, desperate for a moment alone. “I’m heading into town for my things, I won’t be back until after dinner.”