<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=153103.msg6989670#msg6989670">Quote from: AribethAmkiir on 28-09-2012, 21:23:56</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">I thought she inherited money when her parents died... and like Ryuka said, everyone should be living at the Mansion.  <br/><br/>The question about the dorms is that she's 18, presumably a Freshman, and most colleges/universities require Freshmen to live on campus during their first year unless they have residency in that state.  Mikaela loosing her parents at the age of 17 would've likely made the state step in, unless another relative was available, which would cause a whole lot of legal issues.  She could've, of course, turned 18 shortly after her parents death making her a legal adult and that would bypass all the other stuff.<br/><br/>Still the question begs to be asked, why is she living in this mansion instead of the one her parents left her?      <br/><br/>There are probably questions I should've asked prior to now.<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>I can think of a few ways to possibly ret-con this thing if you're open to the idea, maybe the mansion we're all in is the same house Mikaela's parents left her before their death?  The house being close to the university is a draw to students commuting within that area. She's renting it out because she can't afford monthly expenses.