Nikki smiled politely at the spoiled rich girl.  She didn’t necessarily want to put a label to Sophia, but anyone who flaunted their wealth in the first two to three sentences said to others simply deserved the title.  Of course, Sophia couldn’t be that bright if she was telling people whom she had just met how expensive her violin was.  Sure the thing was likely locked in the vacuum sealed case, but even If it was more expensive than a car it didn’t have the security system a car had.  Not that Nikki would ever steal anything, but it just wasn’t smart to tell people things like that.<br/><br/>She’d heard a number of stories about college roommates stealing things when she was preparing to go to a school of her choice.  Not that Sakura Fubuki (whatever that meant) University wasn’t proving to be plush, it just was a school no one had ever heard about.  It kind of made her wonder if future employers would genuinely consider her applications if she graduated from here.  Maybe someone somewhere had heard of it, and there was always the chance of transferring after she proved to her parents, and the world, that she wasn’t schizophrenic or paranoid.<br/><br/>She listened to the two flat mates talk about music.  She wanted to hear the electric guitar, especially if Lihua was good.  She didn’t care that much about the violin.  She’d heard plenty at the orchestras her parents were patrons of.  Nikki had been forced to play the flute when she was younger and had been all too happy to be rid of it the first opportunity she had received.   She envied Lihua.  If she’d been given the chance to play the guitar, she might actually have stuck with it.<br/><br/>At least she knew who Eddie Van Halen was.  No clue about Buckethead.  Nikki was beginning to believe that Lihua had a unique taste in music and hoped that she wasn’t one of the girls who’d hate Otep when Lihua finally did decide to play it.<br/><br/>Nikki shrugged at the size of the television they should get.  She didn’t watch much television.  There was never anything good on.  It’d be nice to have something that played DvDs or Blue-Rays for those occasions when she watched movies.<br/><br/><strong>”Whatever you guys think,”</strong>she added.<br/><br/>She really hoped she didn’t have two couch potatoes for flat mates.  Lihua hadn’t been very excited about the beach, and Sophia hadn’t even acknowledged the idea.  It seemed like the athletic redhead would have to find other people to do outdoorsy stuff with.  She had to admit, she was at a loss.  Who didn’t like the beach?<br/><br/>Quietly, Nikki stuffed her hands into her jean-cutoff shorts and leaned against the nearest wall as she listened to Sophia and Lihua talk because she didn’t want to be rude and simply walk back into her room.<br/><br/><br/>