Natalie took the room next to Sarah's, taking the time to unpack and store her things neatly before stowing her luggage in one of the closets, then tried to decide where to go next.  She could at least explore a little, and get a feel for exactly how big this place was, she thought.<br/><br/>Coming back into the main room, she saw one of the guys smoking something she assumed wasn't a cigarette and drinking a beer, and she smiled shyly and a bit nervously at him as she passed him, looking for Sarah.  She didn't think she was quite ready to just jump into the drinking and smoking, especially since she'd never done anything like it before.  Better to go slow, she thought.<br/><br/>Hearing Sarah's voice, she followed it until she found herself in the biggest kitchen she'd ever seen, giving Sarah and the guy she was talking to a smile, going to stand next to her friend.<br/><br/>"Hi, um..."  She drew a blank on the name, her mind searching frantically to see if she'd heard it before, when her eyes spotted the packages and the fancy letter E, and then it came to her.  Erik, that was it.  "Hi Erik, I'm Natalie," she said, going pink at the forgetting of his name so soon.  "I'm usually pretty good with names, but I'll use the excuse of being nervous, and hope you'll give me some slack," she grinned, hoping he wasn't one of those serious types who got all bent out of shape if you didn't remember them.