Zatanna sits near Harley as the speech comes to an end. And out of the corner of her eyes she looks towards the girl as she speaks of 'testing' security, and Zatanna just grins widely. Yeah, she would make a great assistant. But then, she's never really had an assistant for her shows. Indeed for many of them,
she's been the assistant. Her father's assistant, specifically. But that's been a while. To long of a while for her tastes. So she's making a list for herself.
She doesn't make great notice of Gwynn being whisked off, her focus is on the students around her. The smile doesn't fade from her lips, her dark eyes discretely studying each of them. There aren't any of them that seem to have an affinity for magic… not that she can sense. But of course, her senses are dulled just slightly by a very powerful magical presence not far from here. One she does recognize, the being known as Doctor Fate. Compared to him, she's an iddy biddy ant trying to do trigonometry.
The tour starts, and Zatanna pushes herself to her feet. She walks a few feet behind Harley, absently twirling her plastic wand in her hand. Lightly she hums along with Harley, feeling the same brilliant mood she seems to be in.
They get to the common room, and she whistles softly in admiration.
"Wow, posh huh." She says softly. And of course in her mind… she's rearranging the furniture and the lighting to accommodate a small stage. It is the right kind of room for one of her acts, it has the right kind of ambiance. She is even already putting together a show itinerary in her head. For a show that will probably never happen, but it doesn't hurt to be ready. Harley mentioning the library gets her attention… and she finds herself excited at the prospect of seeing exactly what kind of reference materials she could find there.
"Wait…" she says softly
"You have literature by Helena Blavatsky?" She grins now and looks towards the others
"Oh I already like this place."
It's about then that she learns her roommate is Emiko, who she looks towards right away with once more her wide smile. Emiko doesn't exactly stick around for chatter, instead choosing to go right towards her room. Well
their room now. She can't completely tell (since she doesn't really know Emiko at all), but the girl doesn't seem exactly thrilled.
Zatanna takes a few steps forward, and indeed she notices the new boy sitting on the couch. Well lounging on the couch. She walks slower a moment as she passes him, wondering why she didn't notice him before. She woulda remembered seeing him before, that much she knows.
"Hey, welcome to the group. If you're with our group. If not, welcome to the common room. Welcome to our couch, newest guy." She nods to him with a smile, and then proceeds to stride down the appropriate hallway to her and Emiko's room.
She strides into the room just as Emiko is unpacking, making mental note of the kinds of clothes she has there. Darker colors, a seeming sullen personality to go with them. And the vibe she's getting here… not Emiko being unfriendly. It's a nervous energy in the air. An energy she's familiar with. And one she has had to handle before.
Know your audience, work with them.
She closes the door behind her just a little, leaving it mostly open really. She walks towards the other bed, her smile now a softer one.
"Hi Emiko." She says softly. She stands in front of her bed, now facing Emiko.
"I know you already know this, but my name's Zatanna Zatara." She bows lightly in a curtsy.
"I don't know about you" she says as she stands fully
"But I'm kind of used to roommates. Living in a temple with a bunch of disciples.. doesn't exactly afford someone a ton of room for themselves. So" She draws her wand up, and suddenly the tip of the wand starts to glow a soft orange color. She moves the wand in a circle, it leaving a trail of glittering orange 'dust' in its wake, which quickly dissipates. She then draws the wand forward and down, making a sweeping motion. As she does, a glimmering orange line of gently glowing energy forms, separating the room perfectly between the two girls
"I won't come into your space, not unless you're cool with it. But you" she then makes a welcoming motion as the glow dissipates
"you can come into my little half of our world anytime you want, okay?" She winks to Emiko… and then gasps.
"Oh! Crud I almost forgot.." She turns abruptly, and makes a flicking motion with her wand towards her own bed.
"Oops' yggod rood!" From under her bed there is a soft flash of white light, just a brief gentle pulse.
"There we are.." she turns once more, smiling to Emiko.
"Anything I can do to help ya? Need anything for your side of the room or anything?"