As you climb the steps, the large main doors of the school open before you. Not stopping to wonder how, you step through the doorway, finally finding yourself enveloped by light and warmth.
"Ah, here at last," a cold voice declares.
You look up, spotting a stairway down which a tall, slim woman is descending. She reaches the floor and strides towards you as, behind you, you hear the doors close.
"Welcome to Cavalcade Academy."
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Two: First Impressions
The woman continues to regard you, her expression offering no clue as to what she's thinking. She's tall, easily commanding several inches of height over you. Her light brown skin is smooth—almost impossibly perfect, free from even the slightest blemish—while her hair is tied back in a bun so firm that you can't quite believe human hands had been involved.
She looks human, though, or at least she does until you look her in the eyes. It's not the color or the shape that so disturbs you about them, but rather their depth. There's knowledge and experience in there beyond that which any one mortal, even one that's lived for over a hundred years, should have, and their place in an otherwise-human face just makes that fact far more unsettling.
You're aware that there's a growing silence and that it's your job to fill it.