A long sigh played across Katarina's lips. She'd been here for two days and had yet to really meet any other students. Even her dorm room was a single, they said there wasn't anyone to double up with so she ended up by herself for the time being. Desperate for some kind of contact she'd chosen to go to the common room hoping to find some kind of gathering. As she entered she was immediately disappointed. Instead of some kind of gathering or any sort of party atmosphere she saw a single person with a cat in their lap. Another sigh passed her lips, this was turning out to be a bust of a first week already. Though she eyed the cat with a little curiosity she couldn't immediately work up the courage to ask about it. Without a word she took a place in the corner and unpacked her violin, deciding to make the most of the thus far wasted trip. She began into a song that was almost certainly unfamiliar to her audience of one, "Shinkai no Kodoku."

Though she'd played most of the time with her eyes closed, Katarina had stolen the occasional glance at the only other person in the room. The first thing that came to mind was questioning the cat, Katarina was unaware that students were allowed to have pets. As she'd played her audience of one was obviously enjoying the music, that much was gathered from her reactions. “That was amazing.” she said as she approached. Katarina carefully put the violin back down in its case and took the extended hand. “I’m Shai.” The first thing that really caught Katarina's attention up close was her hair colour. The long, silvery strands struck her as an oddity to be certain, but it went very well with the woman's very cool blue eyes. Katarina instinctively smoothed her blouse and smiled, "I am Katarina...and I'm new, if you hadn't already guessed." Was that heat she felt touch her cheeks? No, she would have to be daft to be blushing over something like this.

"I'm a music major, actually." Katarina offered a genuinely sweet smile in return before she bent down to scratch the cat's neck. "Such interesting colours this one has." she commented as the cat responded positively to the attention. When she looked up at Shai she was met with a furrowed brow, as if the silvery haired woman was deep in thought. When she was caught looking though that look changed drastically. "Its not that exotic but...its the only thing I've ever really been good at." Katarina said casually with a slight shrug. She moved the violin and case over one chair and took the neighbouring seat. "I was planning to practice a bit more, if you didn't mind."

“You shouldn’t think that way about your music. I’d never be able to play anything like you.” Katarina shrugged mentally. She hadn't said she was bad at it, just that music was her one and only talent. The misunderstanding aside she picked her violin back from its case and started into Bach's Partita No.2 in D minor, specifically the grand chaconne that served as its finale. After a moment's play her audience decided to drop a proverbial bomb, “He’s not real you know. Animals aren't allowed on campus." While Katarina was normally very entranced by her own playing, the words registered quickly and she drew the bow to a sudden stop, mutilating the note she had been aiming for. "Not real?" she asked, lowering the violin from her chin.

“I didn’t mean to distract you, I just didn’t want you to have the wrong idea that I’m harboring a pet on campus.” Katarina retorted in her mind, 'Yeah...sure...' she sighed, resettling the instrument back to her shoulder as Shai demonstrated that it really was what she'd said it was. Katarina decided to try at the game the other woman was playing, "I've really never seen anything like that before." she said, though her voice held little excitement or interest. In reality she was very interested in it, but this was apart of the game. The bow drew across the violin back at the start of the chaconne and she began to play it over again.

As Katarina played on, she couldn't help but feel like she was being examined with a magnifying glass. Her one woman audience hardly broke contact with her for a moment and her eyes lingered for some time on Katarina's body and hair. With an audience that was to be expected, somewhat, but she wasn't quite used to her listeners being so close. Even with her wandering mind the piece came together beautifully, her fingers and hands moving more on training than on concious thought. As she began to cut the piece early - she doubted her listener was in the mood for a fifteen minute sonata - Katarina's eyes caught the shudder in Shai's face and the forced smile that followed. What had she been thinking about then, Katarina wondered as she closed the piece. Katarina offered a slight, though very proper bow to Shai for listening. When she rose, her eyes wandered towards the 'cat' frozen where it had been left. "So...is it a robot or something?"

The added information only served to confuse Katarina further. "That...so...it can remind you of things as well?" she questioned. That cat had felt real, even if its colour was a bit unnatural. Her initial feint towards disinterest was lost as her curiosity took over. "I've never even HEARD of something like this...it was so real!" It was about then Katarina had a strong sense of deja vu, though from where she couldn't tell. She shook her head, removing the uncomfortable feeling from her mind before turning her attention back to Shai, "Where could you even get something like that?"