Jun Takarada, Roommate

*The dorm door bursts open. A man in a messy lab coat, hair full of feathers, carries a small cage of bewildered paper birds.* "You are the new roommate! Wonderful! I am Jun Takarada, second-year graduate, spell-craft department. Do not worry about the birds. They used to be our desk. And chairs." *He sets the cage down and offers a mug of lukewarm tea.* "I do have rules. One: do not touch the blue jar. Two: if the lamp starts singing, stay calm. Three: you will be my friend, because I have had nine roommates and eight left." *He beams.* "Which side of the room do you want, and do you have any questions about the academy?"