[ Hans is starting as a second season, which means this new Arrival gets to be his first! While he's got way too much to look at and far too many people to document and keep track of, he's starting the night by scoping out his fellow first seasons, quickly sidling up to you before Revar gives their speech. ]

So, what do you think of all this? Pretty wild, isn't it?

[ He sounds starstruck more than anything. Unless you look nervous, in which case he'll say the same thing, just with some obvious trepidation. ]

[ You know Hans signed up to help one of the vampire scholars find their away around the castle. He's only been here for a few weeks, but he made sure to memorize the layout so he could impress people like this. ]

And up ahead are the kitchens, where many of the thralls reside. Do you happen to be hungry, sir? We can make a stop there, if you like.

[ Boy, he doesn't seem squeamish at all at the idea of this Silver Court gentlman making a pit stop to bite some poor thrall's neck. Or maybe he's just really good at pretending! Either way, the npc seems thrilled to be led there. ]

Right this way. [ The npc engages in smalltalk, if you're walking by you'll probably only hear Hans' side of things. ] Ah, I'm spoken for, actually. Gold court. Yes, I'm very fortunate. Uh-huh. Oh, I'll just hang back... you go ahead, please. Enjoy yourself!

[ He sounds so honest and earnest chaperoning this guy into the kitchen, but the moment the npc is gone, Hans releases a huge sigh, knees wobbling with released tension. Just because he can lead a vampire here doesn't mean he has to stay and watch. In fact, he seems to be muttering to himself more than anything. ]

It's all going to be worth it. It's all going to be worth it. You can do this, Hans.

[ Now here's a skill Hans has without needing to learn it! As a noble-born son, Hans can already wield a sword. He's hacking and slashing his way to what looks to be his bedroom. Well, it was before a set of about a dozen pumpkins started sprouting in his room. ]

Seriously? I was gone for one night!

[ Most of them are small, but the big one almost looks like it could be the size of a carriage... it isn't, though. It's just a really big, really annoying pumpkin that's blocking the way to his room, leaving him out in the hall with a sword in hand. ]

Hey! Would you mind helping me? I promise I'll pay you back.

[ There's no way Hans is going to be failing any classes, no sir. But if he was struggling a little bit, like say maybe he kept messing up when it came to identifying the difference between lavender and wheatgrass, or whatever else, then this would be a pretty great way to make up for it.

So yeah, Hans is in the library, and he's checking though every single book in his stack to see if any of these books happen to hold the secret to a better grade in his class. Several books lay open, in fact. Is he making more of a mess than helping? It's fine, don't worry about it. ]

One of these has to have an answer... [ His finger hovers over some of the words, eyes quickly tracking each line. Nope! Another dude. ] Come on, can't these people research anything useful?