Firmament

>Put out the fire! It's so small, and your stuff is worth more than your pride!

>If it's just sitting on the stovetop and there's no extinguisher, you can smother it with the poncho! Move it off the hot element, fold up the poncho a bit, and then press it down over the fire

And put scorch marks in your roomie's beloved Kitty Poncho? No thanks. She'd definitely start asking questions if she saw that.

>Skiping classes, shitposting, setting fire alarms... how terrible! What kind of bad influence could have turned you into such a troublemaker?

Bad influence? Naw, you're just having fun. And/or looking out for yourself.

...at least one of the two, certainly.

eat the fire

Well, you aren't sure when you last ate. And a hot meal does sound pretty nice right now. But you're not sure a hot pile of ash, charred noodles, and molten styrofoam really counts as a meal, per se? You'd probably be better off if...

Eating is generally a bad idea. Cassie should research how to absorb nutrients through her skin the next time she gets the opportunity.

Er... first of all, you are Cassie. You're not sure why you're thinking to yourself in the third person. Secondly, you have no idea how you expect to be able to absorb...

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Actually, I would advise the contrary. Eating is actually a good idea. You don't have to use weak appendage to beat food to a pulp, and possibly waste a lot of enzymes for dissolving the food. Plus, food are less likely to be dropped when it's inside you when digesting it.

Yeah no, absorbing objects through osmosis is the superior way of gathering nutrients. Eating? Naaah.

If you were to eat from your skin, wouldn't that mean you're licking every surface you're touching? And also, it would be very easy for someone to force you to ingest toxic substances by simply shoving it not just on your face but anywhere on your body and you'll be poisoned; no need to open a hole shut by a pair of bones sealed by meat that's very strong and forcing the substance to be down the throat and esophagus where a chance of spitting them back is no longer possible.

She should learn how to. Emhasis on learn: She doesn't need to be doing it all the time. When you learn to ride a bike, you don't have to ride the bike all the time. You can just stand still next to the bike instead.

Yeesh it's like some people haven't read the instruction manual of the bodies they pilot. You can't absorb any compicated protein, fatty acids or sugars without some digestion; just some raw minerals, gases and energy. Unless she learns how to photosythesize, ferment, or a some equivalent as well, the whole point of absorbing nutriment through skin rather than eating is moot.

Now lets get to more serious business. Like shirking classes, setting fire alarms and getting away like a shadoooow. Weeee!

Yeah, enough waiting around. Your dorm's kitchenette is starting to fill with noodle smoke!

>Get a move on, make sure to act innocent.

Well, your options are to try to slip out with the crowd, or lay low until the hallway clears out. Since you're trying not to be seen, you probably want to lay low for a few minutes, then make your way out through the back entrance.

...there is a back entrance, right?

You hurry out of the kitchenette, and into an empty hallway. The smoke and fumes come with you. From somewhere around the corner, you hear a panicked shout, and hurried footsteps. Sounds like a number of students are heading out the front entrance. Judging by the sound of heavy doors, others are using the Emergency Exits.

If you don't want to be implicated, your best bet is to avoid being seen by anyone. That means you can't take the front door. And the emergency exits are even a risk.

What to do...

>Go out with a cup of panic and a tablespoon of rationality. Exit campus with a gallon of subtlety.

Oh, to heck with it.

You sprint to the nearest open window, hop out, and flutter your way to the ground. Thankfully, this side of the dormitory is empty of students, or other onlookers. Looks like the coast is clear, to make your escape from campus undetected!

But... where to next?

The new Cafe, where net access is hopefully better than it is here, is on the outskirts of town. You could take the city tram straight there. Might mean waiting around a bit for a ride though. Alternatively, the Cafe is in walking distance, though it'd take a while to get there on foot. Of course, if you walk, you could stop somewhere else on the way. If you had somewhere in mind? Probably not class, though. Sure, your buddy wanted to see your notes for next quiz, but after all that effort...

In any case, you ought to figure out where you're going. Don't want anyone to see you!