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As Jeanine ushered the group of initiates out of the door towards the erudite headquarters, she pulled Gillian aside and said “Miss Sawyers come see me after the initiation welcome and I’ll direct you to medical to get a full checkup” Gillian still embarrassed from passing out again just shook her head and quietly muttered a “yes ma’am”.
Gillian couldn’t believe she passed out and everyone saw it. At that moment a girl came up to her and said “Hi I am Christina I came from candor. I saw what happened to you are you okay? You took quite the fall when you blacked out.” Gillian was shocked someone was actually speaking to her with what happened. She responded “Hi I am Gillian I am from abnegation. Well now erudite I suppose. I think I am okay. I just was overwhelmed seeing my twin brother choose candor knowing I was choosing erudite.” Christina said “I totally understand. I guess now we are family and we can take care of each other! I’ve never had a best friend before so maybe you and I could stick together.” Gillian smiled and nodded her head in agreement. Christina looped her arm around Gillian’s as they continued to make their way to erudite. Gillian was feeling better already about her decision.
When at the erudite headquarters lobby everyone was asked to hang tight for 5 minutes and help themselves to snacks and refreshments. Gillian grabbed a water and stood to the side with Christina. At that moment Jeanine Matthews walked to the front and stood on a podium. She briefly welcomed everyone to erudite and gave everyone the way the day would go. First step was to go to the front desk and get your class schedule for the next 6-months and your living arrangement details. Second step was to be given a tour of the classrooms and then walked to the dormitories where everyone found their living area and then to change into their new erudite clothing. Erudites wore shades of blue and gray. Lastly, everyone would gather in the dining hall for dinner and then bedtime.
Gillian was thrilled that her and Christina being the only female transfers were to share a dorm room and they also had the same class schedule with the other group of transfers. After they wrapped up the tour and were shown their room, they found clothes folded neatly at the end of their beds in just the right sizes. Gillian picked a pair of navy-blue slacks and a gray button-down shirt and gray flats. She had only every dressed in beige so this was a very strange feeling. When her and Christina were dressed and settled in, they headed down to the dining hall for dinner. When they arrived, a woman pulled Gillian aside and let her know she was instructed to take her to medical to be checked out. She went with her and after a quick look over she was all set to head back to the dining hall.
Dinner went well and Gillian got to try a hamburger for the first time which she really enjoyed. She also was able to try a soda which was fizzy and bubbly, she really enjoyed that too. After the meal she looked around in hopes to catch a glimpse of Jeanine but she was nowhere to be found. Christina must have noticed and asked her what she was looking for. Gillian quickly replied lying to her new friend that she was just observing the new environment.
When dinner was done, they headed back to their dorms for showers and bedtime as the next morning class sessions began at 7am. She was excited and nervous all at the same time as her new life is beginning now and she’s ready to figure out who she really is and what she is capable of.