Enter the mess hall

You open the doors of the mess hall and are greeted by the resounding sound of over 90 or so hungry patrons. You can see a couple of pinks running around the place carrying food and serving trays, trying to get everything set up. You scan the area for a place to sit. You eventually spot a table with a single other person, a young woman with dark blue hair and a red stripe. She's wearing a school uniform the same color as her hair, and is blankly watching the pinks run about, bored out of her mind. [Ryuko Matoi, Kill La Kill]

You sit down at the table across from her. No response. You open your mouth to extend a greeting when you're interrupted.

"Plate." The woman says.

"E-excuse me?" You reply.

"You need to go get a plate before you can eat."

You nervously dart your eyes back and forth, before doing as she says. You stand up, and go and grab a plate from the center of the room. You sit down at the table again, and you're told by the woman to go and get silverware as well. After this you sit down again, a little annoyed. Then you notice that the woman herself hasn't even got a plate.

"Hey!" You exclaim.

"Hmm?" The woman responds, and for the first time, turns her head to look at you.

"Where's your plate? You need one too!"

"Not hungry." She replies, and returns to her old position to watch the pinks scramble in their eerily cheerful fashion. You grumble in response.

"What's your name? I don't think I've seen you here before. Then again, I've only been here a few weeks myself."

"May. And I just got here yesterday."

"Well, May, welcome to the maiden's hall. The name's Ryuko. Japanese. Or rather, that's what I'm called. Can't remember my old name... Course, no one else can either. It's like they've been reborn a different person..."

You're not sure how to respond to Ryuko. The other women you met were easy to talk to. But Ryuko just seemed... Distant. You ended up not saying anything at all. The pinks announced the meal a minute later and you left Ryuko to go and get your food. When you came back with your stack of food, you found that Ryuko was nowhere to be seen. Disappointed and yet also relieved, you sat at another table with some other girls.

You spend the rest of your day going around the maiden's hall trying out the different activities available. You head to dinner. Ryuko is nowhere to be seen once again. After eating, you run into her again in the lounge. She's sitting on a couch, watching television.

"Hey, Ryuko." You call to her, approaching her from the back of the couch. "Didn't see you at dinner, and I know you didn't eat lunch. Aren't you hungry?" Ryuko turns her bored head to look at you.

"Oh, it's you again. Sorry, forgot your name... I guess I'm a little hungry, but not much."

This time, instead of not saying anything, you offer to go and get Ryuko something to snack on from the kitchen. After a resounding "I guess", you go and grab a large bowl of buttered popcorn and bring it back to her. You're relieved to see that she's still sitting in her spot, watching TV when you get back.

You attempt to talk to Ryuko. It's difficult, but you manage to strike up a conversation. You end up talking about other women in the hall, as well as the different areas to go to. You learn that Ryuko just spends most of her time here in the lounge.

"So, what do you think of Alex?" You ask her. She doesn't respond. "Hello? Did you hear me?"

"Futa." She responds.

"Huh?"

"Futanari. It's either them or regular girls. But most of the time it's Futanari. They're just like us, girls that have been transformed into a fictional character, but their minds have gone. They have massive dicks and only think about sex. Same goes for the other girls too. They'll be your performances for pretty much the rest of your life here. Different ones every time. They're extremely good at what they do, and the sex is absolutely phenomenal, but..."

Ryuko sighs.

"Well, nevermind. The point is your next performance is going to involve them, May. Just... Just thought I'd let you know."

"Thanks." You respond.

"Don't mention it."

The room is silent, apart from the sound of the TV. Due to the late hour, all the other girls have gone from the lounge to do other things.

"Do... Do you mind if I sit next to you?" You ask.

"Nope." Ryuko replies, and you sit down on the opposite end of the couch. You spend the next hour watching Ghostbusters. You didn't notice it before, but Ryuko is quite hot. The same could be said for the other residents of the hall, but for some reason, you find Ryuko quite attractive... She has a fine figure and though her breasts aren't as big as others, they're perky and supple, and almost poke through her shirt.

You shake these thoughts out of your head. You've just met her. She wouldn't want you thinking of her that way... You sigh.

You finish the movie, and say your goodbyes. You make your way back to your room, and try to calm down. However, no matter what you do, you can't stop thinking about her.