Zeph had just gotten to his dorm room not too long ago and was still working on hooking up all his electronics to their rightful places. Unlike some technopaths, he had to actually move his electronics by hand. Such a pain... Just being able to make the wires squiggle up the walls and into the right plug would be a pretty neat thing to see. Sometimes he really wished that he had flashier powers so he could do stuff like that, but alas, he had to make a scene the old fashioned way... or at least with copious amounts of technology around.

The wall on Zeph's side of the room was steadily turning into a mosaic of displays. None of them were plugged in yet, so they were all currently just useless lumps of metal as far as Zeph was concerned. But soon... soon his minions would live, and conquer everything to the far corners of the internet. Or something like that. To be perfectly honest, Zeph's life goals weren't nearly so grand. Still, the concept of it always gave him a good laugh. Why did villains even want world domination, anyway? It seemed like way too much trouble to be worthwhile. Smirking at the absurd idea of himself being in charge of... well, anything, really... he plugged in the surge protector to which everything connected and felt them all come to life.

In the moment when his mind became linked with all of his devices at once, he couldn't be sure, but he was pretty sure he heard someone in the hall scream. Or maybe that was just because Scrillex that started playing. Regardless, this was college, so he wasn't particularly concerned. That sort of thing happened all the time. What was a little weird was when, a little while later, the door unlocked and someone who wasn't Heiko walked -- or, rather, floated -- inside. His name was Riku, apparently, and he seemed to be lost. Well, either that or the school's administration fucked up and put three people in a room. Zeph hadn't "acquired" all of the rooming assignments yet, so he wasn't entirely sure.

Zeph just stared at the semi-transparent figure for a few moments, opened his mouth to say something, but then paused. There were a few things going through his head at the moment, and saying them all at once would just come out as gibberish. Pointing a finger at Riku and narrowing his good eye, he asked, "Hologram, ghost, or astral projection? An' regardless o' that, how'd ya' manage to get the door unlocked? I ain't sure, but I'd be willin' to bet ya' don't have a key." Without missing a beat, Zeph stood up and walked over to the kid with glowing green eyes, his speech speeding up as he worked through what was going on. He didn't really expect this Riku guy to have enough time to answer. Reaching out with one arm, Zeph poked the floating figure just to make sure it wasn't some guy in some crazy invisibility outfit, "But if yer incorporeal ya' wouldn't need a key, right? Unless you're a hologram, but yer not, and -- fucking hell you're a ghost! Riku Moore, yeah?" Zeph's eyes went wide as the corners of his lips pulled into a smile. That was actually the neatest thing he'd seen all month. The only reason he knew Riku was definitely a ghost was the student records he just pulled up on one of his computers. Of course, he wasn't displaying it on the screens; that was unnecessary.

"Sorry, mate, that's right rude a' me. Zephyr Fear, at your service," he said with a dramatic bow, grinning all the while, "Ya' got any stuff t' bring in?" It had crossed his mind that maybe he should mention that this wasn't the room that Riku should technically be in, but it had also crossed his mind that living with a ghost would be the coolest thing ever, and the latter obviously took priority.

Hmm, maybe he should mention to Heiko that they were taking in another roommate. Asking for permission was a little more consideration than Zeph was willing to give at the moment, but at least informing him was better than nothing, right? Probably. Though, spooking Heiko with a ghost was another factor that needed to be considered. That'd be entertaining... until his roommate tied him up in a cocoon of shadow for revenge. Generally Zeph was willing to accept the consequences for his little pranks, but Heiko not only had access to all of his electronics, but he could also get to him in his sleep whenever he felt like it. That said, Heiko had partial immunity from most of Zeph's schemes, and probably deserved to know that they'd be adding a third person to the room today. Fine, fine, he'd text the guy. As he used one of his computers to try to look up Riku in the obituaries, he mentally texted Heiko with the message: "A STRAY GHOST SHOWED UP AT OUR DOOR. I'M KEEPING HIM. THIS YEAR IS GOING TO BE AWESOME." How elegant.

"Same 'ere," he cheerily replied to the ghost when he said it was nice to meet him, "An' you can just call me Zeph if ya' want." Zeph was, admittedly, a fan of giving almost everyone nicknames. Just "Ri" or "Ku" sounded weird, though, so this guy might end up with something weird. Like Rikookaburra. Ooh, that wasn't a bad idea, actually...

Eh, he seemed touchy about the whole "touching" thing, though. Or maybe it was just the "being dead" thing. Either way, it'd probably be better to get all this messy stuff out of the way right now, right? "Well, this's 101. Says right on th' door. Idunno where they meant t' put ya, but s'long as ya' don't fuck up my computers just by standin' around, mi casa es su casa," he said as he spread his arms, grandly motioning to the rather un-grand room before hopping on his bed in a cross-legged position, "So d'ya mind me askin' how ya' plan to read the textbooks 'n such without touchin' em'? Actually, hold on, first, how'd ya' unlock the door? Now there's a trick I gotta' learn."

Zeph seemed to be genuinely interested in learning more about this other student and genuinely oblivious to his nervousness. While the former was absolutely true, which would be made perfectly clear by the surge of questions Riku was about to be assaulted with today, the latter was more of an intentional decision to ignore rather than poor observation.