The University cafeteria was a lot bigger than the one in the high school, and it reminded Kyle more of a food court. There were even a few chain restaurants he recognized dotted around the place.

"We can eat at all these places?" Kyle blinked.

"Depends on your meal plan," Abby said. "It'll say on your student ID card."

Kyle pulled his ID card out and checked it. His grandfather had set things up...yeah, he didn't know what "unlimited deluxe" meant specifically, but he had a feeling it was good.

"Uhm...Kyle right?" Abby said. "Could you help? We're uhm...your girlfriend she...she's not responding and she won't let go."

Kyle turned his eyes away from the roomy and back towards the women with him. Jenny was, indeed, somewhat catatonic, and had clamped hard onto Abby's arm. The reason for her compromised state was evident.

"Oh dear," Kyle sighed. "Here, let me try to get you out. She might be like this for a while. And get ready to grab her if she makes any sudden moves."

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"Oh, uh, okay. What's going on?"

"Jenny is from...a different country. There were a lot if American foods she'd never tried before when she got here. One of them was, well...."

He gestured to the sign in front of them, where an enormous red chicken in a chef's hat gestured proudly towards a menu under the words "Nugget Barn."

"She gets a little weird about it. Do you have feeling back in your arm yet?"

"Yeah." Abby flexed her arm. "What do we do about her?"

Jenny had begun muttering in what might have been Arabic,though it was just as likely to be some even older language.

"We hope that isn't a spell and wait for her to bolt."

"For... what?"

It happened in an instant. Even with his senses enhanced with magic, he just barely saw Jenny start to move. His arm shot out and caught her by the collar, jerking her up short as outstretched arms reached for the Nugget Barn.

"But noooooo!" Jenny said. "Kyle, you don't understand! I hath seen the fields of paradise, beyond the sweetwater river to the land of milk and honey! And an entire store full of nuggets!"

"It's our first day and you're not obliterating the dining room on our first day. Oh look, our friends."

"But... but!"

Despite being so much larger it seemed to have about the same number of people in it, clustered in small islands around tables. As they walked in they saw Evan and Goldie already sitting at a table, waving them over. Kyle dragged Jenny over to them Abby in tow.

"Hey guys, this is Abby, Jenny kind of kidnapped her."

"Uh hi," Abby waved her hand weakly.

"Please sit on Jenny while I go buy her food? I don't want anything unfortunate happening to the nugget hut. Is there anything you want specifically?"

"All the nuggets."

"Jumbo meal it is, just sit here and don't destroy anything."