Ariella smiled warmly at Alex, glad that she wasn't being ignored just because she was a firstie and took her extended hand in hers and gave it a shake, "It's nice to meet you Alex! I'm Ariella, but I prefer Ari," She said proudly. Ari had always enojoyed meeting new people, even when they weren't the same age as her, sometimes the older ones were more fun to meet anyways, "I hope so! I'm really excited to start classes! Hopefully things will settle down after the train incident..."