 Which came first, the phoenix or the flame?
Brandon was startled by how many people were talking to him already- he'd clearly picked the busy part of the table. But he did talk back, with only a little bit of wide-eyed confusion. "That's me," he quietly responded to the two older years(Jude and Keighley), wondering if his sister had made them talk to him. His money was on yes. But he didn't mind... it was nice having someone be really nice to him and introduce themselves and everything. It calmed him a bit, and also they seemed really cool. "It's nice to meet you." He held out his hand for either or both of them to shake, which was something he was used to doing. But maybe it was weird? Nobody else seemed to be doing it. When Maria spoke to him, he just nodded and waved instead. "It's nice to meet you, Maria." He would have introduced himself, but she'd heard his name already and he was clearly new so there wasn't anything for him to introduce himself with.
Hearing more welcoming happening, Brandon found himself turning towards another not-new student(Yukie). "Thanks... I'm Brandon." The students here did lots of welcoming. Which was nice. What was not as nice was the discussion of everyone's summer (which he luckily hadn't been invited into). Brandon had the worst summer and therefore didn't feel like contributing to the conversation other than a simple "I moved to London this summer. I like it." Then he just sat near Jude and Keighley (who he had already decided were very nice people) and listened to everyone else talk. |