Sam looked around her and saw Stevens dark angry eyes on her as he raged to his friends in the background, she saw a Neo look alike trying to calm him down, but to no avail. She shook her head, there was no way that douche bag deserved to be given training to develop more power, There was no doubt in her mind he would abuse it.
She closed her eyes and made as if to sleep, but kept a sharp ear out for anything untoward, she felt... movement to one side and opened an eye, in front of her and slightly to the left was a female, she was a little short, slight with a “cute” face she had short dark hair with purple highlights, it looked like she was going for goth but not quite managing it, Sam growled under breath, could nobody take a hint?
“Um.. hi!”
The girl waved a hand from her wrist, as if moving the whole arm was a waste of movement. “I'm sorry I didn't stand up for you back there, I heard Stevens boasting to his mates as you approached. I should have told Porter, but Stevens... he creeps me out.”
Sam shrugged. “He's all mouth and no dick, well not any more anyhow!”
The girl blanched at the comment. “Oh well so much for humour.” Sam thought.
“Right! er.. any way my names Rae. I ah.. it's short for Rachel, But I hate that.”
Sam sighed. She had no idea how to react to that. What did Rae expect? For her to become all girly and giggle at how silly Stevens had been? So she just sat there... looking.
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“Right! Um.. OK, well if you make it through entrance exams maybe we can be friends?” Sam closed her eyes. Oh lord yes, She could still quite easily get the boot. but she opened her eyes again and nodded. “Yeah maybe, we'll see, the chances of me getting through get smaller every time I open my mouth Though, so don't hold your breath.”
Rae grimaced and nodded apparently in agreement and turned away.
“Thanks Anyway!” blurted Sam, surprising herself as well as Rae. She smiled tentatively and nodded as she walked back to the crowd of onlookers.
Ten minutes of relative peace passed before Sam felt rather than heard Porter return. she opened her eyes and turned her head and saw he was about 30 yards away with the last member of their troupe. She wasn't sure what notified her, but she definitely felt... something. Maybe it was a reaction from the crowd standing away from her, maybe it was because he was looking right at her. she was thankful no one else had tried to engage in conversation, the brief Chat with Rae was about as much as she could cope with right now.
Porter noted she had sensed him and nodded to her with a slight lift in his expression. Not quite a smile. More a “well done, I see you've not Injured anyone else while I have been away.” Look.