“So Mia with the purple hair aye? You're so far the only white chick I've seen pull off a full head of purple and not have the dyed scalp too haha~”

Mia laughed at Darlene’s statement before admitting, “Oh no ma’am, I totally dyed my scalp the first time. I had to scrub it in the shower for forty five minutes. I’m not [b]that[/b] talented.” The new boy came over and sat down, and Mia sat back to watch as Darlene introduced herself.
 
The British boy introduced himself as Nathan, before turning to Mia and asking, “And what’s your name then? Or can I just call you Barney the dinosaur?” Mia bit her bottom lip to stop a smirk from forming and quirked an eyebrow as the other teen obviously tried to back pedal. “I’m sorry, please don’t take that the wrong way. I only meant it as a joke. It looks really nice. Very unique.”

“It’s fine. It was actually a pretty good joke,” the purple haired girl admitted. “Wasn't very British of you though. What would the queen say about your manners?” Mia joked, giving Nathan a playful wink before adding,"I'm Mia." Mr. Buckner chose that moment to come by a take up their assignments, pausing to compliment her hair as he did so. Mia blushed a little at that and coughed, trying to refocus on the ice breaker. The teacher informed them that their colors dictated who they would be working with, and then split them up into groups. Her group included Jack, Ember, and Darlene.  “So, should we move around so we’re sitting next to the people in our color groups?” Mia asked Darlene and Nathan, before shooting a glance at the girl named Ember. She seemed very upset about having to move away from her boyfriend.