Tony sat across from his friend, he knew she didn't like turning her back towards others. He on the other hand had no problems with such. Not that he was extremely trusting of the student body at Gringore, he trusted his sense of intuition in public. And at the very least, he had Penny to keep an eye on his back while they ate. She always looked around- she used to try and hide it from him, but realized that it was a futile gesture a long time ago. Tony didn't have extensive abilities like Penelope or some of the other potential Guardians, while he had extensive control over his own telekinesis, he didn't have incredible strength, immunity to poison, near-immortality; rather, he had a level of intuition and sense of people that gave him an edge on the other applicants.

[color=cd5c5c]"So, excited for your final year? Looking forward to going to Rome for the test? That's coming up next summer, isn't it?"[/color] 

Tony nodded, [color=palegreen]"Yeah, its a little unnerving. I still need to get a recommendation letter too. I'm not allowed to ask my dad for one, so I'm stuck asking Chief Évora or Professor Bianchi."[/color] Tony replied, inbetween bites of his sandwhich.[color=palegreen] "I'll probably ask the chief tomorrow- so let's try to get through tonight smoothly, yeah?"[/color] 

Getting in trouble right before asking a staff member for a recommendation- regardless of whether or not the staff liked him or not, was in some bad taste. [color=palegreen]"Anyway, the Fitzroy party, you wanna drive, or me?"[/color]