[quote=OldManWong]
"Hello, Robert, would you, perhaps, like some tea as well? The water is still on the point of boiling."
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"No that's all right, I don't really like the taste of tea," Robert replied. "I just came over here to talk. I don't really know anyone here, and you all seemed to be nice people." Robert stood there, thinking of something to keep the conversation going. He didn't want to sit by his mattress alone again. Finally, his mind found a topic. "So, do any of you know anything about this test we're supposed to take today?" he asked. His mind then raced to find other topics he might be able to talk about, in case this one led to another awkward silence. "How do other people do this socializing thing?" he wondered to himself.