Red hastingly replied to the teacher's nod, by swiftly sitting on a chair of his own. He was completely oblivious to how school cafeterias work in general and, as such, he was unaware that he needn't have to ask for permission. At least he exhibited a good gesture to the teacher so as to not make a bad impression, at least to those who were ignorant of his presence. Not that it mattered to him, he mainly wanted to eat his food, get done with it quickly and find a place to light a cigarette, a desire that grew stronger by the arrival of another girl, who to a person judging by sight would be called a dangerous one, like a hoodlum. But to Red, the only thing that mattered was the faint smell of a recently burnt Zippo lighter oil, which made his senses go astray.

[i]"God or whatever great power rules this universe is certainly messing with me today....From all the people arriving at the Academy, the one sitting nearby must be a smoker and remind me of my torture!"[/i] Red thought, but his thoughts changed when he realized that she was around his age, thus sharing the same problem with him, which could prove an asset, because now two people could co-operate to solve it. With that in mind, he decided to come up with this topic later, concerned that the teacher would be not so eager to keep it a secret.

Instead, he decidced to reply to Jake, after he took a quick look at the two women who took a sit afterwards, both of them having European traits, with one of them blending them with American ones, or so he thought.

"Same here...and there is too much to find out about. To be frank, there is so much mystery about this academy that the invitation was good enough for me to come and satisfy my curiosity, which is the main reason I came here. Little by little I am gathering pieces of a puzzle, only to solve them later. But enough about me, what brings you here?"