Jake couldn't help but barely pay attention during the sermon, as he jokingly referred to it. Typical introductory stuff, nothing special in his mind. He had better things to do, like get drunk. He had heard about a party that was going to be starting soon, and Jake didn't want to miss it. He had a name to make for himself, and what better time to do it than the first booze bash of the year? Yeah, he was going to start with the parties as early as he could. He had people to meet; friends to make.

Jake noticed the girl take a few steps towards the middle of the room. He couldn't help but chuckle at her snarky shirt. Intelligent humor was something he appreciated, so he decided he'd actually pay attention for a bit. The mention of paintball games piqued his interest, especially when it was mentioned that they would be going up against the students in ROTC. He'd never played paintball before, so he figured it would be a fun time, as well as a good challenge. He made a mental note to visit the student center before the party to grab a sheet for that.

The rest of the sermon went by without anything of interest coming up. It's not like Jake wasn't aware of the wildlife in the area, not to mention how difficult the forests could be to navigate, though something about the way Emily said it bothered him. Maybe it was like James said, her just trying to scare the freshies. Hell, that's probably exactly what it was.

"Dude!" Eli said. "You done spacing? We got a party to get to." He and Jake had met during High School, and even though they weren't close friends, they had both graduated in 2013, and Eli was Jake's primary connection to the parties. Jake didn't even have a clue that Eli was here until he ran into him near his dorm room, and it was a good thing to. As far as social status went, Jake had managed to get a few steps ahead of the other freshmen. "Yeah man, let's get going," he said. He figured signing up for paintball could come later.