[i]"Hesitation to my gesture, supports that her cousin helped her meet new people, meaning she doesn't easily make contact with new people, a few subconscious looks at her cousin when I and the others responded negatively to her attitude, which comes from sincere concern for her, possibly love too, but level-headed enough not to make up a fuss, indicating that Nikki knows of her cousin's bad attitude. Conclusion up-to-now: Nikki is an introverted person. Not good at socializing with people, but does so if she has a chance. From what happened previously, she is somehow related to insects, maybe her power, not sure about it. Amanda is the only person on the island she can rely on, being her cousin and a senior."[/i] were the thoughts that stormed Red's head.

Nikki's kind and hesitant response wasn't something surprising, not with the quiet and calm personality she has shown so far. The insects that gathered were obviously attracted to her, but Red didn't mind. For God's sake he was eating with a lizard-man who could eat him if his diet was different. At least he wouldn't have to pay attention to Henry's lesson, he probably had all the studying material somewhere in his head, fortunately for him. He couldn't find a single scenario in which he could focus with a bipedal reptile teaching him.

Leaving his imaginative scenarios aside and returning to reality, Red replied to Nikki:

"I hope that your support for your cousin does not make me a devil for not liking her...Being a new student myself and not the extroverted type, I might add, I am not very familiar with such a forced way of socializing...You can say that you are on the few people that I took the initiative to talk with." 

He faintly laughed. His tone was friendly and a tad bit playful. Not in a provocative way, he wasn't flirting, but he tried to make Nikki feel more comfortable, because, introductions aside, everyone was a stranger. The not-so-willing-to-speak ones made matters worse. And unfortenately, when they did speak, it would be in an aggresive way that only worsened the situation. At least he should try to make acquaintances, since it would be essential if he wanted to make it at the Academy.

His attention was diverted for an instance to Cordelia. It didn't matter what she said, or that she spoke rudely to a teacher (even if he was of the poikilotherm species), but the fact that she reminded him of her presence and from that his need to smoke.

[i]"Do me a favor and don't speak for the remainder of our meal..."[/i] was what Red thought when she spoke and gulped, but to no avail.