Phoebe rolled her eyes at Flood's antics, "Can we not have blood around food, please? No offense, but I'd rather not eat your blood, Flood" she said calmly, then sighed and went for her apple. "Maybes it's more he doesn't want you to get hurt" She said to Ryan, thoughtfully, knowing that Ryan sometimes resented how his father insisted on him training, and expecting Ryan to follow in his footsteps, fast as they might be. 

She hesitated as he asked what her plan was for today, "Well, aside from classes? I thought about telling my parents" She said, falling silent as he introduced himself to Makoto. Which caused her to turn her attention to Makoto too, and she asked "I offered to help you with your room, didn't I? if you want, we can decorate it after classes and such today" She said brightly. 

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Sometimes Connor missed being home, seeing his parents every day. He sometimes wondered what it would of been like if he hadn't come here. And that thought scared him. Because he could picture it, so easily. Going to college, just floating along, 

No matter what, hhe would be thankful he came here. He watched his mother for a few moments, food forgotten. And he couldn't help but smile as his father came on screen, sneaking up on his mother, who laughed or he imagined so. He switched the phone off, 

He looked around, and within seconds saw Kijani. Was she eating pancakes? He had never seen her eat pancakes. She didn't even seem to be aware of them. He rose, winding through the tables, and people to her. He knew something was up, but didn't know what.