[b]Toma Tanaka - April 26th, Afternoon | Amusement Park[/b]

Glancing up from his phone, Toma did his best to stifle the smirk that was spreading on his face. The group of boys were still trying to act tough despite how obviously intimidated they were by the purple-haired girl. It was a pretty pathetic show, but certainly amusing, and Toma was able to drop his guard and fully enjoy their deserved humiliation as they backed off, now fully confident that there wouldn't be a fight. He gave them a mocking wave as they began turning around to retreat.

[color=f26522]"Hm?"[/color] he asked while turning his head towards Kotori as she thanked them, still wearing his amused smile -- noting at the same time that the other girl's name was Hanazawa. [color=f26522]"No reason to thank me, Shirohane-san, I didn't do anything. It was all her."[/color] As he said so, he looked over at Hanazawa and gave her a friendly, appreciative smile, before looking back at Kotori. [color=f26522]"And don't apologize either, alright? Not your fault that those guys felt like being... uh, [i]jerks.[/i]"[/color] He stopped himself from using any harsher words, despite fully believing they'd give a more accurate description of the three.

Noticing Kotori picking at her skirt and looking nervous, Toma decided to continue talking and just generally try to be reassuring, hoping it would help put her at ease.

[color=f26522]"They go to our school, right?"[/color] he began, his left hand moving to scratch his nose. [color=f26522]"If they ever bother you again, let me know..."[/color] He paused, realizing that -- as Kotori knew her name -- Hanazawa was likely in her year. [color=f26522]"Or ask Hanazawa-san. She seems to know how to deal with them well enough."[/color]

Wanting to deflect as much attention off of Kotori as possible, he then turned to Hanazawa and gave her a respectful bow. [color=f26522]"I'm Tanaka Toma, from class 3-1,"[/color] he said, introducing himself. [color=f26522]"And I'm new to Warakuma..."[/color] He paused, realizing that that wasn't really something he'd be able to continue saying. [color=f26522]"... well, relatively,"[/color] he corrected.  A small, admiring grin crossed his face. [color=f26522]"That was awesome, how you scared them off just by glaring at them. I guess they pull stuff like this often?"[/color]