[h2][color=00a651]Rebekah Green[/color][/h2]

The first lesson to be taught in this class seemed to be pretty simple: think before you speak. Any thoughtless words would invite a bunch of uncomfortable weirdness from the crazy alien teacher?thing.

Weird, non-specific question about rules invites weird, non-specific answer.
Asking if she is human invites behaviour that any human would know is inappropriate.
Acting like a smartass and bragging invites being taken down a peg.
Coming in late with a clearly faked excuse invites getting stood up before the entire class with no warning.
And she would also bet that whatever she had missed before coming in started with a thoughtless word.

Only the Dutch girl, Anouk, seemed to have got it right. She introduced herself quickly, clearly and politely and gave Miss Hillard no room to twist her words or take offence. Smart girl.

Going over things like this, the principle was quickly solidifying into a kind of scientific law in Rebekah's head. Still, any good hypothesis needs to be tested. If she was right, she would be able to successfully navigate this class in the future. If she was wrong, things could get awkward and embarrassing fast. Here goes nothing.

She stood up, oe hand tightly clutching a carrot stick she had been saving for lunch, and looked around the faces of her fellow classmates for a second as she took a deep breath. When it seemed like most people's attention had turned to her, she began. [color=00a651]"I'll go next, shall I? Kia ora everyone, my name is Rebekah Green, I'm from New Zealand, and my power is changing how big things are".[/color]

Holding the carrot stick for everyone to see, it began to swell to twice its original size, whereupon she broke it in two and lobbed on half to the front of the classroom so that it landed on the teacher's desk. It wasn't quite an apple, but it was a peace offering nonetheless.

He introduction done, she sat down, quietly nibbled on her half of the carrot, and looked around for who would be introducing themselves next.