Shinah stared out his window at all the new arrivals. Every year, the fears of at least 2 new students would knock him on his ass for at least a day if he wasn't careful enough to shield himself from them. Chin in his palm, elbow resting on the windowsill, he thought of all the fears he'd encountered in newbies since he first arrived here. Erik's were horrible, especially for his first encounter with the man; being a 12 year old Jewish boy and experiencing real life encounters of the Shoah was more that a little nerve-wracking, and Erik had to wear his helmet around Shinah until the boy had gained better control over his powers. There was a boy here that he didn't talk to much, he was Dr. Ferguson's ward; the boy's fears- his memories that caused the fears- they, well...they sucked. Jose was another person who's encounter had ended up with Shinah in the Med-Wing for a day.

He looked up and out his window to the floor above, where a girl had just opened the empty room's window. [i]'Not empty anymore.'[/i] He thought, throwing up his mental walls and pulling his mind's presence back to block out any possibility of running into the darkest parts of the girl's mind.

"Perhaps this will be interesting." The girl spoke up to herself. Shinah smirked as he looked up towards her, half leaning out his window.

"Oh, this place is interesting alright." He announced loud enough for her to hear. "Welcome to Xavier's Home for Unwanted Mutants."

He really needed to work on his pitch. Some of the kids here had parents that openly excepted them.

Right?