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[centre][color=6ecff6][h1]Arthur Ragnarson[/h1][/color]
[h3]Location: Cafeteria[/h3][/centre]

It appeared as though Arthur could not put off contact with the others involved in... whatever this was.  Others began to arrive the cafeteria, presumably getting away from the drama unfolding in the hallway like him or just exploring their current surroundings.  His moment of solitude had been stolen.  However, the simple act of eating had calmed him down and he could think more analytically about the situation.

[i]So other people my age are here.  It looks like we've all been kidnapped but the place is state of the art and they're giving us food and luxury rooms to stay in.  Either this is a messed up Hostel film or we're being held ransom.[/i]

That was when the first person joined him.  They were a girl, his age, with hair even whiter than his own, of average height.  She had prettily formed lips and was so distracted she didn't noticed him to begin with.  Like him she had gone to the vending machines and got some sweets.  In this kind of situation, with only two of them in the room and him waiting for her to notice or acknowledge him, he found it hard not to stare so it was no surprise when she jumped upon realising he was sitting there.

She apologised and sat down to begin eating.  Arthur sat in the awkward silence, unsure how best to proceed.  After all, what was the proper etiquette here?  Was he meant to initiate conversation to try and work out why there were here or was it more considerate to leave her to own thoughts; he was sure she had as much on her mind as he did.

[color=#CB99C9]"D-do you have powers as well?"[/color]

The question wasn't one he was expecting at all and he sat in silence, dumbfounded.  How did you respond to that kind of question?  Had she lost her mind?  Wait, that guy had appeared from nowhere only.  Maybe others in the hallway had some abilities he hadn't been around long enough to see.  If that was the case it would be reasonable to ask that question.  But then he couldn't work out why he was here then, assuming the possession of powers the common denominator that united them.

[color=6ecff6]"I, uh, don't think so.  I mean, I have pretty good powers of persuasion."[/color] He smiled half heartedly, regretting the words the moment they left his mouth.  His instinct was to smash his head on the table in self-reprimand for the horrific joke; it was never funny under any circumstances and these certainly weren't optimal.  [color=6ecff6]"I'm sorry, that wasn't appropriate.  No, I don't think I have powers.  I mean, I suppose you're talking about the chap who teleported or something back there?  I don't have anything like that, at least not that I know of."[/color]

Then a thought struck him. Was she asking because she herself had powers?  In that case maybe she was doing the same as him, trying to work out why they were here.  [color=6ecff6]"Not to pry but... do you?  Have powers, I mean."[/color]

Out of the corner of his eye Arthur noticed a couple of boys enter the cafeteria but they hung around at the entrance, not entering just yet.  Now that there were people in the room, people conversing, it made it more difficult to just walk in as he and the girl had done, he supposed.  Even the one with the mohawk would be nervous, he guessed.  It was natural for them all to be apprehensive of each other, after all.  They all wanted to blame someone for the situation and so far they had no one but each other.

[color=00aeef]“Heeeeeeeeeeeeeelllllloooooooooooo, everybo-day!”[/color]

[i]That[/i] was probably about the last thing he had been expecting.  Arthur twisted in his seat to see the latest entrant, a boy who seemed completely unconcerned about their current situation.  Maybe he was in denial?  Or he knew something.  Arthur decided it was best to not reply, in case they were on the edge of sanity and confrontation might push them over it.  He turned back to the girl instead.

[color=6ecff6]"I'm Arthur, I study at Eton.  I was in the library and then... I woke up here.  May I ask your name?"[/color]