[center][h1][color=springgreen]Paulina Benson[/color][/h1][/center]

Narrowing her eyes at Liam, Paulina grinned. [color=springgreen]"Are you challenging me, little boy? Because that sounded like a dare."[/color] Despite her semi-serious expression, her tone was playful. Oh yes, tomorrow was [b]definitely[/b] going to be interested. [color=springgreen]"Bring. It. On."[/color]

Cheerfully waving, Paulina took the time to properly look Korie over as she stretched. She had to admit, the girl was a natural beauty, in a spunky sort of way that made her fun to talk with. Exactly the sort of person that Paulina liked. [color=springgreen]"Sure thing! I'm sticking around a bit longer,"[/color] she grinned cheekily, [color=springgreen]"Somebody has to make Stelman think that the effort he puts into his speeches is appreciated."[/color]

As she watched the girl walk away, not even bothering to hide the fact that she was checking her out, an absent thought made her jump off the table and hurry to catch up. [color=springgreen]"Oh! Hang on a sec!"[/color] Snagging a napkin from one of the tables, she wrote down a series of numbers and pressed it into Korie's hand. Folding the girl's fingers around the note, Paulina grinned as she held her hand between her own. [color=springgreen]"There's my room and cell number. I have the place to myself and my door's always unlocked, so if you ever want to hang out or talk, don't be afraid to swing by. I'd like to get to know you better."[/color] Paulina winked at her, gently rubbing a circle on the back of Korie's hand with her thumb. [color=springgreen]"Just make sure you knock first, or text me if it's after hours."[/color]

With that, she turned to return to her seat, but much to her surprise, Ash was [b]still[/b] here. She would have expected her to have ducked out at the first opportunity once Paulina had left her. Progress maybe? Pushing herself? Whatever the case, Paulina was most definitely proud of her friend. It wasn't easy being her, and improving the enchantment program on her bracelet was still one of Paulina's top priorities. So, instead she returned to her friend's side.

The principle's speech, as per usual, was [b]dreadfully[/b] boring. Not that it was really his fault; the man just had one of those voices that excelled at putting people to sleep. The first few times she had heard it, she'd actually suspected that that was his power. She'd later concluded that the government's general attitude meant that there was no way that they would place a metahuman in charge of a semi-official academy for metahumans. At least, not yet anyway.

At the conclusion, she air-skated off to her room, organizing her list of questions for Alister as she went. Tomorrow was going to be interesting, but the night was yet young.
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