[sub]Interacting with [@Mr Allen J],[@banjoanjo][/sub]
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	Stephen was glad to see James around. Getting his hair ruffled wasn’t his favorite thing but it was just James’s way of saying hello. He also saw Jasmine around in the hallway. She was more annoying, and Stephen had done his best avoid encounters with her. Fortunately they lived in separate buildings, but unfortunately she frequently found excuses to visit the boy’s dormitories. May she should spend more time practicing, but maybe she was good enough that she didn’t need it. Sometimes it struck him as odd that he got along with James and not Jasmine, both cared a lot about sports and very little about academics, unlike him. However, James had humility and an introspective nature that Stephen never saw in Jasmine. It made him much more pleasant to deal with. 
	
	As long as the bell was ringing, it was worth doing something about. That was something that they all could agree on. Who would take action was a matter that was up for debate. Stephen preferred that it be someone other than him. He got up from his chair and held out his tool kit to offer it to someone else, and said

“This toolkit has wire cutters and a screwdriver set. A lot of times they use weird screws on these covers, but this should be able to get by trying a couple and seeing if they fit. The wire cutters are simple, just use them to cut a wire without shocking yourself. And please, if you’re done with it I’d like you to put the tools back the way you found them.”

	Stephen thought that if things went south and someone got caught, James would have a good chance of getting off scott-free. Familial wealth definitely had its benefits. He didn’t particularly care if Jasmine got caught, it might even teach her some discipline. He stepped stepped out of his dorm room, nudging a loose binder of schoolwork next to the door to a different section of his dorm room floor along his way. He felt small standing near James and Jasmine. Both of them could be intimidating when they wanted to, they were the sorts of people who would be great starting points if you wanted to find the genes to make a super-athlete. Stephen said

 “I can show you where I think the wiring might be, but I won’t stick around. If anyone asks, it wasn’t my idea, and you didn’t tell me why you needed the toolkit.” 

	While talking he paid attention to James, but also giving the occasional glare to Jasmine, intimating that he wasn’t particularly happy to see her. After the matter of the bell was finished he could think about other things he was putting off, like his research paper or making up his mind about going to the cove tonight.