Each introduction that went by gave Ai the information she needed to assess her fellow club members further. 

Yuki: Unassuming but sporty...girl? Hm. Their voice, their dress, their appearance - it could really go either way. Well, they seemed nice enough. Potential ally, giving that they didn't buy into the occult bullshit too much. 

Travis: One of those "musical types". To be avoided. 

Seiko: ...she screamed trouble, and yet there was something oddly alluring about that girl. A fellow skeptic, too. No reason to be [i]too[/i] leery of such a..."colorful" character. 

Ena: Pathetically shy. Potentially useful military connections. Keep relations neutral if possible. 

Aika: At first glance, another phone-obsessed sheep - but there was a certain observational quality to her actions that Ai could appreciate. No way was she buying that vapid plain girl routine. 

Iria: Nothing of note. Another person to keep neutral. 

Final conclusion: Everyone in this room seemed to be mostly harmless. Ai felt that if she chose the right words, maybe she could start building herself a decent reputation in this school. Who knows the kind of following she could have by third year if she did so? 

Wait. Someone was talking. 

And they happened to catch Ai mid-bite. Blushing, she slowly sat down the brownie chunk (she had somehow eaten the other one and most of this one without even realizing it) and turned to face the source of the voice - [i]oh.[/i] Watanabe Yoshi. 

Okay. Keep calm. Even as she started firing off question after question in that peppy little voice of hers. 

Ai set down the plate once more so that she could rest her hands in her lap, setting both legs down on the floor so as to make herself seem less confrontational. She flashed a small corner-mouthed smile, leaning her own body forward as she spoke in a loosened tone: [color=9e0b0f]"Hello. I...can't say I've made many friends here yet. I don't mind. I prefer to stick around those I can...[i]connect[/i] with, if you understand. I'll be happy to tell you that I've yet to run into any trouble with the school. The brownies are rather dry, but I'm still eating them."[/color] 

She laughed, and reached out with one hand to grasp briefly at Yoshi's shoulder. She'd read somewhere that being the first to initiate physical contact not only asserted dominance in a conversation but gave off a trusting aura. Debatable, but worth a try. 

[color=9e0b0f]"But surely I don't have enough knowledge of this school to make a judgement on anyone here. A better question is, do you know if there's anyone here to..."[/color] She leaned in just a bit further, jokingly conspiratorial. [color=9e0b0f][i]"Watch out[/i] for?"[/color]