Garrett sat down near Ava's perch, gesturing that she could sit back down.  A small part of him hated that she'd gone to the trouble of standing up.  Oh well.  Hazards of being polite.  He chuckled quietly at her mention of the TV show, however, and said, "I'm afraid I've never seen it.  Though I blame being a boring sod who prefers the company of books to TV."  He glanced at the rest of the group for a moment, then said, "But yes, I suppose today has been interesting.  Lovely campus we've got here.  Nothing against the dorms, but I sense I will be spending time locked away in my own room, more often than not."  He gave AJ a knowing sideways glance and said, "No tellin' why."

He cracked a wry grin, and reached up to scratch the back of his neck.  He realized that he was out of his element here, and his usual small-talk topics were...mundane to say the least.  Hell, it was easy enough when you could follow a script, but he had a feeling everyone present was worried about more than weather and sports.  Especially not American Football.  But, if small talk ever failed, just get em talking about themselves. "So, what'd they get you in here for?"

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