[h3]Angelica Casey[/h3]
Between the time of her arrival and that when the elderly staff member eventually called for everyone's attention had been the expected activity - students standing around alone, bidding their loved ones goodbye, or socializing with their soon-to-be schoolmates. Well, mostly anyway, with the exception of word going round that teen idol Alex Pearson was enrolling at the academy this year. Angelica was relatively familiar with his music, though, she would not consider herself a fan. When the elderly woman's voice rang through the car park requesting for all the students move in closer, she took her luggage and approached her together with the others to catch whatever was being said.

The welcome speech started off like any other, until the rather awkward part, in her opinion, about how they were all here because they were "talented enough to pass the academy's state-of-the-art examinations". It was as if the professor had gone out of her way to either compliment all of them or boast about the status of Pine Hills. Angelica figured that it was likely the latter, and her confusion then turned into slight indignation when she recalled that apart from those who were here on scholarship, the rest of the cohort, or the vast majority of them were here not just because of their talents but also because they could afford it.

The list of rules was nothing out of the ordinary, albeit probably slightly stricter. It was no surprise that an institution like Pine Hills would be that cautious about its image, after all. She subconsciously nodded in understanding along with several other students when the professor had stopped speaking, before discreetly glancing around to see if anybody was going to comment or ask a question.