Alex smiled to himself. His social life was off to a good start already. He put on his best winning smile and shook the boys hand. 'I'm Alex, pleasure to meet you flint. And indeed it is my first day here.' He looked around. 'But so far I like what I see. This place seems to have an awful lot of land around it.' He turned back to face Flint. 'Sorry, my mind wanders sometimes.' He chuckled.