Evan was never a particularly strong or confident guy, and both of those facts were blatantly obvious in spite of his attempt to avoid being noticed. If anything, it made everything worse. Nobody in the crowd said anything to him, but a lot of people took subconscious mental notice of that even if they didn't realize it. Some of the newcomers didn't get the most preferable reception.

Some in the crowd saw Mag in her uniform, and wondered if she would rat the island out to a foreign government. "Oh God, what are the Russians doing here?"
There were a few snickers throughout the crowd as Danny stumbled. Even a few from the helicopter couldn't help but chuckle. Ursula, like Evan, failed in her attempt to avoid notice. A group of boys were looking at her and laughing among themselves.

But when Clover and William stepped off it was a different story. Much of the crowd was too nervous to even look at William, thinking he must be one of the ranked individuals running the operation. Both the young men and women outside the school couldn't help but look upon Clover's beauty with desire and reverence.

"This should help ease any doubts of our legitimacy. Anyone coming here from school might feel right at home." Dr Clementine said "Let's get those keys."

When they entered the building was when they first saw the mercenaries. The recruiters had told Evan and several others about unrivaled technological advancements, but this seemed unreal. Two men stood at the entrance and Evan spotted one patrolling the halls. All of them were clad in fitted black power armor. It covered the mercenaries head to toe. On the helmet was a single slit that glowed red. Each mercenary held rifles which Evan didn't recognize.

"You shouldn't have too much trouble with these guys around." Dr Clementine said, pointing at the mercenaries.

Then they were lead to a desk where they were each given their room numbers and a key. The dorm rooms held two bunk beds and held four people. Evan, Danny, William, and "Mr Collins," who Evan learned was actually named Gary Collins, were placed in room 208. Ursula, Mag, and Clover were placed in room 104 with a girl named Ruth. The dorm was a single building, but men and women were put in rooms at the opposite sides of the building.