the students meet, orientation day 1

Thomas looks over Kikki’s shoulder at Mica’s phone. “OK, that’s pretty neat. It’d be fun to see one of those in person. How did you get interested in ‘em?”

He pauses a bit, and steps a bit back to make sure he includes Elizabeth. “Also, do any of you know what this is going to be like? I should’ve asked if either of you were here last year, but I’m getting a strong sense ‘no’. My folks, who are usually on top of this sort of thing, were pretty vague. “It’s a good school, sweetie” and “might be a bit more forgiving” were the best I got.”