the students meet, orientation day 1

Thomas nods to Kikki, “Makes sense to me, I always go for new and different things myself. Makes me think of a song-- Actually, scratch that, that’ll give the wrong impression, not going there yet. Ask me later.”

To Michaela, “Worried about? Other than having to restart my life at a completely new school? Also, I don’t know about you, but I’m still trying to figure out just what exactly I’ve gotten myself into. How “independent” is this “independent studies”? How special is special? I’m more than a little unusual. I mean, I unironically like ABBA. Best part of The Martian, really.”