"How could you start without me?" he replied to Matty, grinning a bit at her teasing and replying with his own. His gaze lingering on hers for just a moment longer than was probably necessary, though he only realized this once the moment had passed.<br/><br/>Nate's impression of the gathered group was pretty much the same to Xavier's. The Asian girl was cute indeed, ivory skin and slender figure alike. He pegged her almost immediately as a freshman; she had that casual shyness about her, which most freshman shed as time passed. As for the professor... woah. Crimson hair, fair skin, baby blues, and quite a chest to top it all off. '<i>A foxy professor running it all? Who'd have thought'</i>he thought amusedly as he took one of the other couches. He stretched out, laying back with his feet up across the sofa with none of the bashfulness of his male compatriot. He took a low breath, taking in the aroma of strawberries and cream as Matty gave her introductory speech. His eyes wandered as she spoke, over the furniture and the mats. Her casually erotic treatment of that strawberry lit up a hint of a smirk on his face as she did it. '<i>Foxy indeed'</i><br/><br/>He looked over at Xavier as he gave his introduction, and suddenly Nate felt as though he was back in his freshman orientation, when the RA's had gathered everyone for ice breakers, and a host of sheepish freshman had rattled off their names. He had no intention of keeping that pattern alive. Xavier was maybe an inch or two taller than Nate was, though Nate's athletic build was likely a greater contrast than the difference in their heights.<br/><br/>"Welcome to Sedgewick Xav" he replied once Xavier was done, intentionally choosing the friendlier name. Nate didn't see any reason for them not to be, he imagined they were both here for the same reasons. The slender transfer didn't really scream 'BDSM aficionado' in his demeanor. Nate stayed reclined as he gave his own intro, an intentionally theatrical panache to it he hoped would melt the ice sooner. "<i>Ladies</i>and gentlemen, pleasure to meet you all, I'm Nate" he greeted them, looking primarily to Ayameko and Matty as he spoke. "I'm a sophomore this year, and since the frat parties were a bust last year, I decided to switch things up this year" he joked, thinking it would at least land with Xavier, if not the girls.