Scholar almost stumbled as he felt Abby hug him. While he planned on loving the girl with all his heart, he didn't expect too much from her. He wasn't expecting her to hug him, or to call him father or anything of the such. He just wanted her to be happy and get good grades so she would have a good future. So of course when she hugged him, he was surprised, and elated. It was a wonderful feeling even if it was just a hug. He gently placed his hands on her, not wanting to frighten her, and smiled to himself.<br/><br/>"Technically it's not an issue. Scholar would make a wonderful father...but pasts have a way of catching up to us...I just hope that his won't come back to affect them," Phoenix explained to her, sighing. "Also," he suddenly jolted up cheerfully. "Academic smarts mean nothing if they have a bad attitude so my case stands. Now then we should probably get back to work before someone assumes that we're dating or something. Thompson has a huge crush on you if you didn't know."<br/><br/>Thompson was a human at the school, albeit a brave one. He had short brown hair and eyes, and wore glasses. In other words he looked average and normal. And he was in love with Eira and saw others as a threat if they got too close to her. Often he would offer to do things for her and was always eager to please her. Even occasionally sending flowers from a "secret admirer". Phoenix enjoyed making fun of the man for it.