Elise tried not to choke. This human was so open about his past and his home life. She couldn't remember, were they all like that? More than that though, his concern was that this school was going to get him beaten up the way his father and his other schools had. He was in for a shock, if his fellow students weren't careful. She could already feel the tension, subtle as it was even to her senses. Word was spreading through the halls of the human boy among the vampires.<br/><br/>"I am sure that you will make of it what you will. We'll see that you start out right and from there it's really what effort you put into it, with what you get out of it." It was a load of crap she was handing him. He could put as much effort into it as he wanted, he was still likely to end up dead here. Maybe she should convince him to go home? But, really, if what he said was the truth, there wasn't much to look forward to there either.<br/><br/>Elise couldn't pay attention to the lecture. She listened to the subtle sounds of a living human and inhaled the scents. She was sure her classmates were equally distracted. Some of them would even be focused on keeping their movements slowed and breathing properly. Elise didn't have this problem. use kept a steady beat, a rhythm, in her head that she made her body dance it. Her movements were, consequently, slightly more fluid than your average human but they were slowed and her breathing was just another motion in the illusion dance.  She was struck with one thought. She couldn't understand why the Academy would allow someone like this to go to school here. They had to know what the outcome was going to be. They were highly educated and this was elementary level thought. Did they expect that the vampires and the human would just make good friends and have vows not to rip each other apart? Or did they care? A kid with a bad past dies and the only one who might care won't.<br/><br/>When the class was finally over, Elise stood and quickly spoke to Max, blocking any others who might have thought to speak with the new student. They had their rules and knew what their actions might mean, and their limits. At this age, at least, they should. "What is next on your schedule? Or where do you need to go?" She was highly alert, but looked as if she was calm and relaxed. That much she could control at least.