Meiko felt a little defensive about being talked down to about something as simple as walking to another room but quickly hid the anger with a smile trying to be a good representative.<span style="color: Navy"><b> "Of course sir."</b></span>She took the paper and more genuinely smiled (she liked penguins) and waited in the doorway for her hall buddy.  It was alway a treat to avoid class even for academics so she for sure wanted to take the stairs...<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>