Gretchen placed her hands on her hips as she looked the girl, Yui, over. She really did seem shaken by something, though Gretchen hadn't quite caught what she meant. Her eyes brightened, however, when she spoke again.<br/><br/>"It's just... it's my first day here! I wanted it to go well!"<br/><br/>Gretchen smiled, taking Yui's arm in her hand and starting to walk with her down the hall.<br/><br/><span style="color: darkorchid">"That makes two of us."</span>She said "<span style="color: darkorchid">I only just started today as well, so why don't you just start walking to class and I'll follow you. If anyone asks it's our first day and we got lost."</span><br/><br/>This was turning out better than she had hoped. Yui gave her legitimacy and plausible deniability. If they moved together and Yui believed she was a new student, they might overlook the fact that Gretchen wasn't in their records.<br/><br/><span style="color: darkorchid">"So what was this about a fight and a teacher? Sounds pretty chaotic for a school."</span><br/><br/>She wanted to keep Yui talking, keep her occupied until they were in a classroom and Gretchen was accepted, then she could be a real and honest high school student!<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>