<div class="floatleft">(http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/new-monster/images/e/ec/Succubus.png/revision/latest?cb=20150302002317)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Mikah Tempetus<br/><strong>Time:</strong>7:10 AM<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Home Ec. Classroom<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Phenex, Ryan<br/><strong>Demerits:</strong>None<br/><hr/><br/>Mikah could almost feel her disappointment like a stone in her chest, sneaking past the esophagus and creeping down towards her navel. What was it with this school? Only two people hadn't seemed adverse to her being here, yet: The one Phenex had called 'chirpy', and of course, her mother. The blue-haired girl, the tiny one, Phenex and now this Ryan person. What exactly had she done for him to look at her like that? The smirk and then the caustic remarks were almost enough to have her rolling her eyes and shrugging her way back to her seat. Damn these people! 'And mother said I should try to socialize WHY exactly?' The thought was a reflection of her frustration. 'Obviously these people have no interest. Why bother?'<br/><br/>Even so, she was not to be so easily defeated. She put on her warmest smile and met his hand with a firm grip, though not hard. She was, after all, not trying to challenge him. Yet. "Oh, no, you didn't interrupt anything." She assured him in a calm voice. She dropped her eyes to the ground, letting go of his hand and fiddling with her fingernails. She took a slight look back over her shoulder, as though she were thinking of Phenex even if the gesture weren't nearly enough for her to be able to see him. "Actually, I'd just finished asking him about the... " She was lost for the word momentarily, pointing to her ears to indicate the buds he was using. "Thing he's listening to. He seemed to really enjoy it, I thought it might be nice to learn something about him." She frowned to herself, letting her hand fall again and looked apologetically up at Ryan. "He basically told me off, saying I wouldn't understand and then put the thing back in his ear before I could say anything."<br/><br/>She shrugged her shoulders, looking down again and scuffing the toe of one foot against the ground in a gesture of abashed consternation. '<em>Be nice</em>' she warned herself, fighting the urge to say more about Phenex. It was a delicate balance and she had to remain the sympathetic creature. '<em>Be. Nice.</em>'<br/><br/>"I'm sure he must be right. I mean, I've never spent a lot of time around human technology. I probably wouldn't understand. My mother? Really not a fan." She gave a slight smirk at that. "But hey, in the end, we're all supposed to be here for the same reasons, right? To get away from... whatever we were doing before we were here. To be exposed to new things, learn and grow? Well... Maybe one day, I'll have something that I can share with him in return, and he might be easier on me then." She gave a sad smile, as though it were the best she could hope for from the situation. She maintained the position for a moment, as though getting lost in thought before she blinked. She clapped her hands to bare knees, pretending not to notice how the sound of a hand against her flesh echoed through the room.<br/><br/>"Anyhow." She said with more enthusiasm. Her tone was light and carefree again as she gave the newcomer a pleasant smile. "I didn't mean to bother you. Ryan." She said his name as if trying to cement it in her own mind, gesturing to him with a point before pulling her hand back in a nervous manner. She went back to fiddling with her nails. "I haven't been here long either but..." She looked at her hands, then left her face angled down as she lifted her eyes to peek up at him through eyelashes with a shy expression. "If I can help, I'll certainly try."<br/><br/>'<em>Hold your breath... That's it, let the pressure build, let your face flush ever so slightly...</em>She felt the blood rushing into her face and then made a little half-turn, as though getting ready to scurry away. Almost as an afterthought, she turned back to Ryan, gave an awkward little wave and then turned completely to head back to her seat. Once she was sitting and sure no one was in a position they could see her face, she offered herself a congratulatory little smile. Making the best of it, no matter what.