<div class="floatleft">(http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w228/Rayve13/Alex-Pettyfer-1.jpg)</div><strong>Name: Alexi Reynolds</strong><br/><strong>Nom de Guerre: Bulwark</strong><br/><strong>Position/Grade: Student/Senior</strong><br/><strong>Location: Ionic Hall</strong><br/><strong>Tagging: Molly, Lara, Robert, Josi</strong><br/>____________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br/><br/>Alex puts on a fake pout at Lara's good guy comment. "Awww, you say that every time I want to have some fun," he says in a jokingly sullen voice. In truth, the good guy comment hit close to home, in some ways. It did feel like there was pressure on him to always be the good guy, ever since he was a kid. Like everyone was trying to make sure he never turned towards anything but the positive. Like people were afraid he might like to be something different....<br/><br/>He let his thoughts trail off at Robert's attempt at humor, a scowl briefly darkening his face as he felt Lara's reaction. The two had been close for quite awhile, and he could almost feel the mental shift. As for the comment itself, Alexi felt pretty sure it was meant harmlessly. But considering the concerns of the girl Robert was primarily focusing his attentions on, it came off as more than a little too crass for Alexi's tastes. Then Lara was off again, heading for class. He hoped that she was serious about calming down; her emotions affected her power control. And while he was confident that the Wolf could handle things, as long as he was backed up by the tech the school used to keep everyone safe, it wouldn't help her confidence to start the year off with that kind of a bang.<br/><br/>"I better make sure Lara finds her way to class. She may not recognize the building without a giant standing in front of it waving her down," he says with a chuckle as he grabs Lara's trash with his own before getting up. He looks over at Molly, favoring her with a gentle look. "You're going to do just fine here Molly. This school is one of the best places any of us could be. Just try to relax and enjoy your time here, and all will be well. I'm sure I'll see you around sometime soon."<br/><br/>He nods to Robert as he steps away from the table, dumping the trash and returning his tray on the way out into the Common Area, enjoying the open space once again. The cafe was always a bit crowded, and it felt good to be able to stretch a bit, even if it wasn't exactly to his full height, so to speak. He made his way towards MVP Hall, moving in a straighter line than he expected Lara would, his thoughts slowly coming back to his issues with control, once again picking through the feelings that engulfed him when he started to sizemorph, looking for a moment where it felt as though he could stop the change without reverting to normal size. He was so caught up in his thoughts that he nearly ran headlong into a gathered crowd. He starts to apologize, but immediately sees that the person is paying no attention, focused almost entirely on a pair of girls walking into the building. He doesn't get more than a glimpse, but he knows those two when he sees them. The hair and the uniforms give them away, as they intended. He sighs to himself. Sure, they were both gorgeous, without a doubt, but did they really deserve all of this? He just hoped they wouldn't be in combat training with him. Bad enough he knew now he would have to fight his way through their wake to get to combat training for the rest of the year, but having them in there would mean a year of nothing but drama.