Tony took the cup of coffee from her, saying "Thanks" when she handed it to him. She was right - he didn't typically take notice of price tags or cost of things. He'd always sort of assumed his sister had gotten some sort of research grant, and that it was letting her see to her finances as she needed to. He was on a full ride scholarship, so he really didn't think about it much himself. His was creative writing, so he figured that the science "full ride" scholarships were a little more plush, and that was what his sister had gotten in on. He didn't really think much about it past that.<br/><br/>"Thanks Sis," he said as she offered to talk to the jocks for him. "I'll start leaving my door open while I'm in the dorm room - I've seen that works pretty well for some of the guys. People stop by to see what you're watching or reading and you make new friends that way. We'll see if it does any good. I'm just so shy around new people. Back home, we'd known pretty much everyone since we'd grown up, so it wasn't hard to meet new people, because there weren't really new people, just the same people we'd always grown up with. But you said give it a week, and you are far wiser than me, dear sister, so I'll trust you on it."<br/><br/>He shifted a little as she tussled his hair, pushing it from one side to the other. It wasn't fashionable, he knew it, but it stayed out of his face and out of his way. He winced a ltitle as she plucked a hair from his head, and he watched her apologize, as if she hadn't meant to do it. "Anyhow, I don't want to keep you up, Lanie. Just needed to really vent to someone." He glanced around the apartment, as if noticing it for the first time. "Really nice place you've got here. I'm surprised you don't have guys lined up outside your door begging to get in. But you're probably too busy working for that." He smiled at her as he stood up and kissed her cheek. "Don't overwork yourself sis. We should get dinner sometime this week. Gimme a call when you've got some free time. And thanks again for listening."<br/><br/>He gathered up his things, apologizing for not quite finishing the scone or the coffee, and then headed out to head back across campus.