NAME:  Karen Schmidt<br/>ROLE IN SCHOOL:  English Teacher<br/>TIME OF DAY:  Evening<br/>LOCATION:  Infirmary<br/>TAGGING:  Jake Crow and Jessica Reynolds<br/><br/>Stormy gray hues came back to Jake as he spoke and she watched the teen.  She gave a soft smile at his statement before nodding slowly.  "It's natural," she said, her eyes moving back to the girl on the bed.  "To want to stick up for a peer.  To protect them," she said, giving a rueful little smile before her gaze came back to Jake, playful.  "Especially a pretty one," she teased softly.  Giving a light laugh, she moved to sit down.  There really wasn't anything else she knew to do, until Samuel came back.