NAME:  Karen Schmidt<br/>ROLE IN SCHOOL:  English Teacher<br/>TIME OF DAY:  Shortly after noon<br/>LOCATION:  Heading for the Gymnasium<br/>TAGGING:  Jake Crow (exiting)<br/><br/>Karen watched the teen with a warm smile as he spoke, nodding in confirmation as he spoke the book title.  She watched with a little interest as he put in his ear buds.  He probably was one of those teens that tended to use music to focus their thoughts....  Vaguely, she tucked away an idea of letting students listen to music during quiet reading times in class in the corner of her mind for later consideration.  She gave a slight nod to him as he turned to leave and then halted as she was about to continue on her path as he turned and spoke his name.  Jake Crow.  She tucked the name away into her mind, along with a mental picture of the teen, smiling back at him and watching him go for a moment.  After a moment had passed, she came back to herself and looked around.  ...Now which way was the gymnasium...?  She took a step one way, then halted and looked at the flow of students and faculty, biting her lower lip as she slowly began to trickle after them.