<div class="floatright">(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_et9ttl8zdzQ/TD_-vwBMOGI/AAAAAAAAN5E/eP7JumXuE2M/s1600/1a3f651e06434edab4aee510aaf9f5b6.jpg)</div><br/>It was the caffeine more than anything else that got her mind working once again.  Some people became jittery and overexcited with caffeine, with shaking hands, quicker speech and notable agitation.  For Michelle, though, everything seemed to slip into a clearer focus, slow down just a little more and get just a little brighter and detailed.  That was certainly helpful: despite her best efforts, Michelle was still just a little shy in crowded situations.<br/><br/>Her eyes started to drift around the room, her thoughts becoming more active instead of simply reactive, worrying about the man from earlier.  It was this drifting that caused her eyes to fall upon Elizabeth, with that much more familiar, warm tingle stroking ever so gently against the hackles of her neck.<br/><br/>She let her eyes stick to Elizabeth as she finished off her bagel, committing the girl to memory and pondering what she would say or how she would catch attention later.  If nothing else, it wouldn't hurt to have a new friend in this place, especially with that strange man running around.