<strong>Amanda Kyleson, at the SLCIC</strong><br/><br/>As Amanda drove up towards the SLCIC, she took the occasional chance during red lights to peek into her purse towards the elephant.  It clearly had something that it wanted to say; why was it being quiet now?  Maybe it was mad because she'd raised her voice to Frank; she didn't know.  She tried her best to be nice and patient, though, giving it some time to talk.  "It's alright," she said gently, continuing on when the light turned green.<br/><br/>As she walked inside, she made sure to give the receptionist a bright smile.  It was the nice one again.  "Hey, Bobby," she said, "Nice to see you too."  She always felt bad that she didn't get to just stay and talk with Bobby for a while, but he had work that he had to do, and she couldn't be too much of a distraction.<br/><br/>Glancing about the hallway, she gave smiles to the various Kindred, making herself available if anyone wanted to chat but not trying to interrupt.  In her experience, a lot of people had trouble making friends, and not unlike the elephant, quite a few needed some time before they were ready to talk.  Of course, that didn't stop her from trying to reach out when someone was upset.  "Is everything alright?" she asked Anton as he passed by her, not expecting an answer but still trying to be nice.<br/><br/>She gave the two new people a smile as well, "Hey there, I'm Amanda, will you two be my friend?"  She followed along inside, checking in the main conference room to see if maybe her dad was inside.