BWI Airport Portalocity Lounge- Saturday morning

[complexfemale]

As much as Maeve didn't want to admit that she was nervous, she really was. This was big. It was a new school, a new country, a second chance that she really didn't want to screw up.

She seemed to be the first one here- at least the glittery sign told her she was in the right place, and she was a little annoyed by it on principle- so she found a seat, piled her bags around her, and pulled out a book to read while she waited.

While she looked pretty engrossed in it, anytime she saw someone pass by her eyes flicked up like she was expecting them to come sit nearby.

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Re: Wait for the shuttle

[complexfemale]

That was about the entry Maeve had expected from people, texts and all, so that earned a "Hey," from her.

And maybe Maeve was watching her a little like she was trying to suss her out. She seemed normal enough?

Re: Wait for the shuttle

[thebeastofhouston]

Well, it wasn't falling through the ceiling, but they couldn't all be masters of the dramatic entrance. "I'm Arabella," Arabella said. "Are you new, too?"

Re: Wait for the shuttle

[complexfemale]

"Yeah," she said. "Maeve. I think everyone here's new."

And, "I also expected more people."

Re: Wait for the shuttle

[thebeastofhouston]

"The brochures said it was a small school," Arabella agreed, "but I thought it would be bigger than...this. Maybe the other new students are meeting us there or something?"

Re: Wait for the shuttle

[complexfemale]

"Or they got their own rides," Maeve said. "Maybe a smaller school will mean less annoying people."

She was kind of thinking that more students would allow her to slip by unnoticed better. She had no idea how wrong that was gonna be.

Re: Wait for the shuttle

[thebeastofhouston]

"I know it's small enough that their math program is online," Arabella admitted. "Because my sister insisted I still have to take geometry even if there's not a teacher." She rolled her eyes to show what she thought of that.

Re: Wait for the shuttle

[complexfemale]

"Better for colleges," Maeve said, like she wasn't used to talking about that subject. "I don't know how hard they look at that, but the class has to look good."

Re: Wait for the shuttle

[thebeastofhouston]

"Ugh, yeah, I guess I have to start thinking about that soon." She should probably figure out what area of study would be most useful to her family and aim for that, but...she had a horrible feeling it was going to involve math. "Anyway, I'm really hoping for less annoying people than back home, too."

Re: Wait for the shuttle

[complexfemale]

Look at Maeve, over here being social: "Where's home?"

Re: Wait for the shuttle

[thebeastofhouston]

"Houston," Arabella said, and then added, in deference to Maeve's accent, "Texas." Did English people know Texas? Arabella, being from Texas, just sort of assumed everyone knew Texas. "Where are you from?"

Re: Wait for the shuttle

[complexfemale]

"England. Place called Moordale? No one's probably ever heard of it," she said.

Re: Wait for the shuttle

[thebeastofhouston]

"Yeah, I haven't," Arabella admitted. "But it sounds super English!" Because Maeve had probably been worried about that.