Rae walked out of the weaponry shop feeling like a boss. Dagger in her bag, Rae headed over to the cafeteria to get Hequenza what she wanted. Word had gotten around that a girl was on campus, and people were starting to look at her with both fear and worry. But, with a renewed confidence, she didn't care about who looked at her or what they thought. She knew that coming here would be a challenge, and she was willing to accept it. As long as she never saw him again. Shaking the memory from a few days ago, Rae walked in through the door of the cafeteria.
About ten boys sat in small groups in the cafeteria, eating various fruits from grapes to watermelon slices. Not many people noticed her, for they were deep in their own conversations. Walking up to the table with all of the food on it, Rae felt a light tap on her shoulder. Turning around, Rae saw a small group of boys, that looked about 15. But, guessing on experience, she guessed that they were about her age."Uh…Hey! You're new here…aren't you?" One of the boys said nervously, his eyes moving left and right. "Well, yea! I'm Rae, what about you guys?" Rae replied, holding out her free hand. Startled, one of the boys at the back shuffled forward, taking her hand. "Uh…I'm Curtis. Over there is Karl, and to my right is Arlo. Uh…we kinda just wanted to know… do you like video games?" Curtis asked, his confidence shrinking until it was almost non existent. "Yea! Why wouldn't I? They let you go into a whole new world, and ignore reality. Why, do you play them too?" Rae said excitedly, a smile spreading across her face. The three boy's faces lit up, and their confidence came back.
"Yea! We managed to make some new consoles with what we could make. Curtis can make certain things into metal, Karl can conjure electricity and I can make the wires and things like that. So, when we put all that together, we can make some really cool tech. We all help out with the coding, and once that's done, then poof! There's our game!" Arlo explained, as Rae grabs a few strawberries to put in her bag. "Wow, thats so cool! I tried to teach myself coding once, but it didn't work out very well. Owen would always stuff something up-" Rae started, before stopping herself. She didn't need to think about them, she could make some new friends. The boys noticed the tension, and despite the questions, held back. "So, uh, do you wanna come over to ours tomorrow to play our latest? It's a horror game, about a possessed llama who's trying to make their race dominant. It does sound ridiculous, but it's meant to be scary, and relieve stress at the same time. Does that make a bit of sense?" Karl told Rae, who was now stuffing her bag with the strawberries. "Yea, it does. It's a bit like Five Nights in Anime." Rae said, leaning up against the wall. "Five nights in what? Never heard of that game before." Arlo said. "Never mind. You know, I usually play games on my own. But it'll be funner with some friends. Where should we meet?" Rae asked, trying to shut her bag. "Well, we could meet outside the cafeteria! I mean, if Adney wants you to do stuff, then we can still re arrange, right?" Curtis asked, offering Rae another strawberry.
Laughing, Rae accepted the offer and took a bite. "Of course we could do that. But, I had better get going. I'll see you all tomorrow though, alright!" Rae called, as she walked towards the door. "Right! We'll see you then!" Karl yelled back, right before Rae walked out of the door. She was heading back to give Hequenza her strawberries. As soon as she walked through the door, her feline friend was at her feet, jumping up and down. "You didn't forget, right? You have strawberries, for me to eat right now! Yes yes yes yes yes!" Hequenza said, her words running into each other as she spoke. "Yes Hequenza, I have strawberries. I wouldn't hear the end of it if I didn't bring any." Rae stated, as she went back to her room, Hequenza close behind.
"Alright, alright, slow down! You're going to get sick. And you know I won't get you any strawberries then, right?" Rae stated, watching as Hequenza pigged out on the strawberries. "I cant stop myself! Have mercy!" Hequenza wailed, her mouth filled with red. "To be honest, you look super depressed while you eat those. You look…almost human." Rae realised, saying her thoughts aloud. "I don't care at the moment! Please, take some of these away!" Hequenza pleaded, pushing about three out of the large pile of strawberries. "Alright, I'm just gonna take half of these for later, alright?" Rae said carefully, taking what she said of the strawberries and leaving the room. When Rae shut the door, all she could hear was Hequenza's wailing.