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> [BMan] I'm gray. Sit close to Jaq and Alex and eavesdrop on them. Don't take the pills. (DC30/60:59... 60, GREAT SUCCESS :3 )
Angelina should really get the message - you are faring well. Of course, she doesn't get to know that Se-young is still kicking with her usual grace, or that you still get to interact with her on daily basis. But still, she of all people should know that persistence is not a virtue, and her expectant gaze is not helping the matter. It only adds more pressure to the miso soup of emotions you have to go through. If only you could-
"Oi! Is it too much to expect you not blocking the que, Ms. Trap!?" A harsh voice comes from what you now realize is a growing line of students awaiting their meal. Huffing in assent proves you still haven't moved away from the counter.
Hastily apologizing, you make your way through the crowd. Pushing your way through towards where Jaq and Alex are sitting and chatting. Where you think they are, because it's quite a task to see them from among all this movement of similarly dressed people. Truthfully, the only times this school bustles is when they feed you - no wonder, most of you are quite literally starving - or when you are leaving classes. That too speaks volumes about the quality of subjects taught.
Anyways, it will help you escape Angelina, but maybe... Just maybe, you could try and eavesdrop on what Jaq is thinking when you aren't present as well. It's a long shot, but it might put you one step ahead of her.
Soon, after some aloof apologies and near misses, you emerge from the school's version of a breadline. Then, making sure Jaq or Alex won't spot you, you sit rights behind them... There is no way its gonna work-
oh, what is it?
A newspaper. Do they even deliver them all the way over here? Anyway, convenient.
You seize it and bring it to your eyes, but focus on your 'friends'. They seem to remain ignorant of your presence, much less your intentions. However, they speak of nothing of note - just expectations towards the meals and random blabber, with Alex steering the conversation.
For some time you listen like this, meanwhile absentmindedly munching a burger. You were about to give up this obvious spying when suddenly the staff wades into the canteen, headed by a weak looking Ms. Müller at the front, with bags on her eyes growing all the more pronounced since you've last seen her. They walk to their area of the canteen, and begin eating in uncomfortable silence.
The entrance seemed to quieten your friends conversations, so, just like them, you finished your meal and awaited further developments, constantly holding up the obscuring newspaper.
The general tense air in the room made it quite easy to fake take the pill and storing it in the pocket. Maybe for use in the future, like in Natalie's research, or in a more nefarious way.
Anyways, with that done you lie on the bench and wait. Soon, it will be the time for the main announcement.
