Just...hang around

Brianna walked to the study hall, akin to a library but a bit more of an isolated and private area. She didn't notice the five guys hanging up behind her, but her throat was suspiciously drier than it should be after a drink.

She sat down at a desk and took out a book, ignoring some of the stares she got around her. She did feel stares on her back but dismissed them as just random other people. The five guys were still watching her, sitting at a table just behind her.

Time passed, and she became immersed in her story. One of the guys was impatiently tapping his foot, while another made impatient gestures. They wondered when the effects of the powder were going to kick in.

But Brianna didn't seem to show any effects yet. In fact, she was focusing on her book. But about half an hour in, she began to feel a little bit itchy. In fact, her throat had been drying up for the past hour. She reached into her backpack for a bottle of water and downed half of it in one go. Although her thirst was quenched, there was still a tickling, an itching in the back of her throat, as well as a slight tingling across her entire body that was beginning to rise.

One of the people behind her made a sudden movement, but she ignored it. Brianna thought she was getting a little bit caught up in the atmosphere, so she got up to move outside for some fresh air, unaware of the guys behind and following her. Yet as she opened the door and a cool breeze brushed by her, she suddenly became aware of something that made her tingle even more...