Whisper to her

"Hey," you whisper to her. And then, going for broke: "Did you feel that?"

She nods, to your immense relief. "Our energies were in sync."

"I...don't know what that means," you say.

"It means one of two things," the girl whispers back. "Either you have a natural spiritual connection with me, or you are just as spiritually gifted as I am."

It's a little wild, but both of those possibilities sound good, so you'll roll with it. "I'm Ryan," you say.

"Yasmin Ortega," she whispers back. "I'm sorry, the strength of our connection just impressed me. We should go back to resting."

You supposed that works as an introduction. Maybe less is more. You rest and finish your yoga class.

--

After the end of yoga class, you practically run into the sandy blonde-haired girl, outside.

"Oh, sorry," she says, blushing. Then looks you up and down. "You know, you were really great, in there."

"I guess so," you crack a smile. "I'm more surprised than you are, to be honest. I'm Ryan, by the way."

"Ryan," she nods. "Okay. Uh. Alice."

Alice? Where have you heard that name bef-

"Alice Davis," she says.

Davis. Like Brandon Davis. Oh god. Oh no.

"Oh. Uh," no sense hiding it. "I think I might be your brother's roommate."

"Wait?" She looks you up and down. "Ryan Brown. You're Ryan Brown?"

"So my reputation precedes me. What did he say?"