Stay With Vicki

You sit back down, keeping your eyes locked on the pale skinned woman as she continues her looking-but-not-looking air about her for a minute longer before fully turning in her chair towards you. "Why are you still here?" she asks.

You shrug and state that she told you it was best to leave Amelia alone for now. Since she sounded like she was talking from first-hand experience, it seemed wise to deffer to the person who knew her better.

"She's been my friend a long time," Vicki says, "And I've seen guys like you come and go, Mr. 108."

There is that "Mr. 108" thing again. What is up with that?

Seeing the confusion on your face, Vicki lets out a snort and continues with, "Someone who thinks they're hot shit gets a little something from a girl being nice and then just keeps expecting to get whatever they want from her until they try to take it too far and need to be cut off."

For some reason, the way she says "cut off" sends a small shiver up your spine.

"And when it's guys with high orientation scores like you," she says, "they get even more self-centered and look down on everyone. Like HER."

You frown and reply, "Just because Harmony was kind of stuck up..."

"KIND OF?!" Vicki growls, turning a few heads elsewhere in the room before lowering her voice, "That was actually a more restrained way of acting towards others than a Phoenix House member normally treats others. Normally if you're sorted into them, you already have a score of 83 or higher. So what are YOU doing HERE?"

You find yourself frowning again. You had always heard these kinds of boarding schools tended to have an "Alpha House" and it sounds like that holds true even with the magical variety. All you can think of to say is, "I'm trying to figure that out too."

Vicki lets out another snort, her glare somehow turning colder and sharper still. "Well," she says, "You'd better not hurt Amelia while you're doing that. Or else."

She closes her eyes for a moment, letting out a long puff of air through her nose before opening them again and saying, "Still... thanks for listening to me about Amelia and not just... y'know, trying to be all... forceful."

You try to smile back, making it clear as you can that you DO think Amelia is a nice girl and you are looking forward to being friends with her too beyond just the promise of more sex.

Vicki gives you another glare but this one is harder to read. It is not quite as angry but there is still a distrustful look there. Finally, she asks you, "You wanna prove that?"

You hesitate, unsure of how to respond to such an abrupt ultimatum but the bells around the school begin to chime, indicating it is dinner time. Vicki suddenly stands up and says, "If you do, meet me back here around midnight. If not... well... don't expect me to be polite if you want to keep sniffing around my friend."

With that and an **** tossing back of her black and purple stripped hair, Vicki stands up and walks away. You watch her go curiously, both to sort out your feeling and, for the sake of being honest with yourself, observe her full rear in action as she departs.

It sounds like you have... a date? You are not quite sure what might happen but it seems like you will need to decide what to do with the rest of your evening until then... if you even feel like going at all.