The quietest girl!

Next on your agenda is the quiet girl. Quiet people are great to talk with! They never, ever say anything mean. Plus, they do a lot of thinking. That makes this girl already a good potential partner candidate!

"Heyo!" You say upon reaching her. She's sitting in a chair nearby to the desk that {if LexTalk == 1}Lexi{else}the smiley girl{endif}'s sitting on. She wasn't talking much when the other two girls were chatting, and she didn't seem to respond much to {if LexTalk == 1}Lexi{else}the smiley girl{endif}'s conversations, but you'll be different! You're all cool and ninja-like. Quiet people love ninjas! "I'm Debbie! What's your name?"

The girl, with much effort, drags her eyes from her desk to look at you. Did she pause for a second on your chest? No, it's probably just her glasses making her eyes weird.

"Hello." She says quietly. "I- um, I'm Miranda. Nice meeting you..."

Wow. This girl is good at whispering. Way better than you. You're sure she'd be really good on stealth missions! This really is a classroom full of future Warriors.

"I'm Debbie!" You accidentally repeat, mentally reprimanding yourself for such a classic blunder. "It's nice to meet you too!"

There is a palpable pause. Miranda goes back to looking at her desk. She says something super quietly -- you can't hear it at all.

"So, Miranda, why do you want to be a Warrior?" You ask. It's a basic question, sure, but you're kind of grasping at straws here. She's not exactly giving you a lot to work with.

"There's nowhere else in the city where you can get away with chemical warfare." She responds, not looking up from her desk. It's pretty true. "I'm not really any good at fighting, I shouldn't be here.... dumb world, combat class is mandatory but bioweapon development is an optional extracurricular."

"Well, hey, don't be so down!" You half-shout, startling her into looking back up at you. "We're here to learn stuff! If any of us were already good at fighting, we wouldn't be here at all!"

Her eyes widen a little bit and a faint red takes to her cheeks. "Oh. U-uh... thank you."

"At the end of the year, you're going to be awesome Miranda!" She looks back to the desk, but there's a faint smile on her face. You wave goodbye, but she doesn't see it, and it's time to talk to another classmate!