Snippet #830829

Honip's dramatic introduction brought no reaction from Matt. Almost asleep, he didn't stir until his hearing picked up a word it was well-trained in listening for - probably more so than his own name.
Leaving his backpack, he slipped out of his chair and under the table. Some stealthy scurrying later, his mess of dark hair warily rose from the edge of the most crowded table where Katrina, Nia, Robin, and Honip now sat. His weary eyes, encased in dark circles, followed the cookie that had been tossed onto the table as it was picked up and nibbled on by Katrina. He was so quiet and his movement so languid some may not even notice him; which happened a lot. Matt could be quite startling because of it.


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"Wow, really?" Then Nia frowned. "Nothing better to do..? That's terrible! There's so much fun stuff in the world to do besides brush your hair!" She laughed. "We should hang out sometime, I know a lot of cool places you might like." Robin turned away then, gazing over at Matt again. Her brow furrowed slightly as if with concentration. Nia blinked, but smiled faintly. She must really like him.

Then a boy made a flamboyant entrance, wearing a Guy Fawkes mask and reciting a line from V for Vendetta. It must be that theater kid, Honip. He could be a little over the top sometimes, but he was pretty neat. Nia wished she had acting skill; but she didn't have the memory to remember lines. When finished with his monologue, Honip calmed down, removing his mask and approaching to sit at their table. It wasn't long before he struck up conversation with Robin, who was also talking to Katrina. My goodness, we've really made Robin into the social butterfly today, she thought, smiling.
Then movement caught her eye. Messy, black-brown hair had popped up from the edge of the table by Robin. Through the curtain of hair she could barely make out a dark eye that was quite intently focused on the cookie in Katrina's hand. Blinking, Nia glanced over at where Matt had been... Only his bag was there. "Looks like our table is getting pretty popular." She laughed.