"Ah.. H-Hello goodmorning."
Arietta was a bit surprised by his bow, but smiled a bit. At least he wouldn't be some rude jerk. She didn't want a difficult partner, honestly she didn't want to do this whole partner thing at all, but that was a story for another time. He seemed friendly enough, she just hoped that he wouldn't turn out to be some kind of pervert or something. He was either blushing because he was shy, or because he was a creep.. She didn't have a super strong right hook, but she'd introduce it to him anyway if he tried anything perverse on her.
"I'm Bishop! It's good to meet you!"
"It's nice to meet you as well. Our team name is Wolves." She informed Bishop, pointing to the word written on the folder as proof. She then opened it up, immediately handing him the map and his schedule. She knew that neither would be of use to her, so they were definitely meant for him, "I kind of like the team name, but we are allowed to change it if you dislike it." She added, looking to her own schedule. Though she didn't get to finish liking through her folder because their conversation was cut short by a familiar voice.
"Arietta-chan, good morning!"
Arietta's head tilted as she saw a familiar face, smiling back in an equally bright manner, "Ohayo, Cassi-chan!" She chimed in an enthusiastic tone. Cassiopeia was one of the few beautiful girls at Airdalen that Arietta truly liked. She doubted that the girl had ulterior motives, because she always seemed a bit.. erratic? She wasn't sure how to describe Cassiopeia, but Arietta found her to be harmless to her reputation. In fact, being seen with Cassiopeia often helped her reputation.
"How was your vacation? I wish you had lots of fun."
"We went on a Yacht, visited the States for a bit, nothing too fancy.. What did you do?" Arietta lied. She did ride on a Yacht, but the last time she visited The United States was when she was a small child.
"Are one of them your junior partner, Arietta-chan?"
"Yeah, this one." She stated in an excitable tone and pointed in Bishop's direction. Arietta didn't even turn to look at the blond boy as she spoke to Cassiopeia, seeing as they already introduced themselves. He seemed to be shocked by Clio, but Arietta was kind of used to the odd doohickey by now. The expression on Bishop's face was priceless though, so Arietta skillfully whipped out her phone and snapped a picture of his reaction to Clio.
Though his reaction to Cassiopeia was even better, and Arietta snapped a picture of his westernized now as well, "Anything else for me to document?" She teased in a lighthearted manner, giggling a bit afterwards. Though she pocketed her phone, half to reassure him that he could relax from now on, and half to keep him from trying to snatch the device from her.
"My name is Bishop... Bishop Trander."
Thankfully, Arietta was used to strange names, seeing as her own was considered out of the ordinary. It helped that he repeated Bishop twice, so she identified that as his first name very easily. The boy was rather charming, but to Arietta, Bishop was just a cute little puppy at a pet shop. He was cute, but not in a romantic way.
"Hmm, Arietta-chan. Are you and Bishop-kun related? You two seem similar in appearance."
Arietta blinked a few times, letting the other girl's words sink in, "N-No way!!" She replied, shaking her head immediately once she registered what Cassiopeia was asking. Arietta used both of her arms to form a giant X symbol, shaking her head again, "No relation! W-well.. at least I don't think so. I was adopted. It's not likely." She responded in a defensive tone, but now she was kind of unsure. For once she was questioning about her parentage, but she had no answers. Part of her always wondered why she had blonde hair, it just brought up too many painful questions and she didn't want to find answers that could make matters worse. What if her real parents were alive and just didn't want her? She shook off the thought, turning her full attention to her blond and blue eyed junior. His enthusiasm reminded her of a kindergarten child on his first day of school.
"I'm really excited to start school here. What would you like to start with first?"
"Etto.. They haven't made it clear on what the activity is.. So have some gum and be patient." She responded with a calm and carefree laugh. She even lightly stuck a strip of the gum into his mouth, although it was still in the wrapper. He was asking questions she didn't know how to answer, so it seemed to be the most efficient way to shut the boy up for a moment.
"But, what are we going to use these?"
Arietta immediately shrugged her shoulders at her fellow Senior, drawing blanks as well, "Your guess is as good as mine, Cassi-chan."
"Would you like some Akira-kun? Bishop-Kun? Arietta-chan?"
"Arigato, but we got some in our folder too.." Arietta responded, holding up the pack of gum that was missing a single strip, which she'd placed in her Junior's mouth to busy him with a few moments ago.
"I guess we'll be having an activity... I'm getting excited to know what it is."
"Me too!" Arietta responded in a girly tone of voice, but she was faking every minute of it. If the activity had been optional, she probably would have bailed on Bishop right about now in favor of sneaking off to get a cup of coffee... but alas, she didn't seem to have a choice, so she couldn't ruin her reputation by being a spoiled sport.
"Let's do our best everyone!"
"Yeah, let's not go easy on each other just because we are friends!" She told Cassiopeia with a wink, not that Arietta was even competitive when it came to events or activities, but it seemed like a cute thing to say and do at the time. Then her attention turned to Bishop, "You nervous?"
"Yes, I know. But, let's have fun too, okay? I'll look forward to it!"
Arietta nodded in agreement, a warm smile on her face, regardless of how irritated she was with the responsibilities this school was shoving on the senior class. She kept it mostly hidden from her tone, and her face wasn't giving it away at all. Arietta was better than novice acting, she wasn't a professional, but she wasn't an amateur either, "This is going to be a fun day!" Arietta exclaimed, nearly jumping up and down in excitement on the outside, but she wasn't nearly as peppy on the inside. She was feeling rather impatient and irritated to be honest.
+1 popularity to Cassiopeia and Bishop
+1 Charm to Bishop
+1 Charm to Bishop