The girl fell. He wanted to help, but she got up as fast as she did, saying she was fine. Well, she [i]was fine.[/i] "She's pretty cute." Thomas thought. He gave her a brief smile when their eyes met, and went back to normal. He followed her lead into the lab.

"Name's Ace, by the way." Thomas heard someone say. He looked at the boy who said it, nodded, and said. "Thomas."