Shakuntala smiled as Nikita tried to figure out how to say her name, and she said "Just call me Tala. Easier to say, not so much of a mouthful" She said with a smile, eagerly pouncing on the cookies and choosing one happily, nibbling out it. "They're delirious" She said brightly, "I'm from here, but I think my name is Hindi or something like that. My mother read it in a book, and when she knew she was having a girl, after six boys, she wanted my name for me. My father honored her wishes..." She swallowed, looking down at her cookie, blushing deeply as she realised she was blabbering on again. 

She listened as Nikita spoke about being transgender, accepting the seat Daniel vacated, feeling like even if she argued that it was his seat, he would insist on giving it o her still. She chewed her cookie as Nikita talked, and gave her a smile, "I figured that out in about five seconds, and yet, I didn't run away screaming" She said with a soft laugh "you're a good person, and that's all that matters" She said brightly, and then blushed deeply as Danial said that she was pretty. "Oh. Uh, Thank you" She twirled a finger around her hair, looking down at her half-finished cookie still. 

She jumped at the scream, and was already half-way up when Daniel said that they needed to see who made the scream. Shakuntala was good wwith a bow and arrow, but she didn't have hers on her. She still didn't hesitate to follow after Daniel, groaning when she saw her room mate. "He didn't attack her, you idiot!" She shouted at her