Kendra couldn't help but smile - a real [i]genuine[/i] smile - at Tea's nervousness. Kendra couldn't say she was an expert on people, but she could sense that Tea wasn't just a nice person, but she was a [i]good[/i] person. Perhaps a little naive, but good. 

And cute.

Kendra felt a flush of embarrassment at that thought. [i]Okay, that's going too far,[/i] she told herself, and quickly composed herself. She held that warm smile and placed a hand on Tea's shoulder. "I hope so too," she said. She was about to say something else, when the alarm sounded. "Huh?" She glanced all around her, caught in momentary panic. It was only after a second that she understood what was happening: someone had sounded the alarm, meaning that something was wrong. 

Kendra switched in a more serious mode of thinking, and glanced at Tea. "That's the alarm," she said. "We need to report to the monitor room right now. You coming?"