[i]Maybe he's right? I mean, he might have been expelled. Yeah, I understand.[/i] He gave Alex an understanding smile. David might be somewhat impulsive, but not stupid. If someone wanted time, he understood that. But he still wanted to put the message out there: Don't mess with the mutants. Maybe he could convince Artemis of joining? Then again, that would be unfair. She just got here. [i]I'll let it rest.[/i]

He wasn't really paying attention. Only when Michelle told Artemis that he and Alex would lead her around, David realized that the violent looking girl stood near Artemis, winking at the both of them. [i]Wait, what? Oh yes, yes, yes, helping Artemis. Should I...just like. Okay how should I say it? C'mon David, be confident.[/i] "Yeah sure, I'll show you around. You know what courses you have?" David asked Artemis. [i]Wait, didn't she say she barely knew anything about this place. Wait, I don't even know where everything is!? How am I going to help her!? I don't even know where my own classes are![/i] A small glimpse of panic flashed across David's face, which he tried to keep hidden under his smile. Though anyone with a little knowledge of human nature had seen the flash of panic.

It was right about then that the TV showed the footage of the mutant. At first David watched, horrified. Yes, he was against the mutant registration act. But attacking innocent civilians? That's too much. He didn't feel sympathy for a sociopathic murderer. But all hate for the mutant, who was giving his brethren a bad name, vanished when he saw the black van pull up. At first he thought it was a SWAT team. But when they dragged out the mutant, David's face froze in shock. The man, Samuel, was being dragged out of the building. Unconscious, beaten up, with a strange flashing collar. Suddenly, the same 'bravery' he felt outside when facing the rednecks flared up: "See? The vote for the MutReg Act isn't even in Congress and they already have a way to dispose of us. They are extending a hand so we could shake it but hold a gun at our faces with the other!" David said in a burst of anger to no-one particular. But loud enough so most people around him would have heard it. He might have been exaggerating. But as the teen he was, he didn’t care for it.