[color=ed145b][b]Clair Carnelian[/b][/color]

	The warmth of the morning sun turned to an oppressive heat. A heavy silence descended on the garden as though the world were waiting for her response. Whatever rules of social conventions that had existed seemed to be slipping away.

	[color=ed145b][i]Where is it okay to invite someone to breakfast before introducing yourself? This isn't some romantic comedy or the start of a novel - sure, it's the start of my morning, but this isn't a fantasy I want to be living out at 7 AM.[/i][/color]

	She closed her eyes and sighed. [color=ed145b][i]I was hoping that Beacon's guys were better than this.[/i][/color]

	[color=ed145b]"Look,"[/color] she began. [color=ed145b]"I don't know what kind of joke you're playing, but that's not going to work on me."[/color] She let out a long yawn. [color=ed145b]"I haven't even had any coffee yet,"[/color] she mumbled.

	She turned to walk back to her dorm.