Shadow blinked open her eyes. She must've taken a nap for a few moments, but was awoken by her rumbling stomach. She stood up, still wearing her thieving gear, and pulled on her katanas, making sure as well that her knives were still in place. She stood up and headed down to the cafeteria, or what she thought was the cafeteria from the noises that came out of it. She saw Tas and another blond kid and saw the look of fury on Tas's face. She smirked and walked over to the machine. It greeted her and asked what she wanted. 

"[b]An apple[/b]," was her response. "[b]Just an apple.[/b]"

The machine made a noise for a brief moment before it spit out an apple onto her plate. She grabbed it off immediately, setting the plate aside and walked over to where Tas and the blond kid were sitting. She sat down next to Tas on her other side but didn't saw a word. Instead, she munched on her apple and just eyed the pretty red head. She was obviously infuriated with the blondie sitting next to her and Shadow was shocked that she hadn't kill him yet. 

She had sat down toward the end of his little speech and made a quick comment. "[b]But you are already weak. Your hubris. You show it through your insults. You think you're cocky and the best. That will be your downfall.[/b]" She smirked and took another bite out of her apple. It didn't take a lot to keep her filled, which is why a lot of people found her strange. She barely got anything to eat back at the orphanage, so she was used to small portions and small portions kept her satisfied. 

She then turned her dark eyes to Tas and cleared her throat. It was going to be painful to say this, but she had a realization that she should probably not be on this woman's bad side. "[b]I wanted to apologize for my behavior earlier, though I do believe that we deserve a better explanation than the one you gave us. I am willing to start over if you are.[/b]" She cleared her throat again and said, "[b]My name is Staci Jamerson, but you will only call me Shadow. That is my middle name and it is the name that I go by.[/b]" 

She took another bite out of her apple and looked at Tas. She didn't care for the girl, though she was pretty, but she did not want to be on her bad side right off the bat. They could make good partners out in the field. Shadow noticed Tas's strong will and capability to control herself, a lot of things that Shadow lacked. She admired that about her, but she didn't want to change how she was. Polishing off her apple in another bite, Shadow wiped her hands on her pants and proceeded to pull out a knife, picking underneath her fingernails. She smirked when she remembered the last thing Tas said to her before she went to her dorm room. "[b]And just for reference, I was--am a thief. I consider that a pretty good job myself, considering the fact I was the best.[/b]"