Sotoe picked up his guitar and looked back to Rebecca who was talking to someone else. The guy’s response to Rebecca asking him if he needed assistance made Sotoe’s mouth drop. Never in a millions years would Sotoe even consider saying that to a complete stranger. Of course Sotoe thought this kid would get a bullet to the head since she flashed her gun at Sotoe himself and all he did was give her a formal greeting. However, she surprised him by talking calmly and then telling Sotoe they’d miss the assembly. 

“Y-yeah, hold on,” Sotoe said as he walked past the young man who had given Rebecca the rather unique greeting. He tapped him on the shoulder and said, “Come on man. We’ll be late if you just stand there looking dumb founded.” With that he raced after Rebecca. Never in a million years would he think he’d attended such a crazy place. [i]Guess I’m not as weird as I thought[/i]. Sotoe thought.

“So let me guess: by the way you act and present yourself, you’re a level 5 or 4 Esper. Right?” Sotoe asked as he caught up to Rebecca. He smiled as he added, “I’m probably wrong though.  I’m not the best at guessing people. Look at me; people think my power it to control gravity or something. Not sure where they get that idea. My power is to change the composition of an object. It’s limited and not that powerful which is why I’m only level 3, but hell if I care. It’s fun to watch people try and figure out how a paper playing card feels like metal.” Sotoe smiled as he remembered the first time he did it and drove his mother crazy.