[color=8882be]"Um, okay. The name's Alex by the way,"[/color] he said as he took a seat beside this new kid, but tried keeping his distance. Suddenly he had a glimmer of hope for this place and thought to himself,[color=8882be] [i] Maybe it's not that bad. He seems friendly enough.[/i][/color] Alex realized he was lost in his thoughts and just remembered he was "supposed to be listening" and "should probably excuse himself". After he said, [color=8882be]"Pardon,"[/color] and waited for Mr. Gem to continue.