"Me and the boys have a place up there," he said, pointing to an out of the way place at the top of one of the bleachers and tucked in a corner. It definitely has a view of the room, but the nearest escape route would require me fighting through a hundred students or dropping off the side, which looks to be about a 15ft drop; easily survivable, but will draw a lot of attention to me and thus make me an easy target the entire time. Not to mention...

"Are these the same 'boys' from the alley?"

"They know better now," he said,
*if (junior_beach_rom =20)
	"Nobody's going to mess with you after you almost broke one of their hands." Maybe, but time and bravado can often make people forget what's in their best interest. I know I could take them if I had to, but I prefer to avoid conflict if it's at all possible, and that could mean avoiding them entirely.
*if (junior_beach_rom =10)
	"Nobody's going to mess with you as long as I tell them not to." Intentional or not, there is a threat there. 'Stay on my good side or the protection is revoked.' Not that I necessarily rely in his protection, I've been relying on myself all my life, with varying degrees of success. I'd rather avoid him believing I rely on his protection, however; in my experience, people who believe that power rests in their hands are the most likely to make demands, and things could get unpleasant should I be forced to refuse unreasonable demands.

*choice
	#The risk is too great. I'll sit alone for now
		"I think it would be better if I went on my own from here," I say while scanning for the best place to sit that would offer me easy exit in case of emergency and excellent view of the entire area, as well as my back directly to a wall to avoid ambushes. So far such areas have been almost impossible to find, but that place by the window seems promising...

		"Is this about Kyle? I know what he said, but he wasn't going to actually do anything..."

		"I'm certain"

		"Ok," Junior says with a clear look of disappointment, "I hope you change your mind later. They're not so bad once you get to know them..." He's still trying to convince me even as I'm walking away.
		*page_break Next
		*goto_scene 1-4aloneassembly-1
	#I can handle the risk, and there are more potential rewards to staying with a group
		*set juniorrelationship "Friendly"
		No risk, no reward.
		
		"Very well, we should go before the path becomes more obscured." I say while looking at the mass of students that are rapidly taking up space in the walkway.
		*goto_scene 1-4juniorassemblyfemale-3