While the rest of the class is watching, obviously tense, I'm just sitting in my seat and waiting for the bell to ring. I have no interest in the disputes of the local power players, especially when one of them has taken an active role to express her distaste for me and the other appears like they would be just as eager to cause problems in my life. I'm just here to keep my head down and blend in.

I sit patiently, tapping my finger on the desk while keeping an eye on the room, as per my habit. I can still see and hear what's going on, but anything that isn't a direct threat to me is just background noise. Though strangely, not much longer after the student has grabbed the girl by the arm, I hear an audible slap so sharp and loud, I instinctively reached for my side to return fire.
*page_break Next
At some point while I wasn't looking, Miss Stein seemed to turn the tables with a simple slap across the face, followed by a rapid fire assault of verbal abuse and lectures.

"Do you have any idea who I am?! Do you know how many people I know?! I have you for assault, and with plenty of witnesses to prove it; do you know what that means? That's a few weeks in the courtroom, getting the entire media focused on you, reporters at your door analyzing every embarrassing detail about your life, and your family's life; I'm sure they'll find plenty of things on your parents, if you're any indication of the home life. And then, just to top it off, I'll do everything in my power to get you behind bars for the rest of your sophomore year; I'll tell you right now, prison is not kind to pretty boy hot shots like you! So go on, grab me again and I'll take your money too!" I can tell by the confidence in her words that this isn't a desperate bluff or a misrepresentation of reality; she really does have the means to back up what she's saying. The assailants seem to pick up on it too.

"Alright, fine...we're going...Jesus..."
				
And thus, the border dispute between the Miss Stein and the bratty students in the back of the class reached a somewhat anti-climatic conclusion, resulting in the complete annihilation of the opposing side and the assimilation of their assets.
*page_break Next
After the three students left, Stein looked at all the students that had been watching the dispute, "Well? What are you all looking at? Pack your things, class ends in a few minutes."

It's only after she's retaken her original seat that she finally lets out a sigh of relief.

"Impressive," I remark.

"I didn't ask your opinion," she snaps back, though lacking in her previous ferocity. It appears the conflict sapped much of her strength. While my expertise on social interactions, I've been told, is somewhat lacking, my knowledge of capture tactics tells me that the best time to act is when the person is at their weakest. Given that knowledge, this would probably be the best time to...
*fake_choice
	#Try to reconcile with her
		*set lucy_stein +10
		*goto_scene 1-8metfifth-6reconcile
	#Return fire
		*set lucy_stein -5
		*goto_scene 1-8metfifth-6return
	#Do nothing
		*goto_scene 1-8metfifth-6nothing