She'd been ready to hide, to curl in on herself like Yale Alex would have, to drink her water and make conversation and wait for everything to go back to normal. But then he looks at her the way he does and says what eh does and all she hears is I expect you to better yourself, Stern. And, just like that, the viper inside her uncoils. She sets the water down and unzips her hoodie. Underneath, she's wearing a loose, light t-shirt, the snakeheads at her collarbones clearly visible.

"....Of course that's what you'd assume. Right. Cool."