Private Know Thy Enemy

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They told Maris she should be happy here.

In some ways, the island was everything she'd wanted. She got to walk around the outside world, without having to keep herself secret. She got to attend school! She always wanted to do that. In many ways, the island was the kind of paradise they had tried to sell to her.

But Maris knew it wasn't all it was cut out to be. The scouts already took her dad from her, and even though the nice people at the correction facility tried to make her feel better, they'd still imprisoned her. She wasn't about to let her guard down. There were dangerous people all over the island, the kind she'd hunted down in the past, it wouldn't do to get comfortable.

She slithered into the cafeteria during lunchtime, tugging uncomfortably at the collar of her uniform, glancing around the room as she tried to find a quiet spot to eat. As she was doing so, her eyes eventually settled on another redheaded student who she recognised as Andrasta. She'd heard about the student council when she'd arrived, but only really knew about her in passing. Maris had heard some rumours though, like the kinds of things she used to say about the scouts when she was younger, and it made her curious.

Plus, according to the cartoons she used to watch, the student council had basically all the power in high school. So trying to learn more about the President would probably be useful.

So, she waited until it looked like the girl was alone, before slithering up to her. It took her a moment to actually say anything, however. She'd only spoken face to face with one person for most of her life, greetings were still hard.

"Hello!" She eventually said, awkwardly, voice high pitched but raspy. "Are you Andrasta?"

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Andrasta turned around, lunch tray in hand, and saw that a big snake girl was talking to her.

"Yeah, that's me. What's up?"

She hadn't expected that. But, she did hear a rumor that one of the new snake girls had spent some time on the islets when they first got here, and that was pretty cool in her eyes. It might not have been this one, though - could have been the blonde one.

What could she want with her, though?

Oh. Right. She was president. And she had been saying new people could come talk to her if they wanted. Duh.
 

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Contact achieved!

She stood up straight, projecting confidence. You'd think after staring down monsters in the eye for a couple of years talking to people at school would be a cakewalk, not to mention the fact that the student council president didn't exactly cut an intimidating figure. And yet, she was still subconsciously fiddling with the hem on her blouse as she spoke.

"Well uh, I'm Maris, Maris Haze. I kinda arrived here a few months back but only started school. And. uh..."

Maris usually spent her lunches curled around a tree outside the main building, eating by herself. Part of really did just want some company, as much as she tried to focus on her 'mission'.

"Do you mind if I join you for lunch?"
 

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She had been here for months but only now started school. Andrasta couldn't go to Starlight for a whole year after she got to the island - she wondered if Maris had the same reason for that.

"Sure. Where do you want to sit?"

Andrasta was starting to expect Maris wanted to talk to her about something, and not just hang out. So maybe she'd skip sitting with her usual friends this time - or at least hold off on it.
 
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