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Doriana skipped up behind Ronan. She tapped him on the back, and he turned around from his locker. She ignored his facial expression.

"Hey Ronan! You know that Tombcoming dance coming up? Do you have a date?" Then she started talking really fast. "Well I mean if you don't can we go together as friends of course! No pressure or anything I'm just asking.."

She stumbled to catch her breath.

Ronan had been doing his best to ignore people, truth be told, he still felt somewhat humiliated by this whole circus business. He was just thankful Headmistress Bloodgood hadn't contacted his parents about it all, and that she'd seemed remarkably understanding about the whole situation. He'd been told he didn't have to catch up on work he'd lost, but he'd spent the morning arguing with Mr Mummy on that very topic, insisting that he couldn't let himself slip behind in his studies due to this meddling. He'd have a lot of homework for the next few weeks, but he felt a sense of victory.

He tensed a little as someone tapped him on the back, turning to see Doriana and frowning deeply. She didn't give him a chance to speak, launching into an awkward ramble as he stood there staring at her in bafflement.
She took a breath, he blinked. Wait, had she just asked him to take her to this dance? He hesitated, how were you supposed to tackle this situation?

"Uh.. " He began, nope, he had nothing. His mind had gone utterly blank. Surely he could come up with some excuse? But on the other hand, was it really such a bad thing to go with her? Sure she was annoying as anything, but she had moments where he didn't want to push her off a pier.
After a long silence, he spoke. "You... have time for a dance?" It wasn't supposed to come out in such a snarky manner, he realised too late how rude that sounded and tried to back peddle. "I mean.. You know.. what with your,... time.. thing.. " He looked away, then at the floor as if the tiles were suddenly the most incredibly interesting thing on the planet. "W.. won't your parents freak out?"

Dashner spotted Sally. He had never seen her before, and he was always up for meeting new monsters! He walked, slowly up to her.

"Oy! I haven't seen you around! You must be new. I'm Dashner Hawke. He extended a hand to one of her... Many arms.

Curse her reasoning. He needed an excuse but he couldn't think of one. "w.. why me?" Was it wrong that he'd almost hoped to avoid the dance altogether and finish up some important school work he'd missed? He was a terrible dancer, almost as wretchedly bad as he was a cook, he hoped to avoid that particular embarrassment. He seemed lost for words, unable to articulate whatever was going on in behind those panic stricken eyes. Change the subject his brain urged. "You made a dress?"

And then Atomica appeared, he never thought he'd be grateful to see the foul tempered mechanoid. "A.. Atomica! I've been meaning to speak with you!" He waved to Doriana and moved to speak to the robot ghoul. Escape! Yes!
"T.. the work I missed, you don't happen to have the class notes do you? Hackington just laughed at me and threw a meat cleaver at my head when I enquired earlier.. " It was true, that guy was nuts.

Dashner nodded. "That's a pretty name. Welcome to Monster High! Oh man, there's so many monsters you should meet! Draconia, Glen, Melody, Merabell..." He sighed. He was bad at this. "Anyway, want me to show you around?"

"Yes! I made it out of-" Ronan basically disappeared to Atomica. She sighed, and looked down at the dirty floor.

"If I'm that bad, you could at least tell me..." She said under her breath, before going to her first period class early.

"W.. wait what are you.. " He backed away but she'd grabbed his phone and started messing with it. He took it back and examined it protectively, regarding the machine ghoul suspiciously. "thanks.. " He sounded uncertain.

Now THAT was a distraction he didn't need. He cringed, trying to get the ringing in his ears to stop. "For the love of.. that is SO unnecessary." Where was the hall monitor this morning, he was certain megaphones in the corridors were a violation of some code.

"Yaaaay!" Atomica joined Lin, pumping her arm and giving a Scarsinio Hall-style 'hoot-hoot-hoot-hoot' to herald Gryff's arrival into school.

Most of the students gave them a puzzled expression, and then went back to their daily rituals.

"Hmph!" Atomica rolled her LED eyes. "Philistines!"