"Gil, right," he said, snapping his fingers, and then blew out a sigh. "Man, this place is gonna take some real getting used to." The school part was familiar enough, but the rest of the culture shock was going to be a bit harder to swallow.

"Oh, no prob," he said then; "I've got English til five, so you can go shower and do whatever you need, and we can meet up then." Waiting for her to walk through the doorway, he followed then, moving to take an open seat. "I'll look forward to it!"

Now if he could just make it through this class without setting anything on fire, he'd be in good shape.