Ting! Ting!!
Master Gabi tapped his brown mug with his spoon while seated. The response was a damping silence in the hall.
"Alright kiddos, how are you all doing today?"
The little children in the hall responded with a chorused 'fine', while most of the older ones simply looked on, awaiting the announcements.
"Haha! As some of you might have already noticed, we have a new member among us. Some of us have already familiarized ourselves with her." Gabi beaconed to Colette to stand.
"She here is our newest house mate. Can you tell us your name dearie?"
Colette felt shy suddenly. She thought Gabi was going to do the talking with her doing the smiling. "Yuh.. I'm Colette. Colette Nundo! Uh, nice to meet you all!"
Most of the children banged their empty steel plates on the table in acknowledgement of Colette, who was already sweating at her introduction. Some of the children whistled while Moirai along with some of the elder children smiled at her awkwardness.
