"Let's stand over there, people are about to start arriving and the entire place will fill up," Isla said as she led Arthur to a corner of the platform where they stood alone. Others looked at them curiously from afar as they were very eye-catching, but nobody approached them yet.
Several minutes passed as students started appearing on the platform, one after the other as they filled the place. Their numbers slowly increased at a steady pace.
"The atmosphere is already so tense," Arthur muttered as he crossed his arms and rested his back against the wall.
"It's expected. These people aren't sure of what's about to happen. Their expectations and fear are overlapping." Isla replied.
"Damn, you're really good at psychological analysis, where did you learn that?" Arthur asked with a raised eyebrow.
"... To survive where I come from, you have to be able to read people really well. The better you can read them, the better your position is."
