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<blockquote data-quote="Rybaer" data-source="post: 1976959" data-attributes="member: 118">Mental note: don't talk to that guy telepathically, Cloud thinks to herself as she watches James' outburst in silence.Sensing that her family was already at risk of falling apart before it could come together, she decides to step up and become an enabler...something she learned from a seminar while on student council back in high school.&quot;Jonn's exactly right,&quot; she says.&nbsp; &quot;We're always going to be different from others and we need to learn how to deal with people who don't like us...as well as learning how to trust those who do.&nbsp; I know we're all a little bit skeptical about what this school is offering us.&nbsp; It's a natural reaction to something that on the surface almost seems too good.&nbsp; If we're resistant and untrusting every step of the way, however, we're only dooming the process to failure.&quot;Personally, I'm very eager to learn everything they can teach us.&nbsp; I'm also looking forward to getting to know my new family better.&nbsp; I think we cover quite the range of personalities, but that will probably only make us stronger in the long run.&quot;Cloud looks around a little sheepishly at the others in the room.&nbsp; She surprised even herself a bit with her boldness.&quot;If you want, I could try talking to James...see if I can calm him down a bit.&nbsp; I get a sense that there's something in his past that has made him a lot touchier than the rest of us.&nbsp; I'd rather not lose anyone before we've even started.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rybaer, post: 1976959, member: 118"] [i]Mental note: don't talk to that guy telepathically,[/i] Cloud thinks to herself as she watches James' outburst in silence. Sensing that her family was already at risk of falling apart before it could come together, she decides to step up and become an enabler...something she learned from a seminar while on student council back in high school. "Jonn's exactly right," she says. "We're always going to be different from others and we need to learn how to deal with people who don't like us...[i]as well as learning how to trust those who do.[/i] I know we're all a little bit skeptical about what this school is offering us. It's a natural reaction to something that on the surface almost seems too good. If we're resistant and untrusting every step of the way, however, we're only dooming the process to failure. "Personally, I'm very eager to learn everything they can teach us. I'm also looking forward to getting to know my new family better. I think we cover quite the range of personalities, but that will probably only make us stronger in the long run." Cloud looks around a little sheepishly at the others in the room. She surprised even herself a bit with her boldness. "If you want, I could try talking to James...see if I can calm him down a bit. I get a sense that there's something in his past that has made him a lot touchier than the rest of us. I'd rather not lose anyone before we've even started." [/QUOTE]

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