It had only been a year, but even Gale had gotten used to this particular oddity of attending school here. He turned until he spotted her, leveling her an unimpressed gaze when he did.

"And add to the noise? No thanks." Besides, he could already tell she was starting to get tired of the show herself. If he wanted to be sociable, he could do it later, at the after party. This whole welcome thing wasn't really doing it for him.