Braving the masses... [OTA]
Manuel had decidedly been avoiding encountering most of his new teammates. It wasn't that he was inherently antisocial, but he'd learned a long time ago that he couldn't handle the constant press of emotions from all sides. Emotions, he'd found, were like voices. The closer you were to someone, the louder their feelings were. Therefore, with the exception of Allison and his roommate Forge, he avoided most others.
He'd always taken a little bit of time to get to know his team from the inside out before he actually met them. The process of sorting through a large group of people's emotions was always tiring, so thus far he'd managed to balance himself within the group.
He'd finally decided to brave the cafeteria during one of the busier times. Now was as good a time as any to meet his fellow teammates. If he was to trust them with his life, with Allison's life, he couldn't exactly go into missions with them as strangers.
Making his way into the cafeteria, he crossed over to pour himself a cup of black coffee.
So far, so good.
He'd always taken a little bit of time to get to know his team from the inside out before he actually met them. The process of sorting through a large group of people's emotions was always tiring, so thus far he'd managed to balance himself within the group.
He'd finally decided to brave the cafeteria during one of the busier times. Now was as good a time as any to meet his fellow teammates. If he was to trust them with his life, with Allison's life, he couldn't exactly go into missions with them as strangers.
Making his way into the cafeteria, he crossed over to pour himself a cup of black coffee.
So far, so good.