BRC Case Number 505B-1 (For Animefan23)

[shadowsong2b]

Sam watched her eat. he'd have to be half blind to not see her eye's light up a little when she had been told she was having her own room, even a computer, and friends she could make here. but something, he could see that, stopped her from being as happy as she might have been. Sam could understand that, he had something of a history himself. when she went silent and continued eating a bit faster, he thought about asking her something, but decided to change tactics. "Maybe you could tell me a bit about yourself Michelle?" he asked. he'd seen the look she'd had when he'd used pet names like sweetie or honey. clearly he wasn't going to earn her respect that way, Sam had been an Officer in the US Navy, and he'd been an Officer who never asked those under him to do anything that he wouldn't have been willing to do himself. an officer who used first names when appropriate, and really got to know his troops, he decided using the same thing here, treating this girl with the respect he would give anyone he cared for, was a good way to start earning her trust.

[AnimeFan23]

Michelle was used to adults lying to her, so this Sam had to be no different. Like the ladies at the orphange who acted as her instructors back when she first arrived, they all acted nice and promised to look out for her and care for her until her mother came back. But those were all lies to because they would also leave her promising her love but then treating her like was just another nameless face in the room, and that hurt her a lot. So much that because of this she started to come up with ways to protect herself, she would hide her true feelings and put on an act for the adults just like they did around her, it was just easier that way.

She was so lost in thought that she almost didn't him ask about her, like he wanted to know, she looked up took another bite of her burger and a few and fries she decided to give him a short response "Umm well I just turned ten a few days ago" she said with her mouth full again before a hard swallow "how old are you?" she asked trying not to talk about herself as much as possible.

[shadowsong2b]

Sam was more then aware how the foster system tended to hurt kids. he'd known more then enough people who had had the same issues with Trust.

when she just gave him some small response he gave her a light smile "I see... Very cool. I'm 26..." he said with a smile. "Anything else?"

[AnimeFan23]

Michelle looked down at her remainging food for a moment, she was a little surprised by his quick and short response, usually this is the part where adult try and talk her ear about themselves and about their interests in hopes of making themselves seem more relatable causing her to lower her guard. She was used to that, but here he was asking her about herself, maybe this a new way of getting her to lower defensives. Eitherway it certainly confused her, when she asked if there was anything else she wanted to ask she was about to shake her head but decided to ask "So what happens now?" she asked finishing the burger.

[shadowsong2b]

"well. we could go walk around the island. or maybe go to the apartment and show you your room?" Sam offered.

[AnimeFan23]

Michelle looked at Sam a little confused, during the whole train ride she never once thought to look out the window. And now learning that she was on an island, that was a complete surprise to her. "Umm" she started to say as she stood up from the table and started looking around "I'm uh going to go to the bathroom okay?" she asked not really asking as spotted the sign and made her way towards the restrooms quickly taking her cup with her.

[shadowsong2b]

Sam nodded letting her go off by herself. she was old enough to go to the bathroom herself.

[AnimeFan23]

Michelle entered the bathroom and took the last slip of her fruit punch before throwing her cup away in the garbage, and headed into a stall. She was curious about the school she would be attending, she wasn't told anything about it and when she tried to research it she did find any normal schools that were located on an island where they were able to assign a single student to a 'mentor' to live with in an apartment rather then campus dorm? And what was Sam's job? It would have made more sense if it was a group of students but why one on one? Perhaps she should have asked him more questions she started to realize, however for a moment she thought maybe it wouldn't be so bad because for the first time in a long while she would get individual attention rather than be the last one noticed in a group. She sighed and shook her head and she finished up in the stall and came out to wash your hands. As she did she looked up at the mirror, how was she supposed to protect herself if she was being forced to live one-on-one with him? For even how long? she wondered how was she suppose to get this? With no one else in the bathroom Michelle started to panic, she didn't want to lower her guard and get hurt like she did at the orphanage so the best way was to make sure it didn't was to not go with Sam, all she had to do was refused to leave and that would cause Sam to show his true nature and leave, the school within either send someone else or decide to send her back. To the little girl that seems like the easiest most successful solution. She hopped up on the sink ledge and waited, if Sam decided to come looking for her he couldn't come in the girls restroom she would just refuse to leave with him. Her plan would work.

[shadowsong2b]

Sam sat waiting for her. after a few minutes he started to worry a bit, looking around to see if she'd stopped to see the fish that was visable from one of the glass walls. but when he didn't see her he started to really get worried. His job was to protect her, keep her safe and healthy, and he didn't want to fail in that! so he started looking around for her, thankfully the elevator to the surface was always manned, and he hadn't seen Michelle. meaning she had to still be on the platform. looking first in all the common places when he didn't find her, he flagged down a woman to check the girls bathroom.

[AnimeFan23]

When a woman came into the restroom and looked straight at her before exiting as quickly as she entered Michelle knew something was up, it must have meant Sam was looking for. She then quickly hopped off the sink ledge and ran back into an open stall locking the door behind her.