softlysoftly commented on thedirtysouth's post in blueridgeschool:

Though they were talking about something incredibly serious, the way Samir was looking at Gemma it could have been a conversation about the weather. His gaze flickered around the party, wondering how fair she was being. Some of the students were tolerable, even amusing, but but a quirk of his mouth he found himself agreeing with her. Most were utterly moronic.

"They'll do for now. It'll be easy as pie, sweet pea. I'll have you know I've got some secret admirers here and you aint so bad lookin' yourself. Who wouldn't wanna be convinced by us?" He lit another cigarette with his wand and watched the end glow. He gave Gemma an encouraging smile. "Just think of where we can go from once we got 'em on our side. That's what keeps me goin'."