"Oh, that makes sense. My parents can be over-protective too."

And here's their usual table. Which is empty of Lydia and Jackson.

"Yeah, there's a little of that going on. She also wants to have a cleaning service in to go over the whole house so nobody else ever catches us with a speck of visible dust."

"So how was your third day at Beacon Hills High, and when will I ever stop asking?"

"It's been great! And your concern for the quality of my Beacon hills experience is very charming."

"We just want you to have a good time during your stay."

As usual, Scott and Stiles have a table together.

Erica and Boyd sit alone, of course.

Matt has apparently chosen not to attend.

"Trust me, I will."

She'll sit with Combat Friend and Danny today.

They're happy to have her.

Danny complains about how Allison should learn web design instead of asking him to make her things.

Allison insists that archery and fencing are her main interests and anything else takes away precious time from those.

"I have to come down on the side of archery and fencing here," says Solvei. "Besides, specialization is a noble art."

Combat Friend giggles.

Hacker Friend pouts.

Lunch draws to a close, as it unfortunately must, and edification of young minds continues.

Perhaps this time she'll come out ahead in chemistry!

It seems she will.

Lydia looks a bit stressed out today.

Boyd continues to make good time.

"You do good work," he says, when they finish up before the rest of the class.

"Thanks," she says, pleased. "You too."

"It's nice to have someone to work with, instead of having to do the experiments myself."

No more chemistry.

Hacker Friend is in history, talking to Combat Friend. They saved her a seat.

She sits in it.

"Hi guys."

"Hey! Ready to learn about long-dead kings and not anything actually useful?"

"There's a surprising amount of use to be had out of long-dead kings, I think!"