There's his hasty date, and his friend.

There are a few tables too crowded for new members.

And other tables that are empty enough to be accepting anyone, really.

"I'll go sit with Stiles-and-Scott and see whether my future date is doomed from the start, I think."

"Enjoy."

And they go their separate ways.

And Ade makes his way to the aforementioned table.

"Hey."

"Hey!"

He startles at the greeting.

Yup, there goes his water bottle. It's just...on the floor.

He picks up the now empty water bottle.

"Hi, I'm Scott."

"I figured! I'm Ade, in case it wasn't obvious." He takes a seat, dodging the water on the floor, and wordlessly gives Stiles his own bottle of water.

"It was kind of obvious. Stiles couldn't stop talking about you."

He is thoroughly elbowed. It's not very subtle.

"Yeah, thanks for the water. I'll make it up to you. Sitting with us is probably not a good first move, not if you're already in with Danny. Social suicide."

"I'm very socially resistant, don't worry. But I'm quite curious about what Stiles has been saying about me."

"He said you were kind of like an assassin, except with flirting. This was after calling our chemistry teacher Polonius but before deciding we should start a bakery."

"Hey Scott, is that Allison kissing Jackson on the cheek?"

Is it???

No, she's just talking to Lydia and Danny and Jackson with no kissing of any kind.

"Anyway, nice to meet you."

"Because my flirting is so subtle you never notice it until it happens or what? I could've sworn I was being more obvious. And who's Allison?"

"Allison is the other cute new kid, also already part of the popular crowd. And yeah, you pick and disarm your target quickly, you're kind of a flirting assassin."

Okay Stiles is very cute too he does not regret asking him out. "I'll take that as a compliment, then. Is this 'popular' thing a big deal here?"

"It's not that bad, this isn't some kind of teen drama, but Jackson, Lydia, and Danny kind of rule the school. Parties and games and clubs, it's all their territory."

"Allison is also kind of Scott's girlfriend."

"We're kind of dating, I guess? She gave me a second chance, after I left her alone at the party. We'll see how it goes."

"I'm curious about how exactly the two of you could be 'kind of dating, I guess'?"

"They're dating, she's interested! Scott, calm down."