Amalgaverse High

Oh, great, just what this school needs; another new kid.

But get one it does, in the pocket-sized form of one Eddie Botticelli, who, at 5'4" tall, is currently lost in the sea of otherwise sasquatchian students making their way around the cafeteria. He's met a few people in his classes so far, but he can't place any names with their respective faces, so he chooses to take a seat at the nearest empty table, not keen on being that guy, the loner on their first day at a new school, but not really knowing what else to do. It's scary navigating the social circles of high school as is, and when you're a teenager with a scorpion tattooed on the side of your neck, well, you tend to let other people come to you first.

Lunchtime is always a busy time in the cafeteria, seeing as almost the entirety of the school is let loose from the confines of the classrooms to gorge themselves on what is probably terribly unhealthy food disguised as something with nutrition. Today, the menu is those creepy rib patties and some form of vegetable side that has probably been sitting in the steamer too long. You're probably better off with something pre-packaged. At least you know where it's been.

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