Back when he was actually in high school... He might have ignored Samantha. It was hard to tell. Sometimes he noticed the quiet ones, sometimes he didn’t. His “group” had always been rather eclectic. It would not have been a stretch to call him one of the most popular if not the most popular guy in his school. More than once his jock friends had tried to cut him off from the more unsavory groups but it never worked. “That’s what I say but people are picky.” He shrugged a shoulder, noticing how she seemed to go back into her turtle shell. Hmm... So books got her out... What could he get her to fangirl on? “Who’s your absolute favorite author?” That should do it.