Ernie stood up when Zacharias stood up. Although he was in need of caffeine, what he wanted more was a serious answer out of Zacharias.
"Zacharias Smith. I expected more out of you, which is actually rather foolish considering your track record. If you ever had bothered to act like someone one can expect anything besides what you consider 'the worst', try--just try--behaving in a way that would make one believe that you have good intentions for anyone besides yourself. A good predictor of future behaviours are past behaviours." Ernie could feel himself switch into a bit of a ranting mode--failing to notice others glancing up from their discussions.