El followed. She was glad she was meeting people, and doing things. Neo wasn't the first person she'd gone to get food with. Food seemed like a good way to spend time with people, to get to know them.
And it was especially nice when she didn't have to use words. Thoughts were so much easier for her. I'm going to school. it's fine. I like it okay. She didn't really like sitting in a classroom, but she liked that no one was forcing her to use her powers to do things no child had any business even knowing about, much less doing.