actions, I averted my eyes and once more took a bite of the fried fish atop my own plate. Dz ‘•Šǡ™ƒ•Š—‰”›Ǥ›•–‘ƒ…Š™ƒ•‰”‘™Ž‹‰ƒŽŽ–Š‡™ƒ›–Š”‘—‰Š …Žƒ••Ǩ‘—Š‡ƒ”‹–ǫdz Dz‘ǡ†‹†ǯ–Ǥdz™ƒ•‘–’ƒ›‹‰ƒ––‡–‹‘–‘•—…Š–Š‹‰•™Šƒ–•‘‡˜‡”Ǥ Dz‡ŽŽǡ–Šƒ–ǯ•‰‘‘†Ǥǯ˜‡ƒŽ™ƒ›•‰‘–ƒ’”‡––›Š‡ƒŽ–Š›ƒ’’‡–‹–‡Ǥ‘ǯ– Œ—†‰‡‡‹ˆ‡†—’‡ƒ–‹‰‘”‡–Šƒ›‘—ǡǯƒ›ǫdz Dz ‘‘†‡–ƒ„‘Ž‹•ǡŠ—Šǫdz DzŽ†Šƒ„‹–ˆ”‘™Š‡’Žƒ›‡†•‘……‡”ˆ‘”ƒ„‹–‹Š‹‰Š•…Š‘‘ŽǤ ’”‘„ƒ„Ž›‡‡†–‘•–ƒ”–‡ƒ–‹‰Ž‡••ǡ–Š‘—‰ŠǤdz A bit, I noted, which led me to the independent conclusion that she probably had not attended some kind of powerhouse school that was all about winning. The fact that she needed to cut back also meant that she probably had no intention to continue playing through college. Dz‘—’Žƒ›ƒ›•’‘”–s, Tabata-—ǫ”ǡ•‘””›ǥǯƒ•‹‰ƒŽ‘–‘ˆ “—‡•–‹‘•Ǥdz Apparently, she did have some tentative measure of consideration. I had assumed from her display in class that she was the sort of person who ™‘—Ž†•–‡’ƒŽŽ‘˜‡”‘–Š‡”•ǯ’‡”•‘ƒŽ„‘—†ƒ”‹‡•Ǥ–Ž‡ƒ•t she apparently had the courtesy to take off her shoes before doing so. Dz–ǯ•ˆ‹‡Ǥ†‹†ǯ–”‡ƒŽŽ›†‘ƒ›’Š›•‹…ƒŽƒ…–‹˜‹–‹‡•‹Š‹‰Š•…Š‘‘ŽǤdz DzŠǡ‘”‡‘ˆ–Š‡ƒ”–•›–›’‡ǫdz Dz™ƒ•’ƒ”–‘ˆ–Š‡‰‘-Š‘‡…Ž—„Ǥdz Dz‘’Žƒ•–‘†‘ƒ›–Š‹‰‹…‘ŽŽ‡‰‡ǡ‡‹–Š‡”ǫdz Dz‘–”‡ƒŽŽ›ǡ…—””‡–Ž›ǤŠǡ™Šƒ–ƒ„‘—–›‘—ǡ‹›‘•Š‹-•ƒǫdz Dz™ƒ•–Š‹‹‰ǯ†Œ‘‹•‘‡–Š‹‰ǡ„—–™Š‡Ž‘‘‡†‹–‘ƒŽŽ–Š‡ groups on campus, including the unofficial ones, there were just way too many options. Sort of interested in the Model UN ‘”•‘‡–Š‹‰ǡ–Š‘—‰ŠǤdz Dz‘––Ž‡—‡ǫdz I parroted. Dz‡ƒŠǡ‹–•‘—†•”‡ƒŽŽ›…‘‘ŽǨdz•Š‡•ƒ‹†ǡ–ƒ‹‰–Š‡‘’’‘”–—‹–›–‘ ‹‡†‹ƒ–‡Ž›Žƒ—…Š‹–‘ƒ‡š’Žƒƒ–‹‘‘ˆ–Š‡‰”‘—’Ǥ‘•‹’Ž‹ˆ›‹›‘•Š‹ǯ• exposition, this club was apparently one where students interested in international affairs took on the roles of different nations and carried on mock sessions of the United Nations. Of course. I was starting to form a more solid internal picture of her. Dz‘™ǯ••‘‡–Š‹‰Ž‹‡–Šƒ–•‘—†–‘›‘—ǡƒ„ƒ–ƒ-—ǫdz