Sigfried strolled over and smiled. "Hi. I suppose we are to be paired together for whatever awaits us? A pleasure to meet you, Orchid." He smiled kindly. "Ok?" Orchid responded before looking away, catching Sigfried completely off guard.
"Should we take a moment to get to know one another better? Before Valerica announces what we are doing?" He asked, listening to the next pairing. "No." Orchid said, folding her arms, her patience growing thin, fast.
"Very well. Stoic silence it is." Sigismund said cheerfully and stood beside Orchid without fuss.
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Valerica seemed to want to split everyone up so they were with someone they didn't know. Out of the three girls left to pair with, two went with the other two guys while I, being one of the only two people left, understood who my partner was going to be...
