For a moment, Thomas is silent as he processes her words. It's not what he expected at all; in fact, it's the last thing he wanted to hear. But as he thinks about it more, something strange happens inside him: He feels... Relieved? Excited even? The idea of finally having someone to share this obsession with - to talk about and plan things with - is strangely appealing to him.

"Well," Thomas says slowly, "I suppose we could do that..."

The two students sip their hot chocolate in silence for a moment, each lost in their own thoughts. As they sit there together, however, something begins to change between them. There's an understanding now, a mutual respect that wasn't there before. Perhaps this isn't such a bad situation after all...

"So," Thomas says eventually, breaking the silence, "what do you want to do next?" He smiles at her, feeling oddly hopeful about where this newfound friendship might lead them.