Ruby looked at the other girls, finishing her previous analyzes and saving the information. Ah, social situations. Some people found them awkward, but Ruby thrived in them. With her abilities to act and lie, she could cover up awkwardness if she ever felt any, and she could still act in a friendly way even if she didn't feel it. Social situations, especially ones involving multiple others, allowed her to find out more information, whether the others just talked between themselves or whether she talked too. Of course, there were some people she genuinely liked. Elena Jones was one of them, and she was glad to call the girl her friend. “I'm happy to see you too,” she replied with a smile. She remembered that she was still holding the bag containing the gifts, so she handed it to Elena. “I'm not sure where to put this, but this is for you. It's not much, I'm sorry.”
When she was done speaking, she observed the other Elena – a Gryffindor. Okay, that was fine. She got along pretty well with most of the Gryffindors she had bothered speaking to, and she didn't really think that a house should stop her from being friends with a perfectly good person. She watched Min-seo and this Elena shake hands and she decided to wait before she would introduce herself too. She was glad of this decision when an older female – definitely a teacher – walked in and started speaking to the Elena they had all come for. Well, Elena certainly seems to have a good amount of close friends… As Ruby watched all the interactions and the kind and friendly smiles and attitudes, Ruby wondered why Elena wanted to be her friend when she had all these people.
The next person who came in was a boy. She knew that was Hugh, then, since it had seemed to be the only male name Elena had listed when she said who they were waiting for. Ruby almost wrinkled her nose at his appearance. He had clearly thrown something random on and hadn't even made sure to make simple things, such as his socks, match. His hair was messy too, and he was out of breath. Judging from his lack of breath and the rapid, heavy footsteps that she had heard coming from the hallway as the boy was approaching, it was easy for Ruby to deduce that he had run here. He had clearly had a lack of time or forgot about it, but at least he was here. Ruby wondered what he was like and wished that he would speak more. At least he smirked and said hello. He could be a fun person, then, possibly. After all, not quite everything could be determined by a person's appearance, although it sure said a lot about them.
When everyone seemed to have stopped speaking, at least for the moment, Ruby decided to finally introduce herself to everyone here – well, those she didn't know. She gave a nod to Min-seo and a smile in Elena Jones's direction. “Hi, everyone. I'm Ruby Cazares, a Slytherin first year, and it's a pleasure to meet you all,” she said courteously. She deliberately kept her tone and body posture confident but friendly, yet she was very careful not to reveal too much or anything beyond what she wanted to show currently. With a group of people like this, especially when you knew some and not others, you always had to be careful.
