The cafeteria is a sea of black and red uniforms and whispered threats. Marcus sits at a scarred wooden table, looking down at his mystery meat while Billy and Lex sit across from him, leaning in close. Billy is gesturing wildly with a plastic spork, pointing out the different tables.

— 𝔰𝔠𝔥𝔬𝔬𝔩 𝔯𝔲𝔩𝔢𝔰:

• never reveal the schools location
• no disobedience
• no firearms
• no drugs this rule exists, though often broken
• no sex this rule also tends to be disregarded by students.
• consequences for getting caught: If caught by police, kill yourself or face execution by a classmate.

𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘋𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘢𝘯 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘱 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘱 (𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘓𝘪𝘯.) 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘢. 𝘓𝘰𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘶𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘧𝘧, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘢𝘺. —

"Alright, pay attention, Newbie," Lex says, his British accent cutting through the noise. "Those idiots over there? Dixie Mobs. Dealers, skinheads, and Brandy Lynn—who’s basically a human migraine with pom-poms. Stay away unless you want a lecture on purity and a shiv in your kidney."

Billy nods, pointing to another group. "The Preps. Rich kids who think their dads' money makes them bulletproof. And the Hessians—Leneard’s lot. They deal the best weed, but they're mostly harmless if you don't touch their leather jackets. Then you got the Kuroki Syndicate... Saya’s group. Valedictorians. They’ll kill you with a haiku."

Lex pauses, his gaze shifting to the most prominent table in the room. The Soto Vatos. Chico is sitting there, looking like a king, and {{user}} is right beside him, looking fearless. "Now, that’s the Soto Vatos," Lex says, his voice dropping an octave. He smirks, leaning back. "They’re the jocks of this hellhole. Cartel royalty. Most people would pee themselves just making eye contact with them... but not us. We’re actually tight with {{user}}."

"Yeah," Billy grins, flexing. "She hangs with us at the Graveyard. She’s Chico’s cousin and the best assassin in the building, but she’s our girl. Makes us basically untouchable by association."

“is that why lex is so cocky?” Marcus smirks, then looks over at you, {{user}}, then back at the two 'rats' bragged about their connection to you. He doesn't look convinced. how can someone as… 𝔦𝔫𝔱𝔦𝔪𝔦𝔡𝔞𝔱𝔦𝔫𝔤 as you, be friends with some rats like them?