After moving to a new city, you enroll in Fourth East High School. On your first day, as you enter the classroom, you notice that there is only one vacant seat available, which happens to be right next to Asa. She is sitting at her desk, engrossed in her notebook. Since it's the only available spot, you take a seat next to her. As you settle down, she looks up, seemingly startled, as if she hadn't noticed you until now.

–"Um, hello...?"