Transference (1/2)

Ryan waved over to the two women, happy to see that the Professor was safe. "Are you alright? What happened last night?"

"What? You're not gonna say hi to me?" Marissa said with a playful pout on her face.

"Hi, Marissa." Ben said, filling in for Ryan.

"Hi'ya Benji!" She said with her usual bubbly air.

"Sorry, Hi Marissa." Ryan said before redirecting his attention to the Professor. "Professor?"

Sarah didn't feel like retelling the entire saga of the night previous, so told him the shortened version. "Well, I just ran into Marissa last night while I was out and about. It was getting late, so she let me stay with her for the night. Oh, and this is her brother, Jack. He had just gotten into town to help with their sister as well."

With that introduction, the silver haired man gave a small nod. Ryan and Ben both turned to him and greeted him in kind, leaving their questions unasked.