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[slayerdom]

[ Great. Placement tests. All of the pain and drama of finally being back in town isn't enough, Snyder has to slam her with placement tests. Buffy can't help groaning as she walks into the empty classroom that's used for testing with the necessary papers in her hands, talking animatedly to the school secretary as they cross the threshold. -- and

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[imnot_likeyou]

[Sam got there ten minutes early because he's that kind of kid, and was sitting in the classroom when Buffy and her ramble walked in. He glances over for a moment, tapping his pencil slowly against the desk. He hasn't seen her before, and he didn't think this school was that big.

But then the test is out, and his head is down, and he's blowing through the problems like he could do them in his sleep. He pauses though, when she speaks, before leaning in just a bit]

It helps if you take a deep breath. Think of it like homework.

[slayerdom]

[ She looks over with surprised, wide eyes. Oh, hello ... pretty new guy. She takes a minute to process what he said, and when she does, she gulps back her stare and shakes it off to answer in a hushed tone. ]

Right. Homework. ... Treating it like homework would probably go over a little better if I had history of, you know, doing it. [ There's sheepishness in that admission. ] Though, I suspect not doing the test would definitely help the breathing thing. [ And the sheepishness melts into a smile. ]

[imnot_likeyou]

[smiles back]

Yeah, but homework has no pressure. You know the math -- just ... think of it like practice.

[and the secretary is shushing them from the front of the room, and he glances up, before going back to his test.]

[slayerdom]

[ Her eyes go wide at the scolding and she averts her eyes back down to her paper, the smile still present on her lips all the same. She kinda mutters to herself. ] Practice, huh? [ Her eyes drift up to the secretary cautiously, then over to Sam. ] Thanks. I mean, I usually have a whole assist-y study group deal for the practice, but ... it helps. [ She gives him a warm look and then starts to scribble work on the papers in front of her. ]