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"Alright, well thanks anyway." Leland offered the girl a smile before waving to both of them as he turned on his heels and headed towards the glorious light of the vending machine. It almost seemed to take too long for the damn machine to accept one of the single bills as he fed it into the slot, quickly pushing D3 as soon as his payment was accepted. The Red Bull made a clang as it landed in the slot and Leland took it with zero hesitation. There was a sigh of relief as he chased away his morning sleepiness with the sugar and caffeine, cool blue eyes taking in the cafeteria around him. It looked like everyone had settled down now and were either half-way or nearly finished their meals. He passed a linger glance at the table where Pierce held his prey, said a silent prayer for the two underclassmen, and made his way back through the large double doors and into the sunlight outside. There weren't many students outside the cafeteria, a handful here and there had decided to take their food out to enjoy under the sun. Leland would be content with his Red Bull until he could make it back to his dorms where he kept his private stash of food he enjoyed.

Blue eyes glanced up into the open sky, not many clouds rolling through this afternoon, leaving the air warm and light. He'd certainly rather be up there in the clouds rather than here waiting around for his next class-- but alas being an adult with responsibilities was a tough life for a bird.