To say she did not want to be here would be an understatement. Paul Coggins was one of the most annoying persons Stephanie had the misfortune of knowing, which was made even worse by the fact that she was stuck with him with ridiculous frequency. She had made the mistake of being pleasant to him when they first met — he was somewhat dashing, if she was honest with herself, but that had worn off very quickly when he decided that she would be a perfect girlfriend. Coupled with the fact that professors kept finding reasons to pair them for projects (and that they were already paired for what was meant to be at least a two-year undertaking)...

In any case, she headed straight for the elevator, paying no mind to anyone unless it was to avoid running into them, and jabbed the already lit 'up' button. Paul enjoyed meeting on the fourth floor (something about the wonder of the view, which he'd turned into a compliment on her appearance), and she didn't intend to walk all the way up.