Evelyn smiled behind her book, and mouthed, 'Good girl,' to herself.

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"Marvelous! Does someone else want to try picking a word?" Susan looked at the two new girls especially.

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Thanks Haldir and Gil!
"You said: I know that this will hurt, but if I don't break your heart then things will just get worse..."

Evelyn smiled and put down her book. "I have one," she said, her smile spreading to a grin. "Sophomore."

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Susan tapped her finger on the chair's arm as she thought. "Sophomore, sophomore....is it Greek?"

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Thanks Haldir and Gil!
"You said: I know that this will hurt, but if I don't break your heart then things will just get worse..."

Evelyn looked at her and softly smiled, shaking her head. "No." She grinned. "You lot'll never gess."

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She furrowed her brow, not liking being wrong. "Then is it a trick question?"

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Thanks Haldir and Gil!
"You said: I know that this will hurt, but if I don't break your heart then things will just get worse..."

Evelyn shook her head. "No - of course not. It's just not a typical language that English gets words from." She smiled. "Want me to tell you?"

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"Sure." Susan gave up more easily than usual, but she was interested to know the answer.

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Thanks Haldir and Gil!
"You said: I know that this will hurt, but if I don't break your heart then things will just get worse..."

"Ancient Mesopotamian," said Evelyn. "<i>Sopho</i>, which means 'clever,' and <i>Moro</i>, which means 'fool.' So 'sophomore' means 'clever fool.' My mother taught me that when she was teaching me the history of the Middle East."

[That's actually true...I found it in a book. ]

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"Wow," replied Susan, "I actually never would have guessed that." (I've gotta go. cya later!)

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Thanks Haldir and Gil!
"You said: I know that this will hurt, but if I don't break your heart then things will just get worse..."

['Bye!]

Evelyn smiled. "No, I didn't think so. Well, let's try something easier...how about, nonchalant?" she asked, careful to put a slight French pronunciation and not emphasize the last 'n.'

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"French, perhaps?" Felicity asked softly, looking up from her book, which she promptly set down, knowing she wouldn't be able to concentrate on it anymore.

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Evelyn smiled. "Precisely." She sighed and looked out the window, waiting for someone else to say something.

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"This is starting to get boring.." Lucy said after a minute, sighing. "We should play something different, then." Felicity said.

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Evelyn looked up at her cousin. "Have anything to suggest, Felicity?" she asked, smiling.

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"Hmm..Hide and go Seek, maybe?" she said, and Lucy smiled widely. "Yes!" she said, looking at her older brother. "Peter, can we please?" Lucy asked sweetly, and Peter shook his head slightly. "We're already having so much fun.." he said, voice dripping with sarcasm, and Lucy sighed. "Come on, Peter, please!" she pleaded, and Peter looked at her and smirked slightly, before standing. "One...two...three...four..." Lucy smiled widely and jumped up, as did Felicity, and the two left the room quickly as Peter walked over to a large cabinet and hid his face in his arm, and he continued counting.

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