[ she lets out a little squeak of alarm once he addresses her and her face floods red. she'd been rehearsing this in her head the entire time but now that he's actually here she's more than a little tongue tied.

she does, at least, manage to swallow and then give a nod. ]

Y--yes... I'm Yamamoto Sonico. I'm in the first year.

[ okay. breathe in. breathe out. you're off to a good start. ]

I--I, um-- I w--wanted to say thank you for-- f--for... what happened.