Nancy and Wade (who was dragging Veronique): All three entered the classroom.
Wade: "Sorry Mr. Arthur. My, uh, housemate, or, rather, army-base-mate" he began, elbowing Nancy, "is new to the school and she got lost so I had to find her because of it. And Veronique - well, you know Livre, can't get a book out of Livre's hands - or is it her head out of a book?" He looked at Veronique, who was STILL reading. He cleared his voice, and did his best Army Officer yell (which means it was VERY loud and VERY harsh). "LIVRE! WE ARE IN CHOIR NOW YOU NERD! SHOW SOME RESPECT!" He was secretly pleased when he noticed a bunch of people were surprised, an a couple of freshmen (fish) had even fallen over.
Veronique: She dropped the book, and her eyes were wide. "I'm SO sorry Mr. Arthur!" She really did like Choir, it was her second favorite class after English.