That was a good way to look at things; everyone was practically their own microculture with the sheer diversity of people here!

Nita winced sympathetically at the neck crack.

"From the sound of it, you really needed it. Mind if I join in?"

It was slightly competitive of her, but she also figured it'd be good to keep company; odds were they'd be working together on the whole for a while, and getting to know each other would be important.

That, and it seemed unfair to her for him to do all the work.