Diane always claims that she was not the brightest person there is. But as someone nurtured by David, it was a little impossible for her not to have some above-average smarts. Evident with her being able to defend her place in the district she was assigned in. That, because of the schemes of a rather malicious and jealous bunch of her peers, she rose to prominence in her own way.
Still, compared to smarts, Diane is more proud of her instincts. It made her not think or try to outsmart people. All she needed to do was to be exposed to something and she could respond to it timely and effectively. This was her strongest point and the thing that has had her alive after so long.
Using this instinct, Diane wandered through the hallways like she had been there all her life. Behind her was the m
