Standing up as well, she set her gloved hand in his for another shake, allowing herself a smile that she actually felt. It was good to have an ally in this, especially someone she thought she might be able to trust. Not with everything, but... Well.

"I'll take allies wherever I can find them," she assured him, holding the file folder with both hands in front of her. "Not everyone thinks that way, so you'll have to be prepared for that. But at my school, we'll have tolerance and acceptance on all sides." It might be far too idealistic of her, but she was determined and it showed in every part of her. She refused to let this world end up like the one she'd just left.