she was big-blonde-haired floral print dress girl back then , and because it was winter she had on something underneath ; so the net effect was that she first seemed a little fat ; tusk moved back a half-step , a habit picked up from one more years living in china , where people kept bothering you on the streets , but he didnt move back all that much , just enough to politely offer a hand to barbiedoll as she disembarked the osprey , and he registered a handful of names here and there before the 180 students made their way to the placement test .