[Open] Another day where I think I'm giving up the fight

[shiningkindness]

Who: Fluttershy and anyone who happens to be around
When: Mid-April
Where: Anywhere on school grounds
What: There's a duel happening, and Fluttershy is trying to keep tabs on it.

While it seemed like a normal day at the academy - as normal as a school of magic could be, anyway - every once in a while some students may feel a slight rumble through the ground. Or they might hear the faint clang of metal against metal, or catch sight of a tail or dorsal fin before it disappears back under the ground.

Some rather unlucky students might even be startled by the blade of a sword or the point of spear suddenly jutting up from the earth nearby, but those too disappear back underneath the earth.

And as quickly as the moment comes it's gone, and the grounds are still once again, for the moment at least. But soon after they might come across Fluttershy. She seems to be making her way quickly, though stops every so often to glance around.

And when she notices someone nearby, she heads over to ask, "E-Excuse me...I don't mean to bother you, but...have you seen a whale or dolphin pass by?"

Comments

[afterthemoon]

"... Do they belong to you?" He replied, a sympathetic look on his face.

[shiningkindness]

She glanced back at him, a bit apologetic about how distracted she seemed. "W-Well...only the whale, and I wouldn't say she belongs to me, exactly. She's my familiar, Ballet."

[afterthemoon]

"I see."

His familiar was just a simple fruit bat, he didn't realize... land whales... were an option.

"I'll keep an eye out for her... I'll also tell my friend Lea to keep an eye out too."

[shiningkindness]

That had her pause momentarily, looking toward him again.

"O-Oh...you're friends with Lea?"

[afterthemoon]

"Yes, we've known each other since we were children."

[shiningkindness]

"Oh wow..." She smiled. "Well, I'm glad that you two are here together...even if this isn't the most ideal place."

As she spoke, another tremor passed through the ground. She sighed.

"I hope she's doing all right..."

[afterthemoon]

"No, but this is one of those times where you have to learn to deal with the circumstances you find yourself in."

It's not ideal at all, but he'll take what he can get. Dealing with the shenanigans of this place are worth it for getting a second chance with Lea.

But, we digress.

"... So, what, exactly, is she doing out in the halls?"

[shiningkindness]

"O-Oh, um...well, her rival, Tango the land dolphin, arrived into town recently. So now they're having a duel."