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A ⦿ Soaking in Your Arrival KERPLUNK, SPLASH! Regardless of what you were in the middle of, you and your familiar have been magically pulled into the world of Avalon just above the Bay's chilly waters. After a brief plunge into the Bay, the rush of water filling your ears and soaking up into every creak and crevice of your body, you may need to cough to clear your airways when you rise above the surface. It's paralyzingly cold for a few seconds before you're approached by the Lady of the Lake beneath the water's surface. She puts a vial of a vibrant, glowing red Everwarm* potion to your character's lips.
The icy water doesn't feel so icy once consumed and you'll be able to move your limbs enough to swim to shore on your own. She can't stick around to explain, she's got to get this to all the new arrivals! Many of which you'll see plopping in around you. If you can't swim, a handful of helpful ice turtles will scoop you up from beneath and drop you off at the shore. It's a fast process, though they do take their time as they need to go around hitting the ice that keeps forming on the surface with their shells to keep the surface open for the falling arrivals. If anyone tries to ask the Lady of the Lake for directions, she will direct you to Archimedes at the Rent-a-Ride. If anyone with Animal Magic asks the turtles, they will give the full spiel, but very slowly, and they like to get off topic and gossip about other turtles you've never heard of. The shores themselves are littered with new arrivals complaining their way up a staircase carved into the walls of the White Cliffs. There is no railing, so be careful, but if you do fall, be prepared for a mysterious sand hand to reach out of the side of the cliffs to catch you. The hand will pat you atop the head twice before retreating back into the wall. This is the Cliff Beast; despite the name, he is quite friendly.

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B ⦿ The Caravan to Camelot

Once everyone is wrangled up to the top of the White Cliffs, the handsome owner of the Rent-a-Ride, Archimedes, will distribute smart phones and a pair of ear buds and tell them to "Check the Shit Box." The "Shit Box" refers to wardrobe more formally known as the Wardrobe of Finding, a hammerspace-like wardrobe that opens to each person's items and pets when the person touches the handle. It was recently enchanted by Merlin to prevent people from having to fish their waterlogged possessions and pets out of the water with them. From there, Archimedes directs everyone to settle in groups into modernized carriages pulled by horses and gives them a basic explanation of why and how they've been brought to Avalon: The rest of the universe is frozen in time and your character has been brought here by a familiar that was able to bond with them. They'll have to learn magic to help save their own world from destruction, but first they've got to get them to Camelot. It is here that you have the first opportunity to decide who they will be in their new home. You'll have about an hour to wander around here, meet and greet, and pet the horses before it's time to go.

These carriages use fae technology that combats weight, so your character will be able to get in regardless of whether they're light as a feather or weigh two tons. The carts have air conditioning when it's hot, heating when it's cold, and a mystical shield to protect from bugs. There is also a mini-bar that pops out of the console, with a special feature for warm winter drinks like hot apple toddy and butter beer. Characters can use their smartphones to connect to Camelot's internet service, avalononline (AOL), to chat with other characters, watch dumb videos, learn about the world, contact Camelot Support (they'll answer any questions they can for you, from how to use a smart phone to where to find quests and resources to learn more about your magic). Be careful if you decide to use your phones while in the caravan-- if you don't use those earbuds and start forcing everyone to listen to your nonsense, Archimedes may make you walk.

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C ⦿ The Red Spring

The journey from the White Cliffs to the City of Camelot is a long one, and the first evening you arrive you'll end up spending at the Red Spring, a booming resort town. Newcomers get free inn rooms for their one night stay on the way to Camelot, containing two twin beds, a bathroom, a mini-fridge and microwave, and a TV equipped with a couple of entertaining video games and movies. Don't want to relax in the room? Take a dip in the communal hot spring. The waters have restorative properties that help horses and travelers recover quickly. It is known to relieve stress, improve energy levels, and mildly accelerate healing. It may be a little chilly when you get out though, so make sure you don't slip rushing back indoors when you get out! The springs are also home to a large training grounds just outside town limits, where there are teachers who will teach basic magic safety and help you discover what kind of magic you have together with other new arrivals. Try target practice, obstacle courses, meditation circles, and other ways to try to figure out just what you can do... if you didn't already have an accidental discovery on the ride there.

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Those who listened to the Fae Queen last time have made it clear to her who is going to trust her when they are given the chance willingly and who is going to defy her. Was it a fair system that only measured trust and wasn't swayed by peoples' ability to figure out her riddles? No, certainly not. Fairies don't care, nor have they done much to give the impression that they don't care about the trivialities of human subtleties. But there is a new batch coming in, and before she shares the information she promised, she needs to see where upon her line they lie. I beckon thee to wither's tree, Where widows often cry, A poisoned place of death's embrace North selkie's weary eye. You seek the prick whose corpse makes rot, And rot begot those life forgot, 'Fore the questing beast slips by. The riddle is presented to all in the form of a dream with a magical compelling not to forget the words, nor to ignore them. There do seem to be two main parties forming based on clues within the riddle, resulting in different possible adventures and proof-of-completion items.

A ⦿ The Dragon's Graveyard CW: Undead, facing mortality
	Welcome to the Land of Rot! Home of banshees (crying widows!?), where nothing living can really survive except things like zombies, skeleton warriors, and so on. Get past all that to the northernmost area of the Land of Rot (or, where is the northernmost now after the collapse of the Ash Mountain took out part of it) and you'll find The Dragon's Graveyard. It's not a traditional cemetery, but the land seems to have been landscaped into an open pit mine. It's clearly not active, leaving huge bones and fossils of skeletons sticking out of the walls. There's a lot of dried blood dying the dirt a copper-y color, and it's unclear what happened in this portion of the Land of Rot, but it clearly wasn't pleasant. Draconic Wraiths run freely around the Dragon's Graveyard-- the unsettled beasts created from the mass slaughter of dragons during the age of dragon slaying.
With the world having been rocked by the death of a dragon for the first time in centuries, despite it being within the rules of this world, they are particularly vicious and unwilling to spare any lives. They cannot be touched by physical weapons and can only be fought with magic. However, if they run through your character, they will immediately plunge into a hypothermic state and will need an immediate healer to undo the damage or a siphoner to remove the Wraith's curse and stop the damage from getting worse. Going three days without a healer or siphoner will result in your character dying! What's more, your character will see a vision of their own death in the future upon the moment of contact.   They do seem to be guarding something at the center of the pit: a broken ceremonial sword with dried blood on it. Perhaps this is the "prick" the queen meant? The sword itself seems immensely heavy and impossible to carry on your own, so bring it back as a group effort and decide where it should go. A bit of asking around and someone will be able to identify this as a sword called "Clarent."

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B ⦿ Well, Sssssshit CW: Graverobbing, buried alive adjacent, snakes
The Forest of the Fisher King seems to be another popular interpretation of the riddle. After all, the "prick whose corpse makes rot" could definitely refer to the Fisher King, whose body is rumored to be buried within the forest. I hear that guy's whole story is that his wife stabbed him in the leg with the holy lance because he cheated on her and she didn't want him to be able to die or have kids ever again- definite prick! The low-down on this place is that it's an enchanted forest with plants that release drug-like magic spores that cause euphoria, rapid (15-20 minute) memory loss, a desire to stay and become a part of the forest, and general submissiveness with anything except attempts to get them to leave (which will be met with violent resistance). Why this? Because the forest plants themselves survive by slowly devouring anyone who wanders in by making them want to stay! Oh, and don't forget the Titan Pelicans that can swallow you whole too. Just about anything in the Forest of the Fisher King will try to eat you.
Turns out, if you manage to get past the spores and get your friends free of it to go deep enough in, even the ground itself will try to swallow you up! Quick sand only takes moments to try to pull you under. Better hope you came with a friend to pull you out. The more you resist, the more likely it is to kill you! Though, everything in the forest is dead or thriving off of death anyway, and with a stroke of luck you'll see a snake slither right down in (or maybe you stopped by the Archivist before you wandered in single brain cell first). A deep, painfully-held breath should be able to hold you long enough to sink down to the bottom, which seems to pull you faster down the less you resist it. Faster, and faster, until it spits you out (unfortunately covered in mud) into an underground tomb. The only thing you'll find here is what appears to be an ornate tomb containing the corpse of the Fisher King and pits of poisonous snakes to capture graverobbers... and a strange creature whose head is a serpent, front legs are like a giraffe, spots of a cheetah, hind legs of two different creatures, tail of a lion, spits acid-- well, sssshit. If you're planning on getting this "prick" out of here, you better get past it before it comes at you-- and it comes faster than most people can run. Get to robbing that grave and run!

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For those who are less adventurous, don't worry. There are ways to test their dedication and trust as well. Before the parties leave for their determined destinations, everyone is sent a lock from the fairy queen with a simple note: Slice your sobriquet upon this seal, Secure our sprouting solidarity. Shackle it at the stockade. Sing sayonara to the key.

A ⦿ Trust Trinkets
There's no explanation as to what it will do attached, so it boils down to choosing whether or not to trust the fairy queen. Very, very simple. Well, if you can figure out which stockade it's referring to. As it turns out, in Nicnevin there is a bridge that crosses the shores of its moat that can only be seen by those who have been granted permission by the fairy queen. Etching a name into the lock, be it real or nickname or initials, will automatically transport you to the start of it. It contains myriad locks attached to it, and there are thousands of keys glittering in the water beneath them. The key to the lock is cursed- failure to discard it in the river will result in a curse falling upon your character. Your character broke an agreement with the fairy queen by taking the key with them despite accepting her invitation and instructions by taking the lock to her bridge and now they must pay the price.
Now they will find that they are unable to open or enter any door without getting someone else to give them an invitation through it. This curse will remain until they find a siphoner to remove it... so you definitely may have some immediate struggles in this new world!

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B ⦿ Pretty Pleases
	Don't know a siphoner? Don't you worry, there's a wizard right there in Nicnevin who can help you out! The half-fairy, half-vampire wizard, Speculoo-- master of the dark, dark, evil artes! An escapee from the fae prison, he'll be approaching anyone who seems to have been cursed by the fairy queen to offer them the deal of a lifetime. Speculoo offers them a potion black as tar and tells them to drink up. Drink the potion and Speculoo will explode into a poof of dust and let out a maniacal cackle-- a pixie! Seriously, you thought you could bamboozle the fairy queen just like that? The pixie's potion will cause you to be unable to resist commands from any person as long as they say "please." Time to teach you some manners!
Either live with this curse, or offer your name to the fairy queen to have her remove it. Don't trust her and try to skate past her punishment right under her nose and you'll find yourself with little choice but to.

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floyd leech | twisted wonderland | kinetic + animal

[muraenidae]

(a. soaking in your arrival )

[ Showing up in Avalon never tends to be a very pleasant experience, and certainly not in the winter. Its a given that most try to make the rush to land almost immediately. Unless of course you live in water. Then, its like nothing. Any newbies that have already made their way to dry land and are gobbling up that everwarm potion might be baffled to see someone floating in the water in absolutely no rush to get out. The human head just seems to bob up and down from the surface, watching the turtles diligently break the ice to make way, and yet he still refuses to go anywhere. ]

Haha, the water's suuuper cold today, isn't it?

[ Is he talking to you, or the turtles? Or maybe just himself. But before you could even consider asking him what the heck is his problem his head disappears into the water and... I'm sorry but was that a tail fin that you just saw?? ]

(b. caravan to camelot )

[ After finally being hoaxed to leave the water and get himself going by the turtles, Floyd finally ends up at the Rent-a-Ride where he spends way too much time chatting up the horses and asking them if they want to race. Unfortunately, they have a job to do, which leaves him kind of disappointed. However he at least listens to the request to hop into the caravan (ignoring the fact he says he could just walk to Avalon, upon which he's told he absolutely should not try. Everyone here is so pushy!) and takes himself a seat along with whoever is accompanying him. He'll give his companion a cheerful smile that... includes a lot of sharp teeth. Weird. ]

You came on the field trip too, huh? Isn't it exciting~? Its nice they help everyone on the trip like this. If you had to walk there you might freeze to death. But maybe they'd at least carry your body the rest of the way!

[ That's... morbid, and concerning. You might hope that this horse ride finishes very quickly.

On the upside, there is one extra companion with you on the way to Avalon, which happens to be a cute little axolotl sitting on the seat beside Floyd. Things could be worse. ]

(c. trust trinkets )

[ Floyd is, unfortunately, not one that usually takes to the demands given to him willingly. This of course means he ends up cursed. Boo. While he has no idea he's cursed, he at least has a feeling something has maybe happened that he isn't responsible for. Maybe. But regardless, it hasn't dampened his spirits.

So odds are you'll probably find someone casually floating around near the entrance of a building that he can't go into, as he gives you a wave and another friendly (sharp-toothed) smile. ]

Hiii~.

( ooc: voicetesting so please be gentle ❤️ )

C and !!!

[mushroomaficionado]

[It's been an interesting time in Avalon, despite the ultimate unpleasantness of being away from their world. Jade likes to think he's settling in nicely. Save for one small problem. A large absence in his life. The brother he has seldom been apart from for long

Of course, when he sees Floyd, Jade blinks for five minutes straight, then manages to compose himself and smiles.]

Hello Floyd, I am glad you have finely graced us with your presence.

[Though better late than never, he supposes. And is Floyd floating? Well that's not questionable at all.]

[muraenidae]

[ Ooh lucky him, a familiar face! Floyd does a little roll in the air and lowers himself slightly, but doesn't get back to the ground just yet. ]

Ah... am I late? But I just got here. No way, I'm definitely on time. Can I be fashionably late even if I didn't get to dress up?

[ In fact one could say he's a bit under-dressed, or at least to be out and about in the winter, seeing as all he's got on is his school uniform. It seems a little more disheveled than usual too. Probably has to do with the dip in the lake he had... ]

[mushroomaficionado]

Ah... and here we had hoped you were just sleeping somewhere in the lake. But yes, we can definitely say you just timed your entrance.

[Well, he can't be too cross with him. Especially since he does look cold. Especially compared to Jade in his comfy winter jacket and gloves.]

Though, I will have you know you did miss our birthday. Not that there were any presents this year, but still...

[muraenidae]

I could have taken a nap if those sea turtles weren't so yappy. All they did was talk talk talk. They're always so annoying, 'cuz they travel and spread their gossip all around, as if anyone else cares.

[ Migratory animals are the worst about that kind of thing. Especially the amphibians and reptiles. No one cares about where you traveled and all the eggs you laid!

Now Floyd's getting irritated thinking about it, and his mood is only made worse as he finds out he missed not gifts, but sweets, because birthday means cake. He finally floats back down to the ground with a sulking expression. ]

There was nothing? Not a single thing at all? No way... again. Have the birthday again. I heard Goldfishy has a not birthday whenever he wants. Why can't we do the same thing?

[mushroomaficionado]

[Well that is true, those creatures are terrible gossips. Maybe because they are so slow on land.

But well, at least they did get Floyd to come out here.]

Azul is the only one of our friends here, so no. And I hadn't felt like asking for one at the time. [He was a little preoccupied. And if he wasn't careful, mentioning it might cause him to betray the fact that he was a bit down about it.]

And you know very well that is a Heartslabyul matter. Not that I mind trying one out. Though you do know who is having their birthday this month?

[Please tell him you remember Azul's birthday?]

[muraenidae]

See? So we can still do it. Goldfishy would never know. Then he can't be mad that we took his ideas and then be all, "Off with your head!" and such~.

[ But having more people around at a birthday party is more fun... also means more presents. And he could shove cake into Riddle's face. It'd probably result in more threats but it'd be very entertaining and worth it. Anytime he gets all fuming red its very cute. ]

Other birthday? Other than our own? Mmm, why should that matter? Its such a hassle to think about other birthdays. If its anything so soon near ours... aah, is there one? I'm not sure. Jade's pop quiz is so pointless.

[ He's absolutely just playing around. ]

[mushroomaficionado]

That is true. We could do whatever we wanted with our own unbirthday party. It doesn't have to be a tea party even.

[Though yes, it would be funny to have Riddle here right now. He does miss his classmate and misses Floyd torturing him...]

Really? You do realize that technically I'm older than you now, so you should try...

[He knows you're playing because you'd never forget Azul's birthday prank.]

a

[bucchi]

[ yeah--- the water is super cold today. thanks for pointing that out, floyd! but right now, ruggie has another problem and it's him trying to keep himself from sinking. he barely recognizes the familiar voice, turning his head in time to spot whatever or whoever sink below the surface, and then spots the tail fin breeching the water.

that has ruggie's heart skipping a beat.

he's not the best swimmer, but he is a beastman. he's got that natural stamina going for him, and he's already trying to get himself to dry land before anything else bad happens. enough is enough as far as he's concerned. ]

[muraenidae]

[ Would you look at that, he's already found himself a swimming friend! They seem to be pretty fast too. Its a shame that they're not remotely hydrodynamic otherwise they'd be a great racing opponent. Floyd watches on curiously from underneath the furiously swimming figure. ]

You're supposed to swim, not doggy-paddle. C'mon, you can do better than that!

[ Grabbing onto Ruggie's ankle, he gives it a sharp tug, dragging him further under the water. Its then that he realizes the familiarity of the figure in the water with him. He can't help but laugh. ]

Ooh, its remora. Are you having trouble? If you ask me nice enough I'll let you suck onto me and carry you the rest of the way. [ His smile spreads wider. ] Mayyybe~.

[ Of course, with them being underwater, there's probably no way Ruggie even knows he's being spoken to, let alone potentially threatened to be drowned. ]

[bucchi]

[ he's pulled deeper into the water and he immediately shuts his eyes so that the cold doesn't irritate them. again, that voice is saying something--- but it's so difficult to latch onto any particular words. ruggie desperately thrashes about, trying to reach down and get floyd's hand off of him so that he can get back to the surface of the water where he can at least catch his breath.

but with his ankle being held onto? he has a way to push off of it with his other foot. though the water slows him down and makes his movements sluggish, the savanaclaw student can do his best to kick him off before opening his eyes and seeing--- ]

Floyd?!

[ voice garbled, he narrows his eyes and gives another kick. ]

[muraenidae]

[ The recognition almost seems to delight Floyd as bubbles flutter near his face from his laughter. ]

Ahaha, you're kicking so frantically! Remora's not good in the water at all!

[ Absolutely not intending to be helpful and more so having his hand kicked doesn't feel very good, Floyd finally lets Ruggie go, and as he does a flip in the water his long, large tail pushes against the boy's body and gives him a shove toward the surface of the water. Might as well get him out of the way. Floyd can't swim with such a dead weight flailing around. ]

[bucchi]

[ being let go, he immediately claws himself back up to the surface and gasps for air as soon as he breaks through the water. ruggie's ears immediately twitch and flick in order to regain some feeling and he begins to paddle a little quicker towards the beach. ]

... of course I'm not!

[ thankfully the shoreline of the lake isn't too far away, and as soon as he gets his feet underneath him, ruggie feels a lot more in control of the current situation. even though the entire one is kind of bleak. ]

Floyd-kun, what were you trying to pull?!

[ other than his leg. ha. ]

C!

[dottedline]

[. . .

Oh good Seven. Azul just stands there, watching Floyd float for a minute.]

Floyd? Are you by any chance cursed?

[muraenidae]

Eeh? Cursed? But I didn't do anything bad. I'm behaving super good on the field trip.

[ Ignoring the fact he's in the process of nearly drowning Ruggie in another thread. And even if this does happen to be a curse its not really a bad one. There's probably nothing good in these buildings anyway, so he's in no rush to fix anything. ]

[dottedline]

By who's standards?

[Look, this is faerie territory and Floyd was apparently left unsupervised. Azul has concerns.]

And when did you arrive?

[muraenidae]

Why's that matter, huh?

[ He came here to have a good time and he's honestly feeling so attacked right now. Floyd floats up a little higher almost as if to escape Azul's meddlesome scolding, doing a flip so he's turned all the way upside down. ]

I arrived when I arrived. Jeez, am I supposed to keep track of check in? No one told me that. If they don't give instructions then don't complain to me. Its annoying.

[dottedline]

It matters because I've been here for nearly a year, now, and Jade's been here for a few months.

[Why did he miss you again, Floyd?]

a;

[prontissimo]

[ When Floyd dives down, he'll be spotted by a not-so-familiar face... but his face sure is familiar to Alberto. The young sea monster boy is swimming in the lake of his own accord, wearing slightly longer clothes than usual, but still rolled up enough to expose the short, spiny fins on his elbows and calves. As soon as he spots the fellow merperson, he shoots over to him, propelling himself by his long, swishing tail. He's carrying with him a strange staff, not unlike a shepherd's, and wearing a canvas bag at his hip full of who knows what, but clearly something bulky and lumpy. He's also wearing a bright smile as he approaches, exposing his own set of sharp teeth, green eyes with elongated pupils and yellowed whites glowing bright and wide with excitement and obvious recognition. He wastes no time catching up to the boy, calling from a ways' away, voice a little bubbly-sounding underwater, as one might expect — but that's normal for sea people such as themselves, isn't it. ]

Ehi~! Ciao, ragazzo! Fancy seeing you here, eh~? Decided to brave the cold after all, hehe?

[ He gives a friendly wave with his free hand, webbed, clawed fingers splaying enthusiastically, as he leans back comfortably suspended in the water, as if settling in for conversation. He... clearly thinks he knows him. Or the kid's just really friendly and kind of weird. Or all of the above. ]

[muraenidae]

[ Well just because he's a merperson doesn't mean Floyd always expects to bump into other merpeople. Certainly not when he's gotten so used to being around humans and attends a mostly human-dominated college. There isn't so much excitement at the shape propelling itself through the water toward him as their is interest in just how fast they are, but once they're close enough for Floyd to notice the details, his long moray eel tail does a wiggle in the water as his gills flare up, mismatched eyes wide with curiosity. ]

Ooh... ooooh! [ He does a circle around the boy, then another, eying him up intently. ] What's this, what's this~? A new species? Endangered? Or maybe super exotic.

[ All his frills and his tail remind him of an axolotl, but his size is more akin to a marine iguana. His coloring is like a blue sea slug though. Hmm... ]

Ciaao~, axolotl.

[ He doesn't want to reuse names, and iguanas aren't even fish, so that'll have to do. ]

1/2

[prontissimo]

[ That draws a terribly perplexed look over Alberto's face, but he hasn't given up hope yet of making this make sense...! There's trepidation and skepticism in his voice, wrapped in a hint of sarcasm, but his face reads purely confused. ]

Uhhh... No, no, no, no, no. It's Alberto — you know, that sea monster kid!

[ In fairness, Alberto looks quite different as a sea monster than he does as a human, compared to their kind, were he talking to the person he thinks he's talking to. Still: This is incredibly awkward, especially being swum around in a circle like that is a bit off-putting, so best to cover up how ill at ease he is with some light humor or something? ]

2/2

[prontissimo]

[ Yeah, best to just... laugh this off... Especially considering he doesn't even know what an axolotl is. Or an iguana, for that matter. Ahem. ]

Eheh, I mean, I guess we've only seen each other after the Change, huh— well, uh... Ta~da~...?

[ He gives a weak, mirthless cheer, doing an acrobatic little flip in the water to spin around in a circle as if to show himself off, leaving his arms, legs and tail splayed out with a forced smile once he straightens back up. He leans forward, it becoming obvious with each passing second in this conversation how animated and expressive this kid is, as he waves a limp, dismissive, webbed hand at the other with a more teasing smirk. ]

You look pretty weird to me, too, eheh. You know, though— Azul recognized me right away, heh~ Better shape up, man!

[ Yeah, no, he clearly thinks they've met before. He's speaking so familiarly. And apparently knows Azul? Curiouser and curiouser. ]

[muraenidae]

[ Unfortunately for you kid, Floyd doesn't bother with names, though he'll probably at least remember that he does have a name. Maybe. Possibly. He operates on his own wavelength or something. The kid's pretty spunky enough to be entertaining at least, even if he has no clue what species he is. Usually mermen have more discernable features, or at least all the ones he's interacted with has. Its possible he's just rare or mutated in some way.

But one thing is for certain now: this kid has zero manners. Floyd's teeth shine bright in the water as his grin widens and his eyes narrow. There doesn't seem to be any clear indication that he's reacting to Azul's name. He does however put that knowledge away. How mean, he went on the field trip before him and didn't tell him! What a bad dorm leader. He totally must have taken Jade with him too. Aah... Floyd's a little irritated now. His long body continues to circle around the child, like a shark cornering a meal. ]

For such a little thing you've sure got a whooole lot of nerve, huh? We could see if Azul would still recognize you if I squeezed you tight enough. Flat and skinny like a sunfish, haha~!

[prontissimo]

[ Okay, this is getting weird. Alberto’s getting the distinct sense he’s missing something here. He straightens up, looking more alert, glowing green eyes narrowing discerningly as a frown starts to tug his lips. ]

Wha—…? Hey, would you cut it out, huh— it’s creeping me out! Yeesh— what’re you, a shark…!

[ He’s trying to keep his eyes on Floyd as he inspects him, twisting his head this way and that to follow him, but he’s starting to grow aggravated, and spins his webbed hand in a little circle as he asks him to stop, illustrating what he means. Alberto doesn’t like not being in the loop; not understanding makes him feel dumb, certain he’s missing something important here… But no one has mentioned Jade has a twin, so it’s not gonna be his natural first assumption. Why would it be? ]