Act I Chapter I
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That wraps up the first half of the class. The 9th kid has a long sleeved, oversized shirt and tights, and rolls the shirt up to elbow length. She speaks in a soothing whispery voice, but definitely one that makes itself heard.
???????: well it’s my turn next.
???????: hello everyone! i guess since everyone is just revealing stuff, then…
SAMSARA: firstly, my name is samsara.
KRANYON: Oh, so that’s your name. Was wondering.
SAMSARA: yeah, it is. i’d personally say it’s quite a good name.
KRANYON: Yeah it is, but isn’t it just Sam and Sara mixed together?
SAMSARA: that’s actually not exactly true, canyon with a ‘k’ and a ‘r’.
KRANYON: Snarky one, aren’t you.
CASSIOPEIA: come on guys, this doesn’t really matter
CASSIOPEIA: some more back-and-forth and an outsider might think you were platonically engaged.
At the mention of the word ‘engaged’, Samsara and Kranyon both cough very uncomfortably.
KRANYON: What??
SAMSARA: nah.
SAMSARA: absolute shit.
KRANYON: We wouldn’t.
SAMSARA: cassie dear, you need to realise that none of this was actually directed properly. right?
She looks straight at Kranyon. He looks straight back.
KRANYON: All just banter. Cut us some slack, it’s the first day of school and we haven’t had social interaction in quite a while.
CASSIOPEIA: heh, whatever floats your boat
SAMSARA: well, moving on.
SAMSARA: i’m a shadow. y’all know what that is, correct? i believe we’re relatively rare.
GALINDA: Hm, thats cool!
GALINDA: Never had a shadow friend before
NEXUS: hm me neither
SAMSARA: oh, we’re pretty quirky. hope you guys are ready heh.
GALINDA: Im up for it
??????: Don’t worry, we’ll all try