“Holy crap, Bee! What the hell is in here, rocks?! Did your parents pack you a fricking boulder for school?! What even is this?!”

Beatrice looked sheepish at Richards comment, averting her eyes
"Well I mean, dad did put some of our garden stones in here, so yeah I guess..." She trailed off, watching as he too struggled to help keep the trunk from falling.

“Yeah, no shit, Shylocke. Let’s just hurry up. If my arms get tired, I’m leaving you in the dust. I’m not gonna be late to disappointing my mage because you bit off more than you can chew. Again.”
Beatrice snapped her head up to look at Richard at his comment, her jovial grin disappearing as her face morphed into a disapproving face.
 
"C'mon Richard. First of all, I know you wouldn't leave me, so don't even try pulling that crap. Second of all, we talked about this! Your mage isn't going to be disappointed in you. Is this because of the ability thing? Because we both know that these things happen, it's natural. And I know whoever it is is going to love you! Now help me finish-" Before she could finish what she was saying, she was interrupted by a girl running up to them. She seemed to be talking to Richard, but Beatrice couldn't understand what she was trying to say.

'RacingMahoganist23_3? T-Nitr0? Were those some kind of code names? Wait no, I know that first one... That's Richards online handle! So that's what this is.' With her thought process ending on that note, Beatrice looked between the girl and Richard with a smile.

"Sooooo, is this one of your online friends Richard?" She nudged him in the ribs, winking. "Or is she something more? You got a gaming girlfriend you didn't tell me about? I'm feeling a bit scandalized right now."
She turned back to the girl, all teasing gone from her face, but smile still in place. "So, Talia right? I'm Beatrice, Richards friend. It's always nice to meet Richards friends." Beatrice glanced around, watching as students walked past them towards the school.
"We should probably get a move on though, we're going to be late at this rate. Want to walk with us? You and Richard can catch up on the way."

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Monty's eyebrows steadily rose at the growing amount of people around them. The two that had joined the girl in front of them seemed content on ignoring them, so he turned back to his sister and the strange looking boy. Who had a snake. Monty glanced at the snake as the boy spoke to it, confused, before shrugging it off. He had seen stranger things.

Monty was snapped back to his sister by her scolding. Monty felt sheepish as she explained the situation, raising his now free hand to rub at the back of his neck. He gave a half smile and a small wave as Felicity introduced them, and shook his head fondly when she started rambling. He knew she did it when she was excited about something, and felt a bit bad for the other boy. Monty decided not to say anything, as he had already embarrassed himself enough for the day. He kept some attention on the people in front of him, but for the most part just stared out at the city of Enklen. His admiring the scenery was soon interrupted by a familiar voice calling out. Monty turned his head up, a grin spreading across his face as he recognized the person walking towards them.

"Nancy! Hey, it's good to see you too!" He glanced towards Felicity and the other strangers as Korrey left, and then up to the crowds of people walking to school. Felicity had already nagged him about time, and he wasn't too keen to get yelled at again just yet.
"We should probably get going, don't want to be late. Nancy, do you need any help with your luggage?"


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