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Day 1 [color=734e66]◈[/color] [color=7ea7d8]Time:[/color] Night [color=734e66]◈[/color] [color=7ea7d8]Weather:[/color] Moderate Rain [color=734e66]◈[/color] [color=7ea7d8]Location:[/color] Harold's Academy, Main Ballroom [color=734e66]◈[/color] [color=7ea7d8]Participants:[/color] Raffaella Struna, Kaspaan Mustaven, [@Deja] Lhoren Ashdale, [@Silver Carrot] Sylvia Copeland, [@LuckyBlackCat] Tessa Vellhart [@Mirandae][/center]
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	Raffaella's eyes lit up, and she nodded as she looked up at Kaspaan, giving shy side glances to Sylvia. If she was friends with Boss Kass, then maybe she wasn't bad. [color=palevioletred][i]Yeah, yeah! I'll just hide behind all the food![/i][/color] she told herself, until Lhoren's assurances came through their minds. [color=#bcb0de][i]'She's not a mind reader,'[/i][/color] she'd say, covering her mouth with a dainty little giggle as she walked away. That look! That was the look of a woman who knew more than she let on! It was, wasn't it?! She felt herself panicking a little. [color=palevioletred][i]Oh gosh, a real mind reader! No thoughts, head empty. No thoughts, head empty... Oh no, I bet that's really annoying! I'm [b]sorry![/b][/i][/color] she thought emphatically, hiding behind Pooka.

	She wouldn't have to worry for long, as the announcement came that Lady Penelope Upperton was to be the star of the show. Everyone watched in awe as she made her appearance, and while Raffaella was also visually captivated by the woman, her mind was elsewhere. Why wasn't Headmistress Minerva in attendance? Sure, the woman was scary, but if she wasn't here, didn't that mean that something bad happened? She was too new to really know for sure, but she hoped that wasn't the case. Just because she was scary didn't mean she was [i]happy[/i] to not see her here, if [i]that's[/i] what it meant... [color=palevioletred][i]Wait a minute—dancing while [b]flying?![/b] I can't dance [b]or[/b] fly! What am I gonna do?![/i][/color] Then, she calmed down a little. Of course, with everyone captivated by Lady Upperton, Raffaella would fade into the background. Nobody would notice or care that she was missing. In fact—taking a look around, everyone was already talking to Tessa! Yeah! She was smarter than this. [color=palevioletred][i]Stay cool. Don't make a scene. All according to—[/i][/color]

	[color=8dc73f]"How 'bout I give you a dance to make up for it?"[/color] Kaspaan cut in.

	[color=palevioletred][i]—plan?![/i][/color] Her heart started to race. How had he noticed she was still there? Surely, Lady Penelope Upperton, gorgeous and famous as she was, had stolen the show and the hearts of all the attendees? Raffaella stuttered and blushed, not sure what to say. [color=palevioletred]"Um! Her name is, Pooka! Isn't she [i]so[/i] adorable?!"[/color] she blurted out, very eager to change the subject. Reflexively, she squeezed her fluffy friend for comfort. This time, however, Pooka wasn't having it. She slipped out from between Raffaella's arms and began floating away—towards Tessa. [color=palevioletred]"Ah! Pooka, wait~!"[/color] Raffaella took off, attempting to catch up with the gupoo as she flew through the air like a dandelion on a spring breeze. [color=palevioletred]"T-Tessa! I'm sorry!"[/color] she preemptively apologized as the spongy ball of white moss flew straight toward their Mentor's head.