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[color=red]"You won't, I have faith in you"[/color] He grinned as she chuckled, having not even looked at a map or really noticed where students were going, he hadn't the foggiest idea of anything. Even if the layout was somewhat familiar...thinking back on it, he'd never been good at navigating the halls of the former academy either. He didn't notice how tense and nervous Kathy was becoming beside him, perhaps before he would have but for the moment he was lost in his own thoughts and enjoying the nostalgic feeling of contentment. He wasn't blind enough to not notice it when he finally broke the silence between them at least...though he had to force back an influx of worry as he waited for her answer. He hid the worry well but the guilt he could barely keep from his face, his eyes often betrayed him first, seeing as one of them wasn't functional he hoped it wasn't obvious [color=firebrick][i]'While doesn't quite cover it though'[/i][/color] he thought as he watched her fiddle with a lock of her hair. His face brightened as she mentioned travelling, though he was glad to hear she'd been doing well 'fairly' caught at him.

Before he could think up a way to ask her a bit more about her travels, she bounced the question back at him. He lifted his hand up to the back of his neck, picking up on her hesitation though he wasn't sure why. [color=red]"I'm not sure busy is the right word"[/color] He smiled [color=red]"I'd say lost would fit better"[/color] He decided though he couldn't quite explain his word choice, he hadn't meant to say it out loud. [color=red]"It took me a while to recover after the knock to the noggin'...and body when...you know"[/color] He couldn't quite bring himself to be more specific but he kind of figured she'd know what he meant. [color=red]"When I was well enough to leave England, I travelled as well...mostly."[/color] He decided on saying [color=red]"Little Feather came with me until we found her tribe...well not [i]her[/i] tribe as such, we found other Lakota's and she wanted to stay with them"[/color] He told her, reaching up to sweep some of his fringe of off his forehead, the action was in vain because it instantly flopped back again. [color=firebrick][i]'If I'd of known you were going to travel...'[/i][/color] He pushed the thought aside and quietly added [color=red]"I tried to text you a few times before we left but they didn't go through"[/color] rubbing the back of his neck.  

Upon reaching the assembly, he noticed Kathy's smile [color=red]"Nicely done"[/color] he grinned, moving over to the door. The grin left his face only briefly as they made their way over to the seats, lighting up his face again as Kathy gave him an appreciative smile and thumbs up. And through some small miracle he even managed to avoid any last minute blunders as he settled into his seat. Unfortunately as soon as he sat down, he felt a familiar agitation rise up within him reminding him he had too much energy and that he didn't need to rest up. His eyes travelled around the hall, inspecting the décor and the sea of people between them and the stage. His fingers twitched against his thighs, one of his hands reached into his jacket to touch the drumsticks tucked inside though he forced himself to leave them there and instead dropped his hand back down to tap out some form of rhythm as Carmen took the stage. His smile grew as he recognised Carmen, the buzz of energy within him did as well, he sat up a little straighter to listen to her, already wishing the introductions were over so that he could get to the stage to greet the other Athalians. [color=firebrick][i]'Once students...change, can't escape change'[/i][/color] Being a shapeshifter himself it was a rather ironic thought and a distracting one...so much so that when Carmen changed forms, he was taken completely by surprise. With a sharp intake of breath he jumped back in surprise, taking the weight off of the front of his chair and applying pressure to the back of it. 

As many of the students started clapping enthusiastically, Crash's chair fell backwards as did Crash himself, luckily the horrible screech was pretty much drowned out by the clapping. It took him a moment to realise what had happened before he sat back up, clutching at the chair as he did. His face was practically the same color as his hair [color=firebrick][i]'Fate - 3 Crash - 0...can we leave it at that now? These things are supposed to come in three's, why didn't I remember'[/i][/color] he gripped the edge of his chair, bashfully checking to see if anyone noticed before he quietly tried to detangle himself from the chair before standing it back up again. Listening to Oliver as he introduced himself, by the time Oliver bowed and walked back to his seat, Crash had settled back into his. [color=red]"Great...that's two dreams in one day"[/color] He muttered under his breath, thinking about it he pinched the back of his hand to make sure he was actually awake before forcing himself to focus on the stage again.