[color=fff200][i][h2]Corrie Strickman[/h2][/i][/color]

[color=fff200][i][h3]Winter Carnival[/h3][/i][/color]

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With the briefest of nods to Zaina, Corrie began trudging off toward... who knows where. Anywhere but the softball booth. She was grateful for the thick layer of winter feathers that obscured most of her blushing cheeks.

[color=fff200]"I ought never to have attempted a carnival game in the first place,"[/color] the owl muttered, mostly to herself, after a couple minutes of travel. [color=fff200]"Of course I should've expected such an attraction to be rigged for the primary purpose of acquiring funds. Such scams exist to snare those who can be misled to believe their know-how... or athletic skills... may be enough to secure victory."[/color]

Corrie kept up an air of polished, restrained contempt during her speech, though she couldn't help sagging and sighing a bit at the last half-sentence.

[color=fff200]"Well, I have learned my lesson."[/color] Corrie craned her neck up to almost make eye contact with her hyena escort. [color=fff200]"And I may have you to thank for its nature as merely a mental lesson and not a physical assault. She had a point, you know... I wish animals could solve every problem with intellectual reflection. That would be an exceptionally superior world. But some situations require a swifter approach of which I must admit a personal lack."[/color]

The owl looked around now, feeling like the duo had walked a safe distance away. It seemed they had reached the edge of the sports booths, with the beginnings of the science booths across the street. That might be a more reasonable - or at least [i]safer[/i] - place for Corrie to wait for a while.

[color=fff200]"I appreciate your succor on this morn,"[/color] Corrie addressed the hyena. [color=fff200]"I no longer require your aid, and I'm certain you must have companions awaiting your return, so you may take your leave as you desire."[/color]

The owl attempted a friendly smile, though it came out a little nervous as she extended a wing.

[color=fff200]"Cordeliamycinth. But you may call me Corrie. It has been a pleasure to make your acquaintance."[/color]