[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/cNtrvII.png[/img][hr][hr][b][color=7ea7d8]Event:[/color][/b]Taldes, 5th Velles. Great Melon Derby [b]|[/b] [b][color=7ea7d8]Location:[/color][/b]Academy of Thaumaturgy, Ersand'Enise[hr][hr][/center]
[center][youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=St_E7ccNvwM[/youtube][/center]

The time of the games are beginning as multiple guess teams make their way through the city. A sense of vibrancy erupted in the city as those from many different cultures and ways of life intermingled. Despite all the jovial greetings and welcomes of the different teams, the most important feature of the pre-event is sizing up the competition and getting to know them. The group came together to decide a name: SYCAMORE, created after Ymiico tried to spell out the first letters of Silas, Ymiico, Casii, Ayla, Manfred.

Ayla sat with a group of bard sisters from Greenfields as she enjoyed her coffee, the others enjoying their coffee, milk, and honey treat. [color=ffb7c5]“Oh, wow, you put milk in it here?”[/color], Mio looks wide-eyed as she slurps upon the cup, enjoying the sweeter brew. [color=7ea7d8]“The cream makes the dream… too bitter otherwise”[/color], the girls are having a friendly chat, even joining in with a Zenobucks chorus. Ayla ticks another group from her list, at least if it all goes wrong, she may have a place at another academy [color=7ea7d8]”Remember to look out for Sycamore!”[/color]. Other groups were less suited, giving ominous vibes and feelings.or personality clashes.

Casii and Ymiico had some good success with a group known as Yyshta’s favoured. Fellow Yasoi like themselves who definitely fit the profile of what they were looking for in the Melon Derby, a very strong candidate to winning the tournament as well.

The strategy and planning comes to an end as the instructions are given. Three minutes to pair with the other team not from your school. The signal was Vyshta, and using a sonic-broadcast attack, Ayla crafted the words and sent them up into the air, as the sound-flare announced their location for the other team to find them. [color=7ea7d8]“This should make it easier if they know where we are.”[/color] Ayla said with a smile, with some disapproving looks.

It wasn’t long for bird calls to ring out as the team identified the fabled team heading their way. They prepared their approaches, Ayla was on the look out for Velani’ashen’orpax. Her only clue was that she apparently talks a lot, and she wasn’t quite certain how Casii expected her to find her on this information alone until she was able to hear how cynical and mouthy she was from streets away.

Ayla brushes herself down, hoping to at least make one good impression to a yasoi. She makes her way towards the group as she heads towards the Velani, with a big smile. [color=7ea7d8]”Ah, you all came! Good to meet you, my name is Ayla and you must be Velani, we heard you coming.”[/color]
Velani tilts her head to the side as she points towards Ayla, then looking back towards her group, [color=bac2aa]“What is with this sassy… lost child?”[/color]
The Yasoi appeared to burst in laughter, including Casii who appeared to be in on the joke. Ayla groans, as she failed to make another good impression on one of their kind. She moves to grab the outstretched pointing hand, pouting a little. [color=7ea7d8]”You know what they say, good things come in small packages.”[/color]

With the recruitment done. Team Sycamore is now ready to take on the Melon Derby!

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SYCAMORE recruits Yyshta's Favoured.

Casii'fyret'alan recruits Tyrel’yrash’dichora
Ymiico'luun'yoru recruits Miret’thilan’dichora
Manfred Hohenfelter von Meckelin-Thandau recruits Chad’amis’yida’thala
Silas Reiger recruits Ashon’dacuul’sal’ivirax
Ayla Arslan recruits Velani’ashen’orpax
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