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Nalini grumbled softly, sitting at a table and looking out at the heavy downpour outside, sprawled out slightly with her head in her hands, ears drooping. She had been looking forward to hunting down bird nests in the trees again today, but the sky seemed to have other ideas. Usually rain wasn't a problem for her, even if it did mean extra brushing and general fur maintenance later, but this was a little much even for her. She could see the small creek nearby filling up.

The problem now was that she was so used to going outside to play, even on days that were not that great, she had little idea of what to do while she waited for the rain to stop. Not that watching the storm wasn't interesting, but it was still rather...stationary, she liked to move. As it was, she was dressed for a nicer day, with her favorite shorts and t-shirt on. Her rain stuff had been left behind, and it was quite the walk back to the dorm, if she could even find a way to get there without going outside. She had heard of tunnels before, but that required indoor exploration. Bleh.

Her ears perked up before she seemed to register what was going on, seconds ticking by before she slumped over pathetically to look at who was talking. "Yeah, I'm...I'll be fine. Bummed about the storm, was hoping to be climbing some new trees by now." Her eyes finally seemed to focus on the hybrid, looking him over for a few moments, spotting the book after another few. Summoning the energy to move, she did her best to look slightly less pitiful, ending up resting her head on her crossed arms. "What about you? Reading anything interesting?"

Nalini wasn't much of a recreational reader; that seemed like time she could be better spending outside getting muddy or into trouble somewhere. Unless it was reading about places to go, she always enjoyed doing research. A flash of light lit up the window behind him, and her ears focused towards him to listen for the thunder, mentally counting off the seconds as she tried to figure out how far away the storm was. Could be far enough away to go outside if she was lucky, and could get some rain gear...

She tilted her head slightly at the shudder and pause in speech, or at least as much as she was able to while it was resting on the table, ears wiggling slightly. Was he...afraid of thunder? "Probably not, that's why I'm cooped up in here. Teachers won't let me go out when it's this bad." A soft sigh as the ticking of the clock on the wall seemed to echo through the room, continually sounding off the potential adventure time that was passing her by. Stupid lightning being dangerous. There was probably magic that could protect her, but none of the school staff would tell her about it.

Her ears perked up slightly as he described the book, fluffy tail moving ever so slightly, nodding from the awkward angle she was laying in. "That sounds neat." Not quite a lie; the book did sound interesting, but she would probably never sit still long enough to read it. "Hopefully it's not too late by the time the storm passes..." She paused a moment at the mention of the greenhouse, eyes drifting as she mapped out where it was on the Academy grounds, before staring down at the table. "Naw, greenhouse isn't attached to this building, and I left my raincoat and boots back in my dorm." There was the possibility though...that he was more of an indoor explorer than she... "Do you...know about the tunnels beneath the buildings?"

She settled against the table some more as he continued, he seemed more content with being alone inside than she did. "Don't have any familiars of my own, I like finding wild ones, but I'm not in my dorm enough for them to have a good life." That and something about keeping them as pets would almost...ruin the magic of seeing their native habitats for her. Something about it didn't jive with her.

Her ears perked up at the mention of a bunker beneath the school. It wasn't outdoors, but that seemed like a possible adventure. Maybe...the other stuff too, but at the very least it might be more interesting than watching the storm do its thing. "Underground...bunkers? Do you know where they are?" Her mind started racing with possibilities, what they could find, secrets to uncover. Perhaps just a place to hang out when the weather didn't want to cooperate.

Her ears wiggled slightly as she thought about it, she was certain she had seen nezubats somewhere nearby. "Maybe I'll try that, next time I come across some. Worst case they go back home if they're unhappy, yeah?" She had a fairly good idea of what they liked to eat, and liked to lure various familiars she found closer so she could coo at them and look them over for a little bit.

Stretching, she shifted out of her chair, tail carefully curling next to her. "Wanna look for it with me then?" She picked up her backpack, slipping her arms through it while she waited for a response, making it fairly clear she was going either way. Luckily getting to the cafeteria didn't require going outside.