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Of course. Of freaking course. This just couldn't be a nice run through a field. No way, not here. Whisper drug her hands down her face and did a final stretch. She took a deep breath, relaxing whatever nerves had crept to the surface. This was a challenge right? No, even better; A bet. She bet herself she could make it across, or at least the furthest, or she'd have to jump rope for 4 hours a day while singing Mr. Sparkle Heart Norris' favourite song repeatedly. She almost shuddered at the thought.

When Whisper's chance finally came she bolted forward, hoping the ground underneath would be solid.



[[F10, F9, F8, E8, E7, E6, E5, F5, G5, G4, G3, F3, E3, D3, D2, D1, C1]]

(( I sincerely apologize everyone, something happened IRL that takes huge precedence over Gaia; I don't know when the next major update will occur.

Poke: Please assume that someone reached and freed Astra (please don't name names, I haven't been able to check the maps), so you can have your character attempt to walk the rest of the way or fly again. Your call. Didn't wanna leave you stranded there. ))

((danke danke! and don't worry about it maru, just worry about whats happening IRL first <3 Iwyvyouuuu))

Before Astra realized what was happening, she was shot to the ground and trapped within the net. At first she thought she had set off a trap, until she heard Red's voice. What she heard though gave her a mixed message. She had made the right choice, but at the same time she had made the wrong one. Confused, she watched as the others attempted to cross, only to get bogged down and eaten by-

OMGWHATTHEJACKWERETHOSETHINGS

Astra almost screamed in panic, franticly trying to free herself from the net before she was eaten by the shark looking things. Even though they were spit back up, this might not be a guaranteed thing. Whatever the case, she didn't want to get eaten! Although as she saw jericho cross...she privately hoped he would.

It wasn't long before the net suddenly came lose, and the fairy was free to do as she pleased. But as she stood ready to move again, she wondered what to do. Should she fly again, and get netted again, or do as red said and test her 'luck' and run the risk of getting eaten?

With a frantic look around the course for any stray shark skitters, she decided she may as well do as she was told, and she took off running this time. As fast as her tiny legs could carry her.

Sheridan had been standing near the back behind another group of students. Hiding? No, he was too tall to hide even if he had wanted to. No, it was a simple matter of survival, he was keeping. Between that look on Red's face and the 'joy' of her boat ride, Sheridan was making sure as hell was not standing in the front row! Not a chance, let her eat someone else!

They just had to cross the field? That didn't seem so--holy jack! Previous thought retracted!

The dragon froze in his tracks, silver eyes widened as the first skeeter shark emerged from the swamp. What was that thing?! He had been about to step onto the field, only to stop and nearly jump backward and away from the course. That ominous feeling he had had about this class from the moment he walked in the door, maybe he should have listened to that.

For a moment he had briefly considered the same thought as Astra, to simply fly across the field and avoid whatever obstacles may be hidden beneath. That thought however quickly vanished, a brow raised as he watched the result of the fairy's attempt. Flying was out then, not that he was surprised, though he was moderately disturbed by how much professor Red seemed to be enjoying all of this.

His eyes narrowed, picking out each spot the others had taken, his mind working to find the most optimal path to take. Deep breath, there was no avoiding it, may as well get it over with. He was light and fairly quick, maybe if he was fast enough...

A final look across the field, his nerves steeled, Sheridan was sprinting across the field. If I die here, I am going to haunt you forever...



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Cyrilla had been sitting back, pretty much lost in her own world, when she suddenly found herself face to face with the idea that she had to actually =do= something. SInce she hadn't been paying any real amount of attention, she gulped, ran a hand back through her hair and made an awkward face. There was definitely no treasure nearby (outside of some jewelry others had on) so there was no help trying to use that as a way to get across. No, instead she had to figure this out on her own. She groaned as she stepped up to plate, and eyed her surroundings.

Well.

Here goes nothing, she mused to herself.



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PETRO IS JOINING!

Despite all the dangers and the injuries and the humiliation that was in store for any student that was suicidal had managed to sign up for Red's class, Petro still wanted in on Gym. Especially now that it was held out doors, much to the tikbalang's delight. He'd been watching the others from a distance, cringing whenever a skitter-shark gobbled them up but taking note of who'd gotten the farthest. He grinned, glad to see it was Astra. But that grin turned to concern when Red effectively grounded the fairy Reaper. Seeing Tahki suddenly join in, the only question Petro had was why didn't he think of doing that himself? With a grin, he charged onto the field in his first attempt across.



((F10, F9, F8, F7, G7, H7, H6, H5, G5, G4, F4, E4, E3, D3, D2, D1))