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They had met over minipets, but they were going to bond over the fangirling.

But first, that required them to meet once more and for that to happen, Abbi had to be at the training field at the precise time Solia was. Since having decided it was important to improve her fighting skills a few weeks ago, especially given how downright dreadful they were, the girl had begun to wander around the training arena quite often. Most days she didn't even get to fighting any of the myriad of dummies that littered the circles, much too busy just trying to cart them around unsuccessfully, and other days too busy alternating between avoiding people and bothering them.
Today was a bother people kinda day.

It wasn't hard to spot the other girl wandering around with her cage, and it was about the time that Solia began her way across the fields that Abbi launched herself toward her, running and jumping until she skipped to a halt in front of her friend.
"Hi Solia! NOOOOOOO I haven't found any yet! I'm not really sure where I'm supposed to get them?" No one was really sure, it was very frustrating!
"Who are you taking out for walkies?" She smiled and bent over to peer into the carrier.

A very stark and frightened oAo face stared back at Solia for a good long while until she mentioned melting them only once. The fact that taking these firefoxes or whatever they were out of their cages made them melt instantly made the teen regret having gotten one if it meant possible melting of whatever cute thing she received. But...
"Oh the Life Labs?! OOOOOHHHH! I bet could I convince Jack to give me a really cute one oooohhhh." A hand swung up to her chin to hold the bottom of her face and consider how good her luck was. Typically it was pretty poor, but hey she would take the chance if it meant cute animal things. Even if she couldn't quite cuddle them...

"Hi Edward, Charles, Phillip, Eric and Charming!" Abbi chirped as she put her hands on her knees to keep from toppling over since she was still bent in half. "You're all so fluffy! But no Weasley?" That was totally a king ok...
With a jump into the air, the girl righted herself and grinned at Solia. A hand vaguely gestured at the fallen dummy behind them, the thing scuffed up but not from any hits from the ginger hunter.
"Yeah yanno! Just some training... I'm pretty bad at fighting and I figure maybe I should be better at that... What about you? You train lots too?" Actually, what kind of weapon did Solia have? Oooohhhhhh... Curiosity colored the teen's face and she tried to look interested in her friend's reply, but it was hard to be patient when she so wanted to just blurt out that they should fight.
"WE SHOULD TRAIN TOGETHER!"
Waiting was very hard for Abbi...

As if Solia weren't already on Abbi's top favorite people ever list, her recitation of "Weasley Is Our King" certainly knocked her up to the number one slot. There was, of course, a secret category above the top ten that one person currently held but no one really needed to know about that except Abbi.
Both her hands came up to gently cover the space in front of her mouth as the girl tried very hard to remain calm.
"20 Points to Solia." She whispered, her voice low only to show her great esteem of the girl. They would now be friends forever because Harry Potter was a bond one did not break.

"You're a Hufflepuff? Ohmigosh that's sooo cute! I can never decide what House I'd be..." Abbi sighed dramatically as she stretched her arms above her head in preparation. "Probably Gryffindor. Though I was once told I'd make a great Hufflepuff..." For a moment she went a little dream eyed but jumped back into attention. "But for today, I'll represent Gryffindor!"

She was sidetracked a moment later and dropped her fighting stance.
"Oh gosh, I totally understand how hard it can be to fight in close combat. Maybe we should practice on each other today! Since yanno, we're about the same height and all!" Abbi had one inch on Solia. Aw yiss.

Totally assuming that when the bow was summoned it was going to be used as such, Abbi summoned her own weapon and rose up on her toes in hopes of dodging the arrow that would fly. She had fought another bow wielder, and lost, but felt pretty satisfied in her knowledge of how they worked in battle.
And that notion went flying out the window when Solia whacked Abbi with her weapon.
A loud squawk left the girl, her feet quick to stumble back as she brandished her scythe wildly in hopes of fending off any further attacks.
"Holy hand-grenades, gah! Yowza, that hurt!" It didn't matter that her shield took the damage and that it quickly subsided in pain, the fact Solia had attacked so suddenly was the most surprising thing.

"I don't wanna be a Hufflepuff if it means getting beat up!" She yowled as she turned tail and tried to run away.

HP: 40-11= 29
Damage: ha ha no

Though she had been running pretty full tilt, Abbi stopped quite forcefully in her tracks and turned a grimace to Solia.
"That was awful." She told her in regard to the joke before she was shot with an arrow. A rather dramatic cry left her as she flopped over onto the ground in anguish, sticking her scythe up so that it did not touch the floor.
"Training sucks!" Abbi wailed before she rolled back onto her knees. But they were training, so she had to at least try.

She didn't want to, but once back on her feet she hurried back over to Solia and gave a swing of scythe, barely knicking the girl with the handle.
"Maybe we should like... Train another day?" She gave the girl a hopeful and skittish grin.

HP: 29-9= 20
Damage: 1

Not at all going to fault her for her lack of wit in the heat of the moment, Abbi nodded her solemn agreement that Ravenclaw was a great house, but not for them. She did, however, balk at Solia mildly and twirled her scythe to keep herself occupied and from attacking since she had decided it would be better not to train right now.
"They're not gonna know we only half-trained." She pointed out with her weapon that she stopped mid-spin to point at Solia.

And then frowned very deeply at the name.
Caelius may be their leader, but he was a rotten man with a terribly disposition and Abbi was not at all pleased to be compared to him. Even if she totally missed the fact that her friend was referencing the scythe connection and nothing on an emotional or personality level.
"I may be Mini but I'm not a Mini Cael!" She shouted as she launched forward into a run and swung the weapon, hoping to snag Solia with the curved blade. "I'm a Mini Moon, which is totally way nicer than that butt face!" He'd hurt her friend, so Abbi was a little... Sensitive, to say the least.

HP: 20-5= 15
Damage: 7

"Wait, what? Are you serious?" Her weapon dropped to the floor with a clunk, the pole piece hitting the ground so that the blade was protected, even if Viveca squawked angrily in the girl's mind. "Cause like... If that's the case then we're totally training super hard and deserve like... Really hot showers and brownies. So many brownies." Additional privileges were serious business and Abbi was fully prepared to conspire with Solia in any matter to get those privileges. Especially for sweets.

She didn't stop when Solia fired, wincing at the attack but continuing on to swing the scythe up and knock against the girl's thigh. Abbi did at least look very guilty over having done that.
"YES TOTALLY LIKE SAILOR MOON." Oh man, no seriously Solia was the best. She got all the references and even knew songs and look she needed to be Abbi's best friend right now kthx.
Even if her opinion on their leader was... Dubious at best.

Abbi sighed and hopped back, bringing her weapon up in a defensive position in front of her body. Eyebrows lowered over her eyes as she gave the girl across from her a most serious expression.
"Scowling is the least of his... Transgressions." Her tone turned quiet, her eyes darted down toward the ground, but she did not give up her position. "Solia he... He took my friend's eye... Like it was nothing. Like it was a game. Like he was the dad punishing a child with a scolding rather than a removal of a vital part of life..." She hadn't meant to get serious, but she couldn't let the truth go unheard.



HP: 15-2= 13
Damage: 3