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The air was abuzz with such energy! At home, Iridis would have been quietly working in the gardens, engulfed by the dictionary definition of serenity, surrounded on every side by vibrant petals, the smell of healthy soul and specially hybridized flowers filling the air with a scent one had to experience to understand. Perhaps she’d have greeting some of the bumblebees flitting about in the early morning, woven her fingers into their fluffy fur in a hug~

All of that was lovely, but right now she was far too big to be giving bumblebees hugs, and there were not so many flowers in sight! No, there were people of all kinds filling the space with the sound of voices expressing all ranges of emotions, and there were buildings! Buildings of an architectural type so different from home!! Oh, oh, and there was the smell of food in the air, with spices she’d never smelt before! There was nothing ‘crisp’ or ‘clean’ about the bustling area filled with festival activity, but the heavy air was a blanket of new experiences!

Having NO idea about the layout of campus, Iridis had exited her brand-new home, slept in for only one night, and simply followed her feet. Dark Orchid eyes looked to this and that, mouth slightly ajar in a little ‘o’ as she took in the vast amount of fellow students she was sharing this campus with. Which ones were knights!? She wanted to meet them! She bet they must be amazing~ Knights always conducted themselves in a ‘knightly’ way, right? Maybe she could spot them just by guessing! One day she’d have a ‘knightly’ aura~

Entering into an area that seemed dedicated to playing various games, Iridis half-jogged over to the closest one to her, eagerly wondering what the game was. She’d never seen most of these before! A gaggle of boys seemed to be playing or, one of them was playing and the others were watching? Iridis had to inch in close to see past the wall of TALL men, the scent of flowers which softly worked its way into the air around her likely being the first thing to alert the young, dark haired man she’d sidled up to in order to peer around to get a view of the game. ”Look heavy!” In a voice not squeaky high so much as it was flute-ish, the girl breathed the words with excitement. She seemed inclined to join in cheering for the boy who was currently trying to topple the tower of cans, clapping her little hands together. She had no concept of it being rude to edge in on the group, here out of innocent curiosity and lack of shyness. ”Times to try?” She asked as she craned her neck up to the blue eyed man, blinking at him as she held up three fingers, her guess to the number of balls they were allowed.

Thick, uncomfortable energy settled into the air, creating a bubble of unease around the booth that coated the tongue with an uncomfortable taste, drying the mouth. What had happened to the easily catching cheerful crackling of playfulness that had resided in this space only a moment before? Bright blue eyes were less the sky on a sunny day and more ice running through one’s veins and the threat of frostbite. Dark Orchid orbs were locked on them anyhow, as if captured, but cold did not freeze the rest of fae’s body. Wavy wings fluttered silently in anxiety, a subconscious step taken back from the disgust which resonated off the man.

Movement from the accompanying men freed Iridis from the cold burn of icy hues, her eyes darting to catch the similar expressions that painted over nearly every nearby face. Leave us alone. Fell like the growl of an animal defending their territory. No. No this couldn’t be right! There was mistake here, because peers were supposed to get along, right? That was it, they must have some misunderstanding of who she was! More powerful Fae might have seen her as insignificant, but she was here to change that! his school was supposed to be an amazing place where students of all kinds worked towards goals together! Of course, any official information that could have reached her had failed to highlight race and income inequalities which found itself looming in the corners…

”Fae of flowers, seelie. Seelie are allies. Ally and classmate; not flower thing, Caeilluri! Will not cut line, cannot win game, but would like to see game won!” Optimistic smile was already wavering under the continued gaze of the men. Grand ideals about the environment at the school, and the amazing adventures and time she would have here threatened to dissolve with the realization that she could be seen just as, if not more, irrelevant and unwanted here as at home. Her hands had come to rest clutched against her chest, a slight quiver running through her frame, most visible in her wings. It couldn’t be said she was exactly putting on a brave face, so much as a hopeful one, as it truly looked like she would fly away at the slightest ‘boo’. ”So now no misunderstanding… if I did wrong thing?” Hesitation was clear in her voice, not willing to realize that the misunderstanding was entirely her own. She really wanted to believe the way they were looking at her was… some kind of mistake. It was, honestly, a self-inflicted case of naiveite.

Replace? What did the man mean? Well, Iridis was far too excited by the appearance of a true knight to mind it too much! No doubt, the man’s words would creep into her head at night, digging in to form insecurities wherever they could; but in this moment, they’d been burned away by the all-encompassing admiration for the majestic human before her~ There were even two of the women! They both just looked so cool. The little fairy couldn’t help but imagine wearing cloths like that~ Her posture straightened, rolling back her shoulders to stand proud, mimicry being the finest form of flattery.

”Are very amazing!” Flute like voice danced in excitement as Iridis nodded emphatically to the dark haired beauty’s instruction. That is, until she was told to try playing the game! The fae blushed a deep purple, little hand reaching out to take the offered baseball. Her fingers wrapping only just about halfway around it; it was lighter than she’d imagined. ”Not very strong…” She admitted, wings fluttering as her grip tightened on the round object, eyes flickering between it and the weighty looking cans. With a deep breath in, Iridis approached the counter, beating of her wings quickening to raise her into the air enough to at least make the center of the pyramid of cans eye level. ”Will give all!”

She couldn’t let the beautiful knight down!

All in all, the fae had good posture to make a proper throw, and her aim was spot on. A creature that spent so much of her time itty bitty, living a simple lifestyle, had to do something to pass the time. Throwing sour baby grapes, seeing how far she could toss sunflower seeds, skipping itty bitty bits of gravel along the top of puddles… one did lots of physical things without electronics to pass the time. DINK Of course all the aim in the world could account to nothing if there just wasn’t a lot of force behind it. The light weight ball just hadn’t been backed with enough speed to do more than slightly push the can at the middle of the tower. ”It moved!” Whiiiiicch seemed like enough for the little fae. THUNK. Same can, almost the same spot, now it was properly uneven from its line up!

Oh, there was some fire in those Dark Orchid eyes now! Could she nudge it just a bit more?? The Fae wasn’t even trying to knock down the whole tower, she just wanted to knock out that can! She was so close!! CLINK, CLANK, THUMP THUMP. Dead center on the can, the weak throw nudged it just enough for the cans stacked on top to become unsteady, crashing down, causing the middle can to fall as the weight from above it no longer held it in place. ”Aaaa!” Joyful exclamation escaped Iridis, hands clapping enthusiastically. She’d not even knocked over half the tower, it had taken her three tries just to nudge one can out, but she’d knocked one out!.

”Did see?? All in same place!” Pleased as punch, the fae spun in the air, stopping to face the Knight, feet once more coming down to the ground. ”No, no, I am thanking you! You are both being amazing! Are just as I am picturing knights!! Sena? Greetings Sena! And greetings to you!” Petals rustled softly as the girl bowed her head to the knights, not realizing they were one and the same. ”I am Caeilluri of Rosacularis family. Am first of family not being gardener whole life since family can remember! Want be first Fae of Flowers to be knight, beautiful and strong like you~” It was far too much information given for the simple question, but at the back of fae’s mind, she felt like she had to explain that she wasn’t pointless, she wasn’t irrelevant. She wanted Sena to think highly of her! So… she’d rambled about herself, to her own mind, being special in some way just for trying to do something different.

There was too much excitement bottled up to stop there! After all, the girl adored knights. ”Are being master of sword? Can cut arrows from sky? Stop monsters ka-woosh one chop!?” The silly sound effect left the girl in a giddy tone, hand chopping the air in front of her to mimic the slashing of a sword. If Iridis was to get any demonstration of Sena’s prowess with her weapon, it was very likely the fae would proceed to practically worship the ground on which Sena walked.