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As much as I used to do these in the past, I've never actually started one! I'm much better at building on other's ideas. I'll try.

On the playground, Eris always found herself alone. She was currently sitting next to a tree, petting an oddly calm squirrel. The sounds of the birds in the trees and the curious movements of all the little many-legged insects were so much more fascinating than her boring school mates. A raven appeared to be watching her from a branch above. She was content.

Carly, the young pretty daughter of a rich father, noticed Eris enjoying her time outdoors with no social interactions and decided this really pissed her off. She was suddenly very adamant about having Eris be very much not content with whatever weird thing she was doing.

"Hey girls," Carla said to her girls,

"Um, my name's actually Becky-"

"Um, right, Bethany and...the other one."

Becky and the other one whipped to attention, loving every moment of attention from the great Carly.

"Look at that weird kid." Carly scoffed, "She hasn't complimented me at all today! Let's mess her up."

The girls walked across the loud playground to Eris.

"What's up with the squirrel?" Carly snarled, "Is he your only friend?"

"Oh hello," Eris said unemotionally, "This is Tom. He's dead."

"Wait, what are you even talking about?" asked Carly genuinely, "Look at him, he's standing up!"

"Say hello, Tom." Eris asked.

The squirrel removed his head as if it were a hat, and then preformed a cute little bow before snugly putting it back in place on his tiny shoulders.

While the other girls ran away screaming, Eris giggled and went back to petting Tom.

Although she was too young to know what she was doing at the time, Eris showed traits of being a natural necromancer.

[ I had this idea of her super religious parents fending off a flock of ravens as the ravens attempt to give her an invite to a School of Dark Magic in a twisted spin on Harry Potter, but I feel I've written too much already! Continue in any way you want. ]