– Kathy
After a bit of walking, Kathy looked around to make sure Crash was nowhere in sight. Sighing, she finally dropped the fake smile on her face stopped for a moment to lean against the wall. A moment later, she decided to give up on standing altogether and slowly slid down onto the floor. Looking at Lion, she mumbled, “Just give me a few seconds. I promise, after that it’ll all be about reuniting you with Little Feather.” Gently combing her fingers through Lion’s thick mane, she thought about everything that had transpired that day. ‘There was a lot. And the day’s not even over yet.’ She thought. A momentary blush came over her as she remembered what happened back at the library. Shaking her head to clear the thought away, she sighed and asked Lion, “Caleb Waterfront... What’d you think of him Lion? Crash I mean.”
Whatever reply Lion had to give, Kathy could only let out a light laugh. “Too bad I can’t understand you like Little Feather can. Right now I feel rather awkward, like I’m just having a one-sided conversation by myself.” Getting back up, she dusted her clothes of any potential dust that got on her and stretched her arms out towards the ceiling. Her usual smile was back on her face. “Now let’s get to it. Tell me if you catch a whiff of her scent or something.” She had no idea how good a lion’s nose was, but she assumed even a spirit animal would have a better sense of smell than a normal human.
With a white lion following by her side, she roamed the halls as she tried to think of where Little Feather could have gone.
– Leroy
More bored than ever, Leroy suddenly appeared right beside the Seven and Dani. He had gotten up from the floor sometime during their conversation and approached the two boys as quietly as possible, on purpose, in an attempt to surprise them. “Hey, wanna let me in on the interesting talk?” Smiling in a friendly manner, he didn’t bother to wait for them to answer before he continued, “I’m Leroy by the way. I caught your names from overhearing your conversation, but just for the sake of formality want to re-introduce yourselves to me?”
He gave them a moment to reply before he stared, “Sorry for cutting interrupting you two, but you see…” He began a count-down inside of his head, mimicking a slight moment of hesitation. ‘Three… Two… One.’ “I got here a day late compared to everyone, so I feel really awkward. Y’know? I can’t help but wonder if everyone’s already gone and made friends or formed little social groups without me. So yeah. I’m a little desperate for some human interaction here.”