"But he's not dead." Thea murmured, the Fireball not quite understanding, but saying nothing more of it after Aizawa smacked the NPC on the head. Probably best not to push it, even Thea realized that.

For now, the young leopard lifted her head, whiskers twitching as a bit of snow landed on them, wondering if she should approach somebody, or wait to be approached. She had never played a game, let alone one like this, and suddenly, she felt a bit awkward, the smile growing a bit smaller on her face.

It didn't help she was one of the newer members to the Ascendents, only having been there a couple of weeks, and it seemed the rest knew each other pretty well. Maybe she shouldn't have showed up? This worried Thea quite a bit. Would it be strange to approach a Snowbounder? Should she stick with asking an Ascendent? Should she ask at all? But the lion said at least one member from each clan.

She didn't quite know what to do, and she didn't like that.

ATBASH CIPHER

i should've said what i hear
i should have let myself fear

bio | female | hailcaller [leader] of snowbound

.. Murder mystery? .. Izuku can't help the crooked grin on his face at the NPC's giggling, and Aizawa's reaction. It was a humorous scene, see? Even if it was supposed to be spooky. It's fine. This was more fun, anyways. Izuku's spirits feel lifted, and he shuffles his wings because his paws are hurt, and tilts his head. He was good at analysis, wasn't he? He could probably manage this. Izuku's ears prick as Aizawa finishes explaining. How exciting! Izuku pulls himself back to his paws, and he fully intends on asking an Ascendants member to pair up with him, but --
"Oh, sure!" Izuku agrees, tail wagging. It'd be nice to do this with Kirishima! He liked spending time with the Maned Wolf, see, and this would be a good bonding activity and whatnot. But!! They needed a member from another clan, right? He takes a moment to express this to Kirishima, looking across the small crowd of people before he settles on somebody. "Hey!! Do you want to pair with us?" He turns to THEA, ears pricking. She looked to be around their age, though definitely larger than them, being a leopard. She looked .. unsure, of what to do, and Izuku was glad to drag her into their mess. He hopes she doesn't end up feeling left out, since he and Kirishima already know each other, but!! He'd try!!

Thea turned to see a green maine coon, a strange color, but still, it didn't faze Thea much, as she nodded, offering a smile. "Sure!"

She quickly made her way over, making sure not to step on the NPC. She didn't want them to be smacked for not playing dead again. While she wasn't quite sure what the reason for the game was, she was slowly grasping it. It seemed like most, if not all, were pretty excited for it, so it had to mean it was fun, right?

The young Fireball settled a foot or so away, fur still fluffed up from the cold. "I'm Thea. Who're you guys?" While she usually was more comfortable around the Ascendents, around this many strangers, even with people she knew mixed in, she wasn't always sure what to do. So this was a bit of a relief for her that she had just a bit less room to make mistakes.

So for now, she kept that small smile on her face. She could probably even ask them questions about how they liked being in such a cold place later. After the whole murder mystery thing, or during it if she had time.

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