PACK IT IN, PACK IT IN ☆ play-sparring

[LUMIA CIPHER.]

The last few days had been... rough. Mixed, for the most part, but still rough. While Lumia was glad to be in The Typhoon, and glad to have met Vayne, she had apparently arrived at a bit of a bad time. Only a couple of days after her joining, Danny had stumbled upon the body of his mother, an experience that was just generally traumatizing for obvious reasons. After that, Lu hadn't been able to properly sleep for the last couple of days, her mind – and gut – occasionally churning whenever she reflected back on what had happened. However, she was determined not to let herself fall apart. Additionally, she wasn't about to let anybody else fall apart, either. She had wanted to make friends with Danny before everything happened, and now they were especially going to be friends. He needed support, and he was going to get it.

However, Lumia had never really had many friends before. As a result of this, she... didn't really know how to make them. She liked to think she knew how to talk to others, but... that wasn't the entire process. Instead of going the direct route and risking a big mess-up, Mia had decided to go with something a little more exciting. Something that would, hopefully, make her come off as charming. All she needed to do was wait for the right time, when Danny was in a place where neither of them would become too terribly hurt from her plan.

Thankfully, it wasn't too long until that right time came. The perfect opportunity for her to strike. She had spotted Danny out on the beach, sitting in the sand where there was plenty of space for what she had in mind. Feeling confident that her plan would work well, Lumia made her way over, dropping down into a sneaking crouch as she grew closer. Before long, she leapt forward, aiming to crash her smaller body into Danny's shoulder and hopefully send him crashing down. Whether she was successful or went tumbling into the sand, she didn't care. Because it still wasn't long before she popped back up, voice full of excitement, "Hey, Danny! Guess what? We're gonna try sparring, because I think you need some practice! After all, you're gonna be a beta soon, right? You'll really impress whoever your teacher is if you've got a bit of practice beforehand!" There was a flaw in her plan, though – several, actually, but she hadn't considered the rest. What if Danny thought that she had specifically singled him out, and caught on to why she was doing it? What if she accidentally made him think about his mom?

Thinking quickly on her feet, the young feline turned on the spot, falling out to those around her, "H... Hey everybody! Who wants to come and try out a big sparring thing? It's never bad to get in a bit of fighting practice, and we could use some company!" She gestured vaguely back towards Danny, not bothering to see what the canine's reaction was. Her focus now was just on making sure things worked out as planned.

WATER POURING DOWN FROM THE CEILING

— Reggan