Catastrophe on Campus

[hfm_npcs]

[Monday morning, a crowd of young adults and presumably teachers are gathered around the college campus, spilling out into the street. Some of them have signs. Most of them seem to just be shouting and sounding generally upset. The signs and words consist of outrage against the schools’ inadequate supplies.]

[The crowd grows thicker as the day goes on, though various teenagers and children leave the school early to wait outside for their harried-looking parents to pick them up.]

[Police come to monitor the events. Some of the teachers and other important-looking figures start heading towards the front to address the buzzing crowd.]

[Later in the afternoon, the frustration seems to only be mounting further until a scream breaks out in the middle of the mass of people. Then another, and another, all from very different parts of the crowd. Was it induced by frustration? Is there something else going on? Either way, the panic is mounting, people are scattering, screams of anger and fear are rising--the crowd and whatever may be in there will be making this situation dangerous.]

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[raisethemoon]

[Well, that sure is a thing!

Luna would very much like to go fight those, but obviously not with two children in tow. So she follows Lily's directions instead, gently gliding in that direction.]

So... [Non-Nox conversation topic? Probably.] ...how old are you?

[hfm_npcs]

[Rose stays silent and continues to hang on. The Nox are scary, but the idea of falling is scarier, and she's not about to distract Luna. Lily has no such compunctions.]

I'm four anna half! Rose is seven.

[And then, because it's only polite:]

How old are you?

[raisethemoon]

I am many thousands of years old, child.

[hfm_npcs]

[There's a pair of breathless gasps from the girls. Rose may not be talking, but she's still listening. Lily, of course, expresses her surprise.]

No way!

[raisethemoon]

[Luna laughs; she's had little opportunity to tell young humans that. Foals all know already, that's not as fun.]

Indeed! But my sister is older yet!

[hfm_npcs]

You have a sister?

[Evidently that's what it takes to pique Rose's interest enough to make her speak up.]

[raisethemoon]

[Oh, it is the quiet one!]

Indeed! Her name is Celestia, and she is in this city as well!