Board Thread:Roleplay/@comment-26915308-20191003162525/@comment-26892768-20191003184910

When Sky finally lands, she starts to walk around, the energy birds dissipating in the air as she does so. It only takes her a moment to find something unusual - a pile of kicked-up dirt, and a distinctive tuft of blue hair sticking out of it.

"Bolo?" Sky reaches into the pile, and, sure enough, it's Bolo, who she pulls out of the dirt.

"Thanks." The blue-haired boy nods.

"Guess we're partners, then." Sky remarks, looking elsewhere. "So...how do you think Shantae will do?"

Shantae is...still on the branch. Seems like she's concentrating.

"And..." She takes a deep breath, then does a pose. "Transform!"

In a puff of purple smoke, any trace of Shantae disappears, and in her place is a purple-furred monkey with the same golden tiara that Shantae herself wears.

'That took longer than I would've liked, but it's not like I can do my dance on a branch...' Shantae thinks to herself, before she climbs down a good distance on the tree to reach a lower branch. Then she starts to leap from tree, a purple blur in the light.

Her plan is simple - stay out of sight and out of reach of any Grimm until she can find a partner, preferably Sky or Bolo.

'''I mean, unless they partnered up with each other...then I'm kind of at a loss. I guess anyone would be fine then? I mean as long as I get along with them well-' ''But, before Shantae can finish that thought, she's interrupted by someone from below.

"Oh, what a cute monkey!" That exclamation causes Shantae to lose her focus, causing her to poof back into her human form and fall to the ground. She groans, looking up to see who it is...and finds herself staring back into framed ruby orbs.

"You again? We really should stop meeting like this." Rottytops remarks, holding out a hand to Shantae.

Shantae stares at the hand for a moment, then at Rottytops, as it slowly sinks in that this girl is going to be her partner for the rest of her time at Beacon.

She's going to have to work with her for the next four years.

...this is going to be awkward.

Bomb guy then hears a few feminine grunts along with the rustling of branches coming from the trees on his left.

Then a pause, and a loud crack, and almost immediately after he can see the half a tree get sent into the air before landing down.

Hmmm...potential partner, perhaps?

Ruby finds her efforts rewarded with the sound of soft footsteps growing ever-closer. Not towards her specifically, but close by for sure.