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It was a splendid day. A sunny one, to be precise. The typical weather for Fontaine. And it was also an ideal day for a picnic of cakes, pastries, the typical for someone as regal as Furina. Around her, there was Neuvillette, Sigewinne, and Navia. (Of course, Clorinde was not able to come, and Wriothesly? Pfft. Fat chance for him to get an invitation.) The wind blew gently, a serene, soothing feeling, as the group feasted on their brought delights.
Sigewinne brought along a small tube of bubbles, blowing them into the crisp spring sky, and sandwiches custom-made for the occasion, decorated with light soy designs on the toasted bread, and edible bows made out of cheese and ham. Navia brought along some macarons and imported Inazuman snacks. She insisted Furina tried something new for a change. That she "couldn't always rely on cake and more cake to survive", much to the beloved Hydro icon's chagrin. Neuvillette? Always the one to refresh. He brought along water, water...and more water. Some were flavoured, others were paired with citrus and whatnot.
It was Sigewinne who then later spoke up, talking to a teddy she brought along. "Okay, Monsieur Teddy Bear! Are you ready to go to sleep?"
Navia, curious, looked at the Melusine doctor, smiling while munching on a macaron, "Ya talking to an old friend, Sige'?" to which the other replied, "It's Monsieur Teddy Bear's bedtime! Every day, Monday through Friday, he sleeps at 1:30 sharp! Other days are much more later!"
Turning back to her stuffed companion, she tucked him in a soft cotton blanket, way too small for use, "There you go, Monsieur Teddy Bear!" Sigewinne gleamed, before reaching over to grab a fruit skewer that Freminet secretly put aside for them (before taking a graceful swan dive into the waters). Furina breathed in the crisp Fontaine air. It hits differently depending on the seasons. Spring held the essence of sweet flowers and crisp honeydew. A respite for most, a nightmare for others. Laying down, her hair splayed out and her hat toppled off of her head. Slowly, her eyelids dropped...and...
THUNK.
A large, heaving weight dropped onto her stomach, nearly knocking all of the food out of her body. Coughing and breathing air into her lungs, she held a hand to her chest. "AM I DEAD? DID I SEE CELESTIA?! WHAT HAPPENED?!" The dramatic girl looked around, before laying eyes on the people she was having the picnic with. Navia, in particular, was...shocked? Furina didn't understand. Everything was peaceful up until she was rudely woken up by whatever nearly knocked all of her air out. The shaky woman's hand pointed somewhere, gesturing for her to look at the direction she was pointing at.
In a daze of confusion, Furina swished her head around, to see...a person? This person was dressed in an odd way. Sleek, brown suit (that was eerily similar to Miss Mare, a popular comic character and heroine Sigewinne liked) with horse motifs, and small (possibly decorative?) wings of similar colour attached to his brown shoes. And...were those glasses he had on? They masked his eyes perfectly...too perfectly.
Before anyone could comment any further, Sigewinne yelled and pointed at him, "WHAT THE FUCK, WHO ARE YOU?!-"
The vulgar comment was immediately followed by Navia throwing a whole platter of rice crackers to the teen-looking man. He was snapped out of his daze, ducking down before the metal plate smacked him. The Melusine behind her hid behind Neuvillette, who only just gave a small glance to the newcomer.
Clearing his throat, the Iudex spoke up, "And who may you be, Monsieur? It is not every day we get strange visitors."
Silence, before the boy spoke up.
"Pegasus. My name is Pegasus."
This time, it was Sigewinne who spoke up. Unlike her initial reaction to Pegasus, she was now smiling. "Right! That explains the horse motifs and the small wings on your shoes! Nice to meet you, Pegasus! My name's Sigewinne!"
Slowly, the rest of the group introduced themselves to him, "Furina de Fontaine!~ Consider yourself graced by my presence!"
"Navia! You'll see me hanging around the Spina di Rosula, my gang I swing with."
"Neuvillette."
Pegasus nodded along to the introductions. The Melusine nurse then pat the space next to her, gesturing for him to sit down, "Come have some food! How about you explain how you got here?"