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Tril maybe should have been doing homework. Or studying. Or maybe even just playing video games or watching tv like any of the other students currently buzzing around the lounge.

Instead they were sneakily drifting around as water vapor in the air. Hunting for... something fun to do really. Finally they settled their focus on a girl in the corner. Who apparently must have been doing something school-related because she was quietly working away with her books open.

With an internal grin of expectant delight Tril silently condensed out of the air to sit next to the girl. Copying her appearance entirely. It was all Tril could do to hold off on snickering while they waited for the girl to notice the sudden appearance of a twin. Or a mirror. Or maybe an evil version of them from another dimension. So many options to choose from.

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It was a perfectly executed plan, with a perfectly achieved result. Tril snickered quietly to themself and then decided to see how far this could go. They watched the girl's mannerisms carefully and began to try imitating them as best they could. "No, silly," they whispered conspiratorily, "im the other you. The one who gets to do all the fun stuff and never ever read dumb books or waste time with homework."

Tril smiled with Katie's face and stood up from the table. "Have you ever seen what things look like from the top of the roof here? Come have fun with me."

Tril grinned as the ploy seemed to be working. Even better than the trick was the simple fact that they had someone to keep them company for at least the time being. Considering the consequences of their misdirections wasn't, however, a thing they were thinking about.

Tril-katie nodded back and then offered the girl a hand to lead her out of the room. Ignoring any random stares they were getting. "I know the way. Actually the roof on the rest of the school is better- it has towers and everything. And the best part is they don't lock all the doors so I can get up there all the time." Actual, genuine excitement peeked through their mischievous facade, though they'd never admit it. "The back stairs are the best. They go almost all the way up," Tril whispered as they hurried towards the main buildings of the school.

Tril was perhaps a little overeager to follow through with their slapdash plan. Probably because they expected something or someone to foil it at any moment. A student with weird magic sight or a teacher noticing the fishy behavior. Heck, even one of the gross gods making a simple appearance at all nearby could ruin everything.

It was then though that the girl cried out for relief from the running. Right. Human. Oops. They slowed down to an easy walk and reluctantly let go of Katie's hand. "Sorry, I was excited to show you to the fun stuff. I forgot you don't get to do this all the time," they whispered back with what they felt was a solidly mediocre cover story. "Do we need to sit down? I think all the books and homework are making you slower. More running and having fun is better for you."

Oh it was so tempting to suggest leaving the books somewhere, but Tril gauged that it would risk ruining the opportunity so they didn't press the issue. Instead they hopped up onto a low wall on the side of the path to stand on the edge while Katie composed herself.

"I guess we can walk. It would be boring if you didnt make it there and I had to be all alone," they reluctantly whispered as they slowly walked along the wall, placing one foot in front of the other.

Then they pointed up to the tower of a nearby academic building. "Up there to the top. You can see a lot from up there." They kept whispering like everything was some little secret meant just for the two of them.