Private Finished Follow the Music

Sareth yawned to themself as their latest drama class finally ended. As much as they enjoyed theatrics and playing pretend, the classes covered a lot of theory that bored them quickly. They supposed it had value, but they only attended these classes to keep themself occupied, and the practical lessons were far more fun most of the time.

Still, they'd done their obligation to the Academy for the day, so Sareth considered the best way to spend the rest of their free time. They had so much to catch up on after 12 years on ice, so much had changed, both on the island and abroad. They were utterly behind on everything.

It was an inconvenience they were eager to rectify.

Sareth floated through the Arts Wing, largely ignoring their peers, passing by the music classrooms as they went.

Sareth came to a stop as the singing flowed from the music room to their ears. The tune wasn't really familiar to them, most recent music wasn't of course. They had time to spare, they figured, so they lingered by the door to the room and listened in on the song.

They had only intended to stop for a moment, but the longer the song went on, the longer they found themself listening. Eventually, they realised they were humming along. They were impressed, clearly, this person was dedicated.

After a short moment longer, they silently entered the room, their feet not touching the ground as they floated in. They stayed near the entrance, however, not making a sound until the song came to end. Once it did, they slowly began to applaud.

"Oh please, no need to stand up on my account." They returned the grin, flashing perhaps a few too many teeth as they glided forward into the room. "Don't mind my intrusion, I simply heard your voice and thought that I must find out who it belongs too."

With a small flourish of their hand, they leant forward in a theatrical bow, their dark eyes flicking up to her, almost like they were sizing her up.

"Sareth Oranahr, just another student for now." They said, maintaining their grin. "Who might you be?"

They seemed equally amused as Fe introduced herself, giving a short tilt of their head as they stood back up straight, crossing their arms behind their back.

"Well, it's always a pleasure to meet a rising star so early in their career," They said, expression settling into a comfortable smirk as they spoke. "Did you write this piece? You'll have to forgive my unfamiliarity, I'm a little behind the times, one might say."

Sareth decided to file the names and tidbits away in the back of their head as she spoke. They had, truthfully told, mostly been buttering her up as they spoke. But if she actually was in the process of making it big that was certainly interesting to the demon. They gave an attentive tilt of their head as she explained, before speaking themself.

"Well, I suppose I am new to the academy, but not the island." They began to explain. "I'm sure you're aware of the Dark Crystal Academy? I'm one of those unfortunate souls who was frozen along with the rest of the school."

If they were at all bothered by their displacement in time, they gave no sign of it, simply shrugging.

"So I suppose I can't blame you for not having noticed me before." They continued, another playful grin stretching across their face. "But rest assured, I do plan to have the rest of the island know my name sooner rather than later."