And another Ahiru is feeling the bluuuues

[quacked_out]

[ After a week of trying to keep her head up and hope for the best, Ahiru's spirits had finally diminished to the point that forcing smiles for everyone at the residence she was staying at was becoming very difficult.

She had been naive enough to think that things were changing for the better after the masquerade ball, where her friendship with

Comments

[still_notafish]

[[Pique is wandering along when she sees another Ahiru. Although she doesn't know if it's the Ahiru from her own world, she approaches her]] Hey, Ahiru? Are you all right?

[quacked_out]

[ The slightly familiar sound to the voice makes Ahiru blink, and she looks up, eyes widening in surprise when the land on violet-eyed girl. ]

P-Pique!?

[still_notafish]

[[Pique beams]] Yeah! Hey, you know who I am! That's a relief... I ran into a double of you that was a princess.

[quacked_out]

A princess? [ She can't help but laugh at that. Had Pique met a Princess Tutu? Or was it someone else? With so many doubles, it was hard to keep track any more. ] So you already know about the weird double thing, huh? It takes awhile to get used to.

[dancingqueenrue]

[[Rue approaches her, frowning.]]

...What's wrong?

[quacked_out]

[ Ahiru looks up, her forlorn expression immediately twisting into a forced smile. ]

Oh! Hi, Rue! I'm uh... just out getting some fresh air! It was getting kind of stuffy inside...

[dancingqueenrue]

[[She sits beside Ahiru, giving her a sympathetic look.]]

...Really. What happened?

[quacked_out]

[ Her smile falters a little bit, despite her best efforts to keep it in place. She really didn't want to worry anyone. ]

I just... needed a little time to myself.