The Academy For Mythical Creatures discussion

Grayson was in the band room and playing his drums. He just couldn't get a clear rhythm going.

((they're already friends right?))

Rajah came out of the storage room, trumpet in hand. Her nose wrinkled at the off beat music.

(I think so.)
Graysons stopped playing. "Sorry, I'm just a little out of it today." They said as they looked at Rajah.

Rajah wasn't good at showing emotions like sympathy but she still tried,
"That's unfortunate." She went over to their stand and looked over the music sheet.

"Yeah. I just can't get this part of it." Ey said and pointed at an area near the middle of the page.

Rajah let go of her instrument and her case, leaving them to float aimlessly around the room as she looked over the section. She looked from the drums to the sheet and back again for a few moments in deep thought.

"I don't know what to do, it just doesn't make sense. I've been playing the drums for years and never seen something like this." Grayson said and put his head in eir hands.

Rajah frowned and took their hands in hers,
"Stop." She forced him to look at her,
"We both know you're the best with drums in the club and we both know that I can't lie."

Grayson looked into her eyes. "Thanks, I just freak out when I don't understand something."

Rajah laughed,
"I know." She went over and snatched her stuff out of the air, the case fading out a bit.

"Maybe it would help if you played? Sometimes another instrument helps me."

Rajah nodded slowly before speaking,
"Okay," She snatched up her flying instrument and found a chair as she started playing a simple melody.

Grayson joined in with the melody and realized that this was easier than the last time.

Rajah smiled,
"Much better," She continued on playing, switching to something more upbeat.

Grayson smiled back. "I guess I really did need someone else to play." They replied as they continued to play.

After a few minutes, Rajah stopped playing and got up.

Grayson stopped playing as well. "Thank you so much, I really needed that."

She hesitated a bit but eventually nodded. Today had been an off day for Rajah and the instrument playing offered a bit of a distraction.

"Why did you originally come here, if you don't mind?" Grayson asked.

"Ah..." Rajah thought about how to word her sentence,
"To get my mind off things."

"I'm sorry if i messed that up for you."

She shook her head,
"No you didn't do anything," Rajah looked down at her shoes, catlike eyes narrowing as she watched herself fade in and out a bit.

"Okay, do you need anything? You don't seem very...grounded, I guess."

Her response was as honest as it could go,
"I truly do not know." She looked upward,
"I keep feeling like something's missing."

"I don't know what that might be, maybe you should check your room or classes?"

She shook her head,
"No not like that-" Rajah paused,
"You know what, nevermind, I don't even know how to explain it."

"Oh, a mental thing not physical. I don't know how to help with that, maybe some self-examination would help? I've never been good with those."

Rajah let out a sigh of frustration,
"It's not like that either," She shrugged,
"Nevermind, it's okay"

"Could you try to explain it? I want to help but I'm starting to run out of advice."

Rajah was quiet for a few moments as she tried to think of a way to explain it,
"I feel like...I'm missing something." She tilted her head to the side,
"It's not mental and I don't feel physically missing." Rajah gestured to herself,
"Yes I'm fading in and out but it's not because I'm disappearing or anything."

"Spiritual maybe? I don't know how exactly that would work though. This is quite a dilemma." Grayson responded with clear confusion lacing his voice.

Rajah shrugged,
"I think it has something more to do with emotions than anything." She frowned and crinkled her nose,
"I think spending time around humans has messed with me."

"Maybe you should try to take a break and go see family? That could potentially help." Grayson offered.

Rajah paled,
"You mean the same people who left me to die?!" She scoffed,
"Yeah sure, I'll go back so this time when they poison me I'll stay dead."

"Sorry! I never had a family so I forget that some people had really bad experiences with theirs." Ey paused. "Maybe old friends could help?"

She looked at them with a pointed look,
"Why do you think I came here to talk to you?"

"That makes sense, I'm just not thinking things through today, sorry."

Rajah frowned slightly,
"No, it's not your fault." She let out a resigned sigh,
"You know what, I'll just go." Raj started packing up.

"You don't have to. I can try to give better advice or just talk in general, if you want."

She contemplated it for a few moments before conceding and sitting back down,
"Okay then."

"Is there anything you want to talk about?" Grayson asked.

Rajah was quiet as she thought, her response was little more than a whisper,
"I guess it just gets lonely sometimes."

"Yeah, it's hard sometimes."

"And I guess said loneliness is getting to me."

"Is that why you came here?"

She shrugged,
"Probably yeah."

"Would playing again make you feel better?" Grayson questioned.

She shook her head and glanced at her trumpet,
"It feels like I'm tired of most things nowadays."

"Maybe a new instrument would help. Changes are typically good."

Rajah's mood perked up a bit at the mention of change,
"See I think that's a part of what I'm missing."