Northstar Vale I love inside jokes; I'd love to be a part of one someday.

At least the attention made her feel a little bit better. Took a little away from the burning, stinging sensation, of the feeling of her lip puffing up. She gingerly prodded it with the tip of her tongue and recoiled, whimpering. It was no use keeping a brave face if your face looked like a balloon animal.

Instead, she tried breathing deeply in an attempt to soothe her sobs. Tried not to concentrate on the predicament at hand. Lilitu looked at Ibis with tears in her eyes, then over at Arielle, and then over at—

She shrieked, spotting a bumblebee (the same one?!) landing on a flower nearby, fussing around in the center of it. She gestured wildly with her head at it and backed away, fur bristling. This was it, her great nemesis. She had made an enemy for life; she was convinced of that.