Night Raven College: Trial Start!

*Bunnelby Holes and Hootlingo: The Scarlet Queen's Solitaire, Trial Start!

The lobby was bustling as five curious Pokémon crowded behind Kokia and Waiho, staring at the boy who barged in. Grim glanced at the collared redhead as he pressed himself into the lounge sofa with a twinge of satisfaction. "So, you got collared from eating a tart? Mryha, what a riot!"

Heat crept up Ace's collared neck and said, "Oi! It's not funny!" He grabbed the collar that was currently clamped around his neck in frustration. "This thing cuts off magic! That's like cutting off your arms and legs and being told to run an obstacle course. There were three whole tarts in the fridge! My Dorm Head blew up on me while I was snacking on just one slice! Just one freaking slice!"

Everyone looks at one another for a couple of moments.

"Yeah, that's kinda over the top, I guess..." Kokia remarked as she studied the collar with fascination. "Is this normal magic in this world? Cause it sounds a bit like Disable if it had ever more capabilities and power since the effects haven't faded yet."

"Mrnya, serves this food thief right."

Almost everyone gave minor sympathies to this strange human Waiho told them about. However, Waiho along with Kolo sat on the other side of the sofa while snickering at the fact that a baked good had caused Ace's misfortunate circumstances.

"What kind of sympathetic showings are those? I came here for shelter, and this is how you treat people in need?" Ace complained while glaring at the dumb serval and the creepy purple mushroom sprite thing as they laughed at him. The two Pokémon laughed harder as Ace's bedhead fluffed up, making it look like he was an angry Pikipek fluffing its head feathers.

"Mrya... You said that there were three tarts, right? Maybe it was for someone's birthday or a start of the school year party?" Grim thought aloud, posing in the best detective pose he could pull off.

Kokia finally took her attention away from the collar to look at the boy with a hint of sympathy in them as she shook her head. "Ya thought that taking someone else's food was a good idea? That act is grounds for a fight if you had just randomly grabbed whatever you wanted." Kokia muttered as she had been woken up at one in the morning for this.

Thinking about it and realizing that Ace is a guy who will stir up more trouble, and most likely for her since she was the first person he went to find, perhaps it would be better to try and help him fix this quickly and hope he doesn't do any more dumb stuff, hopefully. "Well, maybe tomorrow you can go an' explain that your judgment was clouded after all that happened yesterday? I'm sure your Dorm Head can't be that over the top if you apologize before class and say you will be more vigilant in the future."

"Tch. Fine, you have to come with me though. It's your idea for this, so it's on you if he blows up again, Koki." Ace scoffed as he jumped up from the couch, sending more dust airborne from stomping on the floor."

"BRAI!!" " MY FUR !!"

Ignoring the bipedal fox's frantic swiping of its fur, Ace walks toward the stairs. "So, I'm rooming in your room, right? There is no way I'm sleeping in this dusty, run-down dorm if there are no other clean rooms- What the hell!?!"

Mimikia's large shadow claws blocked Ace from going up the stairs. Her eyes glared at Ace for daring to think he could boss Kokia around like that.

"O-oi! Kokia! What's with this ragdoll having bigass claws under that small doll that looks straight from a horror B-Film!?"

"Braixen!" " Mama! Please! Take me with you tomorrow; this dust will become a part of my fur if I stay in here any longer! "

"ELecK !" " WAnna GoOo outSIDe ! "