Petals on The Moon || Reyna Ramirez-Arellano x Fem!OC

XLVIII

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Hello again.

Play One did not go well, but it wasn't my fault, which is great!

This is the first time ever I have acted, so I was very scared, but I actually did a good job. This play was early in the morning, and I was playing Semele. It was strange working with Claire as Juno, but she did a good job! She has brown hair and high cheekbones, so I think she looked very queenly. Not as much as Reyna, but Reyna refused to participate, which maybe is a good thing. I might have gotten distracted.

Unfortunately, Jason was the problem. He kept forgetting his lines and freaking out, so I would have to jump in and kind of stir the pot to make sure he figured it out. By the end of the play, he was sweaty and sticky and nasty and a very bright pink, so they pulled the curtains early and he fell onto Claire.

"Eugh!" She shrieked, jumping away from him. He thumped to the floor and moaned miserably. "Ew! You smell like onions!"

"It's his armpits," I told her. "Jason is more oniony. Sebastian is more chlorine-y."

"Why do you know everyone's armpit stink?"

"Not everyone. Just them. Reyna keeps herself smelling nice. It's a boy thing." Crouching was something I still had to work very hard on. The whole play, I had to focus on moving as normally as possible, so I was already tired. Crouching to Jason's level took everything out of me, but I needed to check his vital signs and wake him up. "Jason? The play is over."

I put my hand on his neck and he jumped away. "What have you done, My Queen?!" He recited one of the lines he forgot. Unfortunately, he did the hand thrust, and knocked me flat on my butt.

"Suki!" Claire ran to my side as I thudded. "Jason, what the hell?!"

"Oh gods," he mumbled, reaching for me. "Suki, I'm sorry."

He lifted me up, and I found my balance on my leg. "It's okay." Unfortunately, my dress now had a rip in the skirt, so my metal leg was visible. Very awkward. I don't want people to see my metal leg. I want it to just seem like I maybe have a neurological disorder that causes a limp. "But, we need to hurry and get changed. Reyna's fight is in just a bit!"

"Reyna's fighting?" Claire said strangely.

"Uh-huh," I said as I walked towards the exit. "Her mom is the war goddess. I expect no less, and she's very good at fighting."

We parted from Jason since he is a boy, and went into the changing room. Several people were already taking off their makeup from some of the smaller dance performances outside. Me and Claire shared a mirror, since we did not have much makeup on anyway. She had very bold and frightening eyeliner and I had blush and pink lips to "look more innocent". We grabbed some makeup wipes and went to town, which sucks, because they stink.

"You seem to talk highly about her," Claire said. "She's your bestie? Or is Jason?"

"Well, I have three best friends," I said. "Maybe Reyna is my best best friend, just because I tell her a lot more stuff and we see each other a lot. Sebastian isn't my best best friend because he's my brother."

"Oh, totally makes sense," Claire said. "I'm besties with my sister, but my gods, sometimes I need her to go away." She lightly elbow-bumped me. I notice she actually hip-bumps people more than anything, but I think she doesn't do it to me because of my leg, which I find considerate and sweet. "Are we friends?"