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You pick up a reel, and read the label, "Medicine Ball?"
Peppa's eyes narrow at the sight of the reel, but she nods. "Yup."
She puts the reel in the projector, and the doohickey starts revolving on the whatsit, shining light onto the canvas.
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In the high school locker room, Peppa finishes getting changed, and takes her normal clothes and zips them into her bag. When she puts her bag away, she does a quick side-to-side to see if anyone's looking at her and her locker. She didn't see anyone looking at her. Her tail twitches.
She whips her head around, and sees a pair of swirly glasses. The girl attached to them yelps in surprise, backing up a step.
"Hey, you! ...you!" Peppa snaps, pointing a finger toward the glasses, and tracing a swirl in the air as she tries to recall this girl's name. She wants to say Polly Whirl? Anyway, "Did you take anything from my locker?"
"N, no?" the girl says, starting to sweat even before the PE starts.
Peppa leans in closer. "Did that have a question mark at the end?"
The girl gulps. "No, it didn't, I didn't take anything! I was just wondering, why you would ask me, I guess?"
Peppa squints. "Why indeed..." For a moment, she reaches for a reason, and comes up with, "You're standing behind me, looking over my shoulder!"
The girl presses her glasses up, her eyes shifting down and aside. "My locker's below yours."
Peppa wags a finger, about to refute that- aaand she can't. "...so it is."
Cringing, she apologizes, turning back to close her locker. She hears the glasses girl sniff, and Peppa focuses on setting up the new padlock for her locker, letting out a breath when she hears the girl's retreating footsteps.
"Just so you know," a voice chimes in. Peppa turns to see Erasa standing beside her. "Videl was watching you like a hawk just then."
"Oh?" Peppa asks. "Why?"
Erasa shrugs. "If I had to say, she probably was going to step in if anything got physical?"
"..." Peppa scowls. "Why is everybody assuming the worst of me?"
Erasa pats Peppa on the back. "Videl's mad at you. But the thing with Videl being mad at you? It means she cares. She'll come around, but just give it some time."
Peppa nods, and hops down to the bench, walking out beside Erasa. "Still, I wouldn't get physical with random people, that'd be what an unstable person does, and I am very stable."
"Mmhmm?" Erasa hums. "So you just get physical with cous-" she cuts herself off.
"Hm?" Peppa looks up at Erasa who is looking away. "What?"
Erasa coughs. "Sorry, thought of something. Anyway, you just get physical with cause, then?"
"Uhhh, yeah?" Weird phrase, but okay. "Lasers work too. Can even do some telekinesis!"
"Telekinesis, huh?" Erasa nods solemnly. "If any balls hit me today, I shall blame you."
Peppa snickers. "Don't worry, I'll put up a forcefield around you, an invisible one that is <span class="mu-i">totally</span> there!"
Erasa grins. "Wow, sooo glad to have you on my side today!"
