[RQ] Come out of your shell

Cheer up and dry your damp eyes and tell me when it rains
And I'll blend up that rainbow above you and shoot it through your veins

Fortunately for Sohalia, she was saved from having to figure out how to answer when Hadama called the end of the competition. With a smile for Nova, Soh said, "I'll tell you all about it - later." Specifically when later would come, well... that would be a mystery.

Soh lugged her basket over to Hadama, watching as he counted. She couldn't quite place her finger on it, but there was something... different about him lately. He'd always been friendly to her, but now he regarded her with a sort of distance that she wasn't entirely sure of. When she and Nova were announced the winners, her suspicions were only confirmed - where Nova received a fond look, the glance to Soh was more reserved.

Unease bubbled within the Luminary's chest; she would need to seek him out soon. But for now, she simply turned to Nova with a grin. "Congratulations!" she squealed. Once the others had dispersed, she added, "I've got to go, but let's meet up soon." Then she was on her way.

the Luminary

'Cause your heart has a lack of colour and we should've known
That we'd grow up sooner or later 'cause we wasted all our free time alone

code stolen from sky who stole it from odd