“Again.” The young bug stretched out their arm, sending out three small scarlet figures resembling their own brethren. The fiery silhouettes flew a short distance before dissipating into thin air, drawing a sigh from their caster. “Do I really have to perform tonight-? I can’t even get this skill down, and this is one of the easiest things…” The taller bug accompanying them nodded. “Yes. You need to practice performing in front of an audience as much as you do the individual tricks. And what does it matter if you’re still not great at the routine? The audience won’t be very large, and it’s all definitely improved from when you started.” “Yeah, I suppose you’re right.” The soon-to-be performer took a deep breath and stretched out their arm again, summoning the scarlet figures once more; the beings flew for longer before disappearing this time, and their summoner grinned widely, proud of themself. They did this several more times, each attempt slightly better than the last. Each attempt, the caster’s confidence grew. Eventually, they stopped, tired but happy. The taller one put their hand on the younger bug’s shoulder and gave them a proud smile. “I think you’ll do rather well tonight, kiddo.” The silhouette-summoner nodded in agreement. /Maybe tonight’s performance won’t go as badly as I thought…/ --- Story/writing: @MicroSoftie Characters: Team Cherry, @MicroSoftie Audio: Team Cherry Background: Fungal Wastes (Team Cherry) SO NOT REPOST WITHOUT MY PERMISSION/ Fanart and feedback are allowed an appreciated ^^
