u/Witch_MonicaEverett

Welp it happens to the best of us eventually

Is it weird to say I'm excited that I finally get one?

You witness Monica (in the form of Ardan) making a lap around the track, returning face full of sweat and breathing heavily.

Her stamina is improving, some might notice, back then having stamina comparable to Riko Kashimoto, now at least able to run a lap with minor struggle

She wipes off her sweat, preparing to head back to her team room when she notices you, almost appearing like a true Mejiro for a moment

How do I turn back...? sneezes and transforms

H-Huh...? T-That's it? D-Do I just...

transforms again

H-Huh... It was that simple...?

huff huff

Monica, still in the form of Ardan jogs across the park slowly, while she has clearly become more athletic than she was as a human, she is clearly not yet used to any kind of sports

She passes you and plops down on the bench, picking up a water bottle as she takes a big gulp from it

She sighs, still breathing heavily as she wiped away her sweat.

Then she seems to remember something as she digs around her pocket

T-Time!

she clicks a stop watch

// Reddit, stop changing your UI, you're confusing me

How long will this last...?

W-Well... I still have to do my work...

*she prepares to struggle taking a book from a tall bookshelf, only to pull it down easily with her (slightly) increased height*

O-Oh...

W-Welcome to the team... Lan...

// you might see a Monica in the bottom left corner, ignore that, I just put her to the corner for easy access when this arc is over and she isn't Ardan anymore