belatedly i realize this meetup furthers the dreamchasers canon that only a-name people get powers

[ Now that the utter mortification has passed, Ayla finally notices the weird...kinship feeling she's getting. There's a moment where her expression fades, brows knitting in confusion - and then she's quick to plaster over that feeling with a smile. ]

I'm okay! Injured pride more than anything, ahaha!

[ Who is this girl? She's too young to be in the same grade and there's nothing super remarkable about her. It takes her a moment, then: ]

Oh! Anika, right?

[ ...weird, why does she like, know this girl's name? Moving on: ]

I think we've met in a club?

[ yeah, club. That has to be it. ]

I'm Ayla!

[ She mostly frequents the home economics club but she's flitted among a bunch of them. Are you in the anime club? It's okay, she won't judge. ]