Shay smiled a defiant smile. Noelle was convinced that she couldn't dance. Shay was determined to prove her wrong. She didn't say she could make her housemate a great dancer, but she definitely saw some potential there. The first step was getting her to believe that it was possible. That was probably the hardest task of all. "Yes, we will."

Throwing some more punches, this time in combination, Shay listened to Noelle talk about her home. "A farm.......that sounds lovely." She tried to picture it. Open space, lots of green and animals? "Is it a working farm? I mean, to you grow crops or have lots of animals there?". It sounded wonderful. Shay loved her home. She was a city girl though and through, but sometimes she longed for something different. She loved the outdoors and to be able to climb a tree or wade through a brook seemed like the best thing in the world. "And London. That's one of my favorite places to visit. Do you get there much?"

When Noelle mentioned Ilvermorny, Shay's expression changed for the briefest of moments. Her mind wandered off and she replied, "Yeah, maybe." The truth was, she hoped not. There was one particular Ilvermorny student that she hoped not to run across because...........reasons. Snapping back to the present, Shay's smile was back on her face. "This IMPS competition sounds like it's going to be fun. I wonder who will be chosen from our school."