Phoebe

  [Thessaly]: Hey moony, how ya doing?

  [Phoebe]: Moony? Hey fishy :P

  [Thessaly]: Are you ok? You seem stressed

  > I'm fine, it's just my partner's sick

  Phoebe sat in the driver's seat, knees up against the wheel, spine curled way tighter than she should, glaring at the input box on her phone's texting app. What could she say instead of 'partner' so that Thessaly didn't get the wrong idea and think she was talking about, like, a boyfriend? She didn't want to lie to the mermaid, but she couldn't risk letting on that she was a dragon racer. She thought she could trust Thessaly, but it had only been a couple of weeks since they'd met…

  > I'm fine, it's just an animal I work with

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  She couldn't say that about Soot, that was just wrong. But she was starting to need to come up with a response. Thessaly's greeting had been waiting for her when she pulled up outside the magic shop, and she'd responded as soon as Phoebe replied. That had been – she looked at the clock on the phone – almost fifteen minutes ago. How had the mermaid known? Phoebe's message was only three words long.

  Movement caught her eye outside the car: Adelie teetering out of the shop's door, arms wrapped around an enormous and evidently pretty heavy brown paper bag. Hurriedly, Phoebe pushed herself back up to sitting and tapped out a new message.

  [Phoebe]: Just a messy situation at work

  She reached down and pulled the trunk release.

  [Thessaly]: Wanna talk about it?

  [Phoebe]: It's pretty gross, you probably don’t want to know

  It took Phoebe so long to type it that by the time the message sent, Petra was opening the passenger-side door. Fumbling, Phoebe jammed the phone back into its holder.

  [Thessaly]: I can handle gross, you should tell me about it sometime.

  "Who are you texting?" Adelie asked, tone just sharp enough to tighten something between Phoebe's shoulderblades.

  Hurriedly, Phoebe slept the phone screen. "Nothing, just a friend."

  She didn't look at Adelie, but she could feel her attention on her hard enough to set her hand trembling as she turned the ignition.

  (it's probably not quite that bad)

  (probably)

  Wednesday: Brynna - major update (601 words)

  Thursday: DNN2 - supplement (357 words)

  Friday: Phoebe - major update (2371 words)

  Sunday: Ian - minor update (613 words)

  articles from a sports website covering dragon racing, if you want a broader perspective on the lore, the world and the sport.

  First race: Buildup starts June 2nd, race day June 9th

  Second race: Buildup starts June 10th, race day June 16th

  Third race: Buildup starts June 17th, race day June 23rd

  Fourth race: Buildup starts June 26th, race day July 7th

  Fifth race: Buildup starts July 8th, race day July 20th

  Sixth race: Buildup starts July 22nd, race day 4th August

  Seventh race: Buildup starts 5th August, race day 12th August

  Eighth race: Buildup starts 13th August, race day 18th August

  Ninth race: Buildup starts 19th August, race day 25th August

  Tenth race: Buildup starts 26th August, race day 1st September

  Mid-season break: 4th-8th September

  Eleventh race: Buildup starts 9th September, race day 15th September

  Twelfth race: Buildup starts 16th September, race day 22nd September

  Thirteenth race: Buildup starts 23rd September, race day 6th October

  Fourteenth race: Buildup starts 7th October, race day 13th October

  Fifteenth race: Buildup starts 14th October, race day 20th October

  Sixteenth race: Buildup starts 23rd October, race day 27th October

  Seventeenth race: Buildup starts 30th October, race day 10th November

  Final race: Buildup starts 11th November, race day tbd (likely 1st week in December)