„Jack, you need to refresh my memory, I'm afraid I don't remember all the rules" Carina said, as she moved closer to Jack.

„No problem, there should be an instruction booklet somewhere here.. I got it. Right. How many people are there..hm.. two, four.. six. Six in total. Perfect. So, first, choose your pawns."

Moss and Carina simultaneously reached for a blue penguin pawn lying in the corner. Moss was faster and grabbed it in his fist.

„Damn you!" Carina snarled, thought for a while and helped herself with a scarlet cube. „Oh, very well then. At least it fits my dress."

Henry, Jack and Lesaro quickly grabbed their favorite pawns. Carina roared with laughter as the only pawn left for Salazar was a pink cone with flowery patterns. Even Lesaro couldn't hold back a grin.

„Come on, Salz" Carina insisted. „Take your pinky pawn".

„No, there's no way I'm playin with it" Salazar muttered.

„Seems like you don't have much of a choice, amigo" replied Henry, twirling ostentaciously with his green ring.

„Should have payed attention instead of gazing through window" Carina added. „Here, TAKE IT" she took the pink pawn and placed it firmly in front of Salazar.

Salazar sent her a murderous look, then started undoing the strap with a small, metal, rectangular pendant he wore around his neck. He triumphally placed the pendant on the board.

„Here, this is my pawn".

„What is THIS?" Carina asked, surprised. „I've never seen you wear that thing".

„I've been wearing it for two years"Salazar muttered. „All right, let's move on with the rules."

After grasped the rules, they started playing. The rain was still pouring down and it eventually got dark in the room, so Moss stretched his arm and turned on the lights.

„So now, Carina and Lesaro are stuck on a Shark Island. There are three colors for you to choose, one of them has you stuck in the Island for the next two rounds and sets your rival free, the other one kicks your rival out and sets you free, the last one has BOTH of you stuck for one round and sharks take one of each player's health tokens. Since Lesaro has had his choice before, Carina is the one to choose right now.

„Oh my God, I'm stuck on a Shark Island with a creepy Abregas luvr! Heelp! Heelp!" shrieked Carina, tapping her scarlet pawn like crazy.

„Shhh… Carina, say the color. White, red or yellow?"

„Let it be white".

„Okay" Jack flipped the card and checked the answer. „Carina is staying, Lesaro is out, five fields backwards."

„Yass! Now my supa doopa scarlet cube will kick you out! Hatchaaa!" Carina thumped Lesaro's pawn with her own,sending the first one flying across the room.

„Geese, what's going on with her today?" Lesaro asked, getting up from the ground. He lurked under the heater and cried. „I can't see it anywhere! Where did it go?! Carina, you freak".

Carina didn't reply, just giggled histerically.

„You go search for it right now" Lesaro snarled, annoyed.

„Did you hear that?" Henry asked, leaning his head towards the door.

They paused for a while and listened carefuly.

„Sounds like a cat! A small cat!"

Indeed, they could her silent meowing echoing against corridor walls.

„A cat? Here?"

„There are plenty of cats on our campus. One of them must have sneaked through."

„Ooh, we have a guest!" Jack exclaimed, as a small, fragile, tabby kitten with green eyes shyly entered the room.