Gemini

Contact with people who're not well, who've perhaps failed a test or whose love-lives aren't quite as they'd hoped, is probable. They might need you to hear their fears. You might have a few of your own though: recent information could have been confusing. You may need to do something to take your mind off recent developments knowing that all won't be revealed for some days yet.


"Hey, Fox-Boy. Nice race," Wave said as he walked back to the pits. Usually, he would have thought it was some sort of sarcastic insult, but seeing as he'd come first and she'd come last, it struck him as unlikely.

"What happened out there? You're way off form," he said, shouldering his board.

"Why do you care? You won, didn't you?" she said acerbically. He winced under the tone.

"I know, but...It's not as exciting when I don't have you for competition," he said truthfully.

"Hah! Flattery'll get you nowhere in the racing world, you know. If you really wanna know..." she whispered conspiratorially, "My Aunty Flo has come to town."

"Huh. Wave and Flow, huh? I guess that makes sense. It's a little weird, though...Amy has an Aunt Florence, too, but Amy says I can never meet her even though she's in town," he remarked.

She was silent for a few seconds, so he turned to look at her. Her lower lip was wobbling. Slowly, the tremors moved from her lower lip to her shoulders and suddenly, she burst out laughing.

"What's so funny?" he asked, mildly offended without knowing why. She continued to giggle for a few moments, the laughter floating up and bursting like bubbles (with the occasional hiccup to accompany them), then tried to compose herself enough to give him an answer.

"Oh, fox-boy. You're a little more innocent than I gave you credit for. I feel a bit better after a good laugh. Thanks," she said, before lapsing back into uproarious laughter.

Quite confused and still a little offended, he made his excuses and left, leaving her still chuckling in the pits.


A few days later, he was explaining the incident to Knuckles, who had also noticed Wave's poor form.

"And then she just burst out laughing, for no reason. Did I do something wrong?" he asked sorrowfully.

"Uh, Tails? Y'do know what Auntie Flo actually means, right?" Knuckles asked. His face fell when the fox shook his head.

"Okay. Well, uh..." Knuckles said, and proceeded to give Tails the entire talk.

"Wait, so Wave was...Oh, man! Too much information!" the fox cringed.

"Hey, you think you got it bad? I lived a secluded life on a floating island. I had to find it out from Amy."

Tails shivered in sympathy, and decided to treat Wave a little more kindly in future.