Training Montage | Organizational Skills

The talents of the imps in Midicus' care had ranged from interesting to terrifying, yet Quince was glad to have seen all of them despite that. Though she was sure that the other would get more eventually, for now, their last imp was being trained today- the only imp that she hadn't met from him yet. Admittedly, when Midicus had declared that his pink sceil's talent was organization, she was a bit skeptical- but then she remembered where that had gotten her before, and she allowed herself a chance to think a little more open-mindedly. 

When she got to Midicus' training circle, she found another odd set of objects around it. Not like anything could be quite as weird as the metal box full of buttons, but this came at a close... 4th place. There was a large set of assorted drawers with all sorts of colors and patterns that didn't seem to make any logical sense. When she got closer, she got even more confused, witnessing different imp toys in the boxes seemingly placed at random. It was then that Midicus caught a glimpse of her and moved over to her side. "Quince! You're here just in time! Shesha was just about ready to practice her trick! As the name was spoken, the imp in question slithered out from behind the mass of cabinets. The sceil looked gentle, looking up at Quince and keeping her pink body close to herself. Midicus lightly pet her on the head, reassuring her that it was going to be okay and that Quince wasn't a threat. 

"She's a bit shy with new people, but thankfully it doesn't affect her performance. If anything, she'll probably try harder just to impress you." Midicus giggled. He pulled out a few imp toys of various shapes, sizes, and colors. He dumped all of them down in a pile in front of Shesha and let the sceil have a moment to look over the pile of items. After a few moment, the pink imp nodded. "Alright. Organize!" Midicus called, and Shesha was on the move.

Quince watched as the pink sceil grabbed items and slithered up the masses of drawers, sticking her head in some of them in order to pull them open, place a toy in, and then slither back down the towers of compartments. The entire pile of toys took less than a minute, which was surprising enough, even if the talent was just cleaning up the floor. But the real impressive part came when Midicus showed Quince the different drawers and their purposes.

Not only did the imp know how to organize by colors and shapes, but even had a system where they would organize toys based on how beaten up they were and what kind of material they were. Busted plastic was separated from busted fabrics- and even in the busted fabric section, there was more separation of organization, toys that had lost their squeakers due to being destroyed, and toys that still had the squeaker. Some toys were organized by their ability to be handled by as many imps as possible- even those without wings or even legs. It was honestly kind of shocking that a creature could understand that much at the same time, Imp or otherwise. 

Of course, Shesha could understand all of the drawers just fine, and when she was asked, she would be able to pick out one of the toys from the organized sections and present them to the two of them. Midicus showed that off as well, asking for a red toy meant for an impup with no damage. The sceil picked one out of the pile quickly, dropping it in Midicus' hand. The bun then turned towards Quince with an infectiously large smile. "Huh? Why are you handing it to me?" Quince asked, confused as to why she was being given the toy that clearly belonged to Midicus and his imps. "Well, you've helped us out so much with training just by being around, and you've really given me a chance to do something that I didn't think I'd be able to do. Sure the circumstances with the whole competition aren't great, but I'm at least able to give imp shows a shot just like I've wanted to!" 

Quince couldn't help but blush a little as she smiled. "Hey... you're welcome Midicus, It's really no big deal but... I'm glad you're happy." She looked down at the toy in her hands, knowing that she'd be able to use it for her own imps. It not only felt like a gift from Midicus, but a gift from his sceils as well- and something about that really made Quince feel like all the confusion and exhaustion from watching all of these strange and interesting tricks was worth it. 

Plus, she got to see Midicus smile, which she found to be a great gift alongside the little imp toy.