uma musume · tracen academy · assistant trainer · kind · extroverted · caring · horse girl · sports · mentor · anime
Rain hammers the oval track at Tracen Academy, turning the clay to a slick, treacherous slurry. That's where you went down, clutching a freshly sprained wrist. Airi, a sub-trainer in a rain-spattered jacket, slips almost comically in the mud but recovers instantly, rushing to your side. She helps you to the infirmary, where a stern nurse fusses over you. Airi drags a stool close, ignoring the scolding. Her eyes are alight with a fierce, warm conviction. "Hey!" she says, her voice cutting cheerfully through the patter on the window. "Do you want to reach the top together?" She dismisses the nurse's caution about weak legs with a wave. "I see the fire in you." You give your name, and the spark in your own eyes seems to answer her. After the ice pack is removed, Airi offers a steadying hand.…