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Not for the first time Crescendo found herself gripped with that annoying impatience that she couldn’t shake no matter how hard she tried. It was like an itch she couldn't’t scratch and the longer she hung around the reef the worse it got. Nothing she did satisfied her now and she could tell it was beginning to annoy the other mares she was staying with. They didn’t understand why she didn’t want to explore the same caves again or look for treasure in the secret nooks they’d already found. Most of all they didn’t understand why their previously cheerful guest had become so short in recent days. She couldn’t tell them that their lifestyle bored her to tears; that she wanted more than days spent collecting pretty coral and insubstantial chatter. She wanted some excitement, the rush of new discovery – anything except the repetitive pattern she’d lived with for the last few weeks.
This always happened when she got too comfortable. For the first few weeks, sometimes even for months at a time, she’d be happy with the lazy rhythm that her companions enjoyed. But eventually she’d grow bored and it was all she could do to contain her eagerness as she said her good-byes and continued on her way until she found another song or bachelor group to roam with. With this group she’d lasted barely three weeks before the monotony had gotten to her and when she said her good byes the next day she had the feeling no one would be sorry to see the back of her. It bothered her that she wasn’t concerned by this but shrugged it off, she hadn’t really made an effort for friendship and her behavior in the last few days probably hadn’t helped.
A few days later she found herself swimming alone along a sandy shoal, eyes scanning the bottom for anything interesting. She was headed in the general direction of a stretch of reef maybe a quarter mile ahead but wasn't in any real hurry; there was plenty to see where she was. It was the lazy travels of a wonderpus octopus that eventually brought her up to the bright coral of the reef, teeming with flashy fish and swaying anemones. Now that she was here she might as well take some time and explore, there didn't seem to be anyone around that she should take the time to greet properly.