Completed [Location: God's Eye Point] Meeting on the North Sea

[Tsukiko]

1st of Winter, 512 AV "Petch!", exclaimed a disgruntled Svefra. She was about 5'6, with long hair of varying browns and reds, which tumbled in disarray from being blown by the cold wind. She gaze was locked on the main sail of her Catamaran, a prominent tear running down it's side. The cause of it was a hook caught in the fabric. Tsukiko continued muttering small curses under her breath, mostly at herself for being so careless. Her range was quite extensive, for the younger members of her Pod were quite well versed in the art of swearing. Though she knew she lacked skills in fishing, she was even more incompetent in the area of sewing. Sighing at her misfortune, she went about lowering the torn cloth, hoping that she would be able to find some way of patching it up. As she looked over the sail, her spirits lowered further, finding that it was beyond her. Her first thought was to ask her foster mother, but then she remembered. Tsukiko had left her Pod only a season before, finding that she did not wish to burden them with her presence any longer. She smiled at the memory of her Lia, who had said that she would always welcome her back if she needed a home. Coming back to the present moment, she sighed, setting the sheet of cloth aside, stood, and walked over where she had left her fishing kit. She placed the hook to its place, and carefully took off the line, since she had a limited supply, and she could not waste the smallest bit of it. Finished, she stowed the kit in her cabin, and returned to the deck, and scanned the waters around her. She from descriptions, she knew that she was somewhere near God's Eye Point, in the Norther part of the Suvan Sea, and it was cold. Tsukiko had wrapped her cloak around her, and though her thick hair provided some insulation, she had had to resort to folding some cloth, and had rapped it around her neck in a makeshift scarf. She shielded her eyes with a hand, and was about to give up any hope of another ship, when she spotted something to her stern. Squinting, she could just make out a figure on board, but could not decide whether or not it was enemy or foe. She touched the hilt at her side, reassuring herself that her crescent sword was in available in event of something going wrong.

[Troian]

Troian was the figure. She stood in front of the temple, it was only her. She was the only one that wasn't in the temple. Of course she wanted attention from the gods. But not right now, she looked around. Her cloak draped on shoulders. Her Tavan, Dasani popped or the bag once or twice but that was all. Troian noticed a ship ahead of her in the direction of the sea. It was a girl, holding her side? Or was she holding a weapon? But why? Was she trying to hurt someone? A million questions ran through Troian's head.

Should she go warn the others? Troian was still. She didn't do anything but stare."Come on coward move..." She thought to herself. But she couldn't. She couldn't move at all. But she prayed over and over to Laviku to send the girl away if she was a threat. She couldn't use a weapon. She didn't know how to use it. But if there's one thing she learned from the Konti it was unharmed combat. She stiffened. She inhaled and exhaled. If this person wanted a fight, they would receive it. She put her bag on the floor and cracked her fingers. She took off her cape and placed it neatly on the ground. It would get in the way.


She was really gonna do it. That's if the person isn't a Svefra and wanted no harm but to come to the temple and get attention from the god like everyone else. That's what she hoped. She didn't want to fight anyone against her will. She watched the ship. And repeatedly prayed. Inhaled... Exhale. She had to relax. So she sat down and patiently waited...

[Tsukiko]

Tsukiko saw the figure sit. It surprised her for the figure had clearly noticed her. Seeing this she became bold and moved towards the stern of her vessel and called out. "..Hello?" She removed her hand from her hilt, leaning on both as she reached the rail. From her vantage point, she could see that the figure was in fact a girl, though she could not tell whether or not she was a Svefra. Sadly, in her situation, she had no means to steer her ship closer, her sail being out of commission for the moment , and prayed to Laviku that the current would gradually move her closer. "Are you Svefra, or ...of some other race?" In reality, Tsukiko did not in fact care about the answer, for she herself was of another race, despite her appearance as Svefra. Once Leth took to the sky, she would take another form, but for the moment, during the daylight hours, she took her earthly appearance. "Either way, I'm ready," she thought, confident that she would be able to defend herself, and her ship. In her peripheral vision, Tsukiko noticed a shape in the water and focused on it. "A lone dolphin...? Must be a Ta-" her head shot up, realizing that the other girl must be Svefra, just as the girl replied to her earlier question. Since some people were uncomfortable with her kind, she usually did not mention it, instead, she introducing herself as her earthbound form. "I am Svefra myself, from the Oceangem Pod. I have a bit of a situation with my sail..." she blushed faintly, embarrassed by the reason for her predicament, and chose to not elaborate. Hesitantly she asked, "You don't, by chance, know... how to sew?"

[Troian]

She knew the girl was no threat once she called hello. So she stood with a grin on her face. She put her cloak back on and picked up her bag. It was probably someone else trying to visit the large hill on the peninsula and that was ok. Troian called back,"Are you another Svefra?" The girl seem to ask her the same. And when she said she was ready, Troian was a little confused. She saw the dolphin pop up and the girl staring at it. It wasn't hers but when she heard the girl respond she smiled. It was another Svefra. She just didn't have her pod with her. Troian never heard of the pod... But then again she was only in one small pod and they usually isolated themselves. She wondered if that pod was taking in other Svefra. She realized she hadn't respond for a very long time and tried to stare in the girls eyes.

"My name is Troian. What is your situation?" When the girl asked if Troian knew how to sew Troian shook her head." Sadly no, I am sorry but I don't know how to sew." She sighed. Her head was down as she waited for the girl to arrive. It shouldn't be long now.

[Tsukiko]

Tsukiko had seen Troian's grin and felt comforted, for it indicated that she was friendly. She sent a grin of her own in the other girl's direction. "It's alright," she called in reply to Troian's answer. "My name is Tsukiko. My sail was torn... When I was attempting to fish... ", she finally explained, waiting for the current to draw her nearer. Laviku seemed to have lent a helping had, for her ship was moving slowly, but steadily towards Troian and her ship. "That's too bad... maybe I could use fishing line..." she said the last to herself. Tsukiko thanked Laviku silently when her Catamaran came up to the side of the other Svefra's vessel. "Is she your Tavan?" Tsukiko asked, gesturing to the dolphin below. By this point, she was close enough to make out Troian's blue eyes, confirming her earlier conclusion. She had heard that there was a Pod around this area, secluded and small, but she had never been in the area before, and therefor could be sure. "Are you with your Pod?", she asked curiously. OOCHello, just wanted to mention this... "And when she said she was ready, Troian was a little confused." <- Tsukiko thought that part

[Troian]

Troian frown." I am very sorry to hear that." She truly was and wished she could sew to help a friendly Svefra. But she could and that made her feel bad. But she knew someone that could sew... Missy. Missy was great at sewing. If she was alive Troian would've tried to learn from her. But she wasn't and she learned her basic skills from a Konti that was, like her, a slave. She pushed her hair back and smiled. When Tsukiko asked if the dolphin was her Tavan she shook her head." No... But that dolphin is just adorable?" She kneeled down and began to stroke the dolphin. Reaching out toward him... Or was it a her. She than stood." This is my Tavan..." She reached in her bag and pulled out a sleeping otter baby." His name is Dasani..." She told her before putting him back. She shattered when she heard Tsukiko ask if she had a....pod. She swallowed the lump in her throat.

"No... I don't have a pod." She held back her tears. She didn't want to cry over her pod... Not now. Once she reached her boat she would. She stayed silent. It was always tragic when people asked her if she was traveling with her pod. She didn't have one. No one by her side to protect her. Svefra were all friendly but she couldn't trust them like she did her pod.

[Tsukiko]

"Oh, really? I assumed it was," she smiled when Troian bent to stroke it, doing the same, offering a hand. The dolphin swam over, and she could see the intelligence in it's eyes. Her smile widened when she felt her hand bump against a rubbery, slippery surface. Tsukiko glanced up at her next words. Upon seeing the sleeping otter, her gaze softened. "He's adorable!" she exclaimed in hushed tones, as to not wake the sleeping baby otter. Tsukiko noticed that the other Svefra seemed to be in emotional turmoil at the mention of 'Pods'. "I see... I left mine about a season ago. They are very kind, and they look out for their own. Which is why I didn't want to burden them any longer." She smiled painfully. "You see, they adopted me almost exactly two years ago... after certain events... Anyways, I'm sure if you were to visit them and ask to join them, they'd welcome you with open arms." Tsukiko grinned at a sudden thought. "Especially a select few," she winked, thinking of a few particular young men among the Pod members. Just as she uttered those last few words, another idea occurred to her, and she added brightly, "Would you like to sail with me? Only for as long as it suits you. It seems we both need some company," for indeed, Tsukiko had been missing someone to converse with her since her departure from the Oceangem pod, and had become rather lonely. She recognized the other girl's loneliness, and felt the need to comfort her. Troian seemed to have a painful, just as Tsukiko had her own, though most likely drastically different, for not many fell from the realm of the gods.

[Troian]

A smile appeared again on Troian's face as she mention her pod accepting people. And she laughed a bit when she winked knowing she was talking about young Svefra around her age. That was probably something she wanted... a relationship. She was hoped she would form a sister-like bond with Tsukiko. Troian had a hard time trusting people but she felt different around Tsukiko. She felt like they were connected in a way. And as for a man she will soon meet, she hoped he would also comfort her. But until then she would try to be good friends with Tsukiko. She heard Tsukiko's question and smiled even wider.


"I'd love that." She meant it. So she wouldn't be alone anymore and walk the earth like a ghost. To share your secrets and sorrows with.

[Tsukiko]

Tsukiko's smile widened further when she agreed. "Wonderful!" Later, she would worry about how Troian would react to her dual nature come nightfall, but for the moment, she was ecstatic. She felt that they were off to a great start, and perhaps some time in the future, they would be as close as siblings. Why she felt this, she did not know, she just knew. Then she remembered her current problem and became crest fallen. First, Tsukiko lowered her anchor, so as to not drift away. She would have to find some way of mending her sail. She looked over at Troian and called, "Is it alright if I come over to you?" In the mean time, she quickly grabbed her sail and fishing kit, barely causing her vessel to bob in the water. Her sense of balance allowed her to move with grace and speed, or perhaps it was slightly caused by her nature as an Ethaefal.

[Troian]

Troian tilted her had and smiled. She was so grateful to meet Tsukiko. Tsukiko, she believe was older than her. And she knows how to fish... One thing Troian needed to Learn. Troian nodded."That is alright." The whole in her heart was filled half way. By the company of Tsukiko. It was a nice feeling, like with Missy. A respectful way. Troian watched her for a moment, not responding. She gazed at the hill then Tsukiko. She smiled cheerfully.