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[Leas]

23rd Day of Winter, 512 AV Mathews Bay Afternoon Leas stirred awake in her pocket of warm sand on the beach. She'd half dug a small trench to nap inside like a nest, partially buried so she'd be that much warmer. She stretched and arched her back with a groan, muscles shivering against the strain. With a jaw splitting yawn she rolled onto her stomach and rubbed the sleep from her eyes, blinking rapidly against the setting sun. It was a shame the days were so short in winter. Her stomach grumbled like it always did when she woke from a long nap. "Alright," she told it sleepily, giving one more yawn. "I'll feed you then you'll leave me alone." After another stretch she half-slithered, half-drug herself from the shallow ditch she'd dug and made her way to the water. The first wave that rolled over Leas took away all warmth her body had soaked up from the sun. The pull of the water helped to drag her into the bay where she could finally move easily. The first few feet her tail thumped against the sand until she was clear of the shore, swimming in deeper waters. It woke her immediately, washing away all fatigue. She rolled lazily onto her back, watching the surface of the bay from below; how the light reflected on and broke through the waves like moving pillars. After so long her stomach growled again, reminding her of the task at hand. Leas would have sighed if she weren't underwater, so instead she rolled her eyes and twisted around to swim toward the shallow's bottom. Silver dollar fish were teeming here, darting to and fro in erratic swirling schools. Too fast for her to bother with right now, being in a lazy mood. Instead she started sifting through the sands, feeling with ginger care for some possible clams. One wrong poke though and she could anger a stingray or some other venomous or poisonous fish. She didn't want to go belly up today. Her skin crawled when her fingers brushed something smooth and she froze, but it didn't move. Carefully, she pulled it out from underneath the sand, sending up a cloud of dirt. At first she thought it was a clam and she smiled at her luck, but upon closer examination it turned out to be a rock. Leas scowled and dropped it back where she'd found it, giving a powerful swirl of her fins to carry herself away from the settling cloud of dirt. Her mood only darkened as she failed again and again at finding something good to eat. Rocks, a few dead fish, and even a sand shark that was floating near a tumble of stones. The closest thing she'd come across that interested her was a small octopus, but it escaped easily into the rocks the shark was patrolling. Looks like I'll just have some roughage. Her stomach growled in protest but she ignored it, making her way back the way she's come. Leas picked a few strips of kelp dancing in the pull of the surf and knotted them around her waist so her hands would be free. It was never hard to find plants to eat; they grew everywhere along the shore and usually just as abundantly in deep waters. But she couldn't help and wish for a nice bass. Maybe there were some rock crabs closer to the docks. That idea cheered her considerably and she made a b-line in the other direction, back toward the pier. A nice big crab would compliment the kelp well. Or she could just steal something from someone's fishing net.

[Nai'a]

Nai’a walked slowly to the docks, her thoughts were in a slight disarray. She had a slight blush to her cheeks as she brought up the intimate night she had a few days before. Nai’a thought about it every day after it happen, not understanding why she let her body rule her decisions, but not regretting it either. She finally made the walk to the docks and looked over at the beckoning waters below her. She had left her belonging in her room along with Meka, since she was just out for some fresh air and to hopefully clear her head of the dreams she had here of late. The waters rolled slightly with waves, calling to her kelvic side, mesmerizing her slightly. She glanced around her and the docks were bustling with activity.

Nai’a walked off the woodened pier and came to the side where there were some rocks that provided slight privacy. She disrobed herself of her clothes and stepped into the freezing water, it shocking her body at first, but she loved the feel of the rolling water on her skin at the same time. She walked further into the depths submerging herself up to her hips. Then she jumped head first into the water, and in a quick swirl of bright swirling lights she was a pink dolphin, swimming around in the water. Her lining of blubber protecting her from the cold of the water, as she swam around in the depths happily. She peered a net of fish up ahead and swam to it, in the hopes of sneaking a fish or two out for breakfast. She swam circles around the net watching the wriggling fish piled inside their trap. She stuck her small long snout in the neat getting a small fish and gulped it down. Satisfied after eating four fish she decided to swim around the water a little longer before returning to the surface, enjoying the way the water caressed her dolphin body as she swam around the docks fast, coming up for air every 5 chimes, not wanting to jump out of the protection of the depths out of fear of the sailors and workers that were working there.

Nai’a finally slowed down when her ears heard the approach of another creature swimming towards the docks she surfaced for air, and then came back down in the depths, calling out with her echolocation as to where the creature was coming from. When she found the direction she swam that way ever so slowly, curious to see what large swimming creature was approaching, hoping that she was not headed towards a predator of the water.

[Leas]

The human ears Leas had were not made for hearing underwater, and so she mostly relied on eyesight. What she could hear was the rolling waves roaring along the coast and the echoes of timbers creaking, both from the pier and the ships cutting smoothing across the water's surface overhead. But her eyes, they had never failed her. They cut through the gloom of the bay's dark waters, past the shimmering dust particles that sparkled in shafts of dancing sunlight. It was a world that few were blessed to be a part of, and it almost made up for her incapability to move freely on land. The ocean wasn't a mystery to her like it was to so many others, and as swam closer to the thick beams that told her the docks were close, she reveled in its quiet tranquility. But there was something approaching through the gloom of the waters, and Leas wasn't quite sure her eyesight was all that she'd thought it was. It was pink, or at least she thought so. It was swimming toward her more slowly than she was swimming toward it, whatever it was. It was definitely pink, though. A little perturbed, she slowed the powerful churning of her tail and fins until she was no longer moving. She pushed upward against the water as if there were a ceiling, doing so to keep herself from floating to the surface on the air in her lungs. It was getting closer, becoming much clearer, the way someone does when approaching through a fog. Suspiciously, Leas paddled at an angle and slowly pumped water with her fins so that she was moving toward the creature again, but not quite so head-on. A few more yards and she stopped short again. It was a dolphin, as pink as the rouged cheeks of a fancy lady in the picture books she'd seen as a girl. She was so surprised that she exclaimed loudly, but it was muffled by the water and came out as bubbles and an odd groan. Those bubbles were her precious air, and she gasped when she realized what she'd done, which only caused more problems. She sucked in a lungful of water instead of air, and instantly started to flounder. Her lungs and throat burned from the salt water and she clawed upward, erratically thrashing her tail. Up! Up! Up! her lungs seemed to scream at her, and luckily Leas was built for treading water. She broke the surface so quickly and violently that her entire body nearly cleared it. She threw up several mouthfuls of water and sputtered, slapping the little waves that tried to lap over her face, into her nose and eyes. Finally her lungs were empty and she gasped, inhaling the sweet oxygen she'd so foolishly wasted below. "You idiot," she finally said aloud once her coughing had quieted. Her voice sounded like there was rust in her throat. If only I had gills. Finally, she remembered that odd dolphin. There was surely something wrong with it. Was it sick, and that was why it was pink? Such an odd color for any animal to be. It was safe to submerge again, she knew. There would be no coughing, but her throat would be sore for a while, and especially her lungs. So she hesitantly dipped back under the choppy waters, looking around quickly for any sign of the dolphin.

[Nai'a]

Nai’a finally made it to the source of the noisy, and she was shocked at what she was seeing before her. At first she thought it was her poor eye sight in dolphin form playing tricks on her, but when she came closer she came to a halt, slightly stunned. The woman was beautiful, with dark auburn hair that floated all around her in a mass with sea blue eyes. The most peculiar thing about the woman though was that she had a liver brown tail. She was half human and half animal, which intrigued Nai’a immensely. She was about to ask the woman her name, but then she remembered that she was in her Kelvic form, and could only speak to other dolphins.

Before she had a chance to act though the woman’s eyes finally laid upon Nai’a. The woman looked to be as surprised as Nai’a, and opened her mouth in shock. She gulped down a fair amount of water as air bubbles floated up and out of her mouth. Nai’a swam to help the woman up to the surface, but she had already managed it on her own, so Nai’a swam a little further away, not wanting to terrify the young woman. She thought herself rather beautiful in Kelvic form, a rarity amongst others, she was not conceited in the least, nor did she show off her uniqueness to other people, she just valued her own opinion about herself.

When the woman returned from the surface, Nai’a was rather hesitant to approach her, she did not want to frighten the woman again. She lingered away from her, but saw that the woman seemed to be looked for her, so she swam up to her, squeaking in her dolphin tongue, trying her hardest to be friendly, she touched the woman’s tail with the tip of her long snout, and then tilted her head to the side in question. She hoped the woman did not assume she was being rude, and could understand her body language she was trying to portray; Nai’a waited looking at the woman with her black dolphin eyes. The thought of shifting to human form crossed her mind, but she decided that she would wait a little longer, find out some information first before revealing herself.

[Leas]

She saw the peculiar dolphin again, and it was actually approaching. That wasn't much a shock, since dolphins and whales were so wonderfully friendly. It moved easily and powerfully, not appearing injured. And it didn't seem sick either. Its skin was shiny and spotless, as smooth as the stones of the necklace weighing around her neck. Its eyes as well were bright with intelligent curiosity. They were in the same boat, never having seen anything quite like the other. When its nose gently prodded her tail and it swiveled its head, Leas could practically hear its silent question. Dolphins were probably the smarted sea mammal there was, and she loved them dearly. Her uncle's Tavan was a bottle nose like this one, except standard color. With a warm, toothy smile she reached out with both hands and touched either side of its pink face. It was one of the prettiest shades she'd ever seen. Not like rouge like she'd first thought, but more the pink in a colorful sunset. It's eyes were practically human the way they looked at her, questioning and wondering just like she was. Leas removed her hands from the smooth face and dove further below the dolphin, twisting around to view its underbelly then come up on the other side. Not dyed somehow, or painted. Perfectly natural skin. If only I could talk to it! She could tell it what she was and ask how it possibly could have turned out such an odd color. Surely this was the only pink porpoise in all the seas. Again, Leas put a tentative hand on its skin, running her fingers down its side. Her face seemed to be permanently fixed with fascination. If only my family could see this! Maybe this was some kind of sign from Laviku. Her heart started pounding at the very thought.

[Nai'a]

The woman reached out with her hands, making Nai’a flinch slightly from fear, but when her hands touched either side of her face, it was a gentle and friendly gesture, which made her relax. Then she removed her hands and dove underneath her, making Nai’a wonder what the woman was doing, but she figured she was examining her, like Nai’a was doing to the woman creature as well. When she came back up her hand gently stroked down her side, making her wiggle a bit as it tickled somewhat. Nai’a wondered if the woman would understand if she shifted to her Kelvic form, or be frightened away by it. Most creatures of the sea were frightened of humans, and they had every right to be, since humans tended to poach them.

Nai’a could feel her oxygen starting to seep out, she could hold her breath under water for quite a few chimes, but she still needed to surface to get air every now and again, so she swam up to the surface of the water, spraying water from the hole on top of her body, and gulping more air down. As she swam back down to where the woman was, she swam in spiraling circles, and then in a shift of glorious lights, she became human again. She kicked her feet back and forth slowly, to keep from sinking further, and gestured for the woman to follow her to the surface, the depths of the water was cold.

She swam to the surface once again, hoping the creature would follow her; she had so many questions to ask her. She breached the surface of the water, exhaling and inhaling deeply. She was sure she looked odd to the people on the docks, a woman with pink hair swimming in the water, during Winter, but she shrugged it off and swam to the shore. As she reached the shore, she grabbed her cloak off of the rocks, wrapping it around her chilled flesh, waiting impatiently for the creature to surface and come to the shore. She bit her lower lip nervously, hoping she was not scared of her, hoping she would come talk to her.

[Leas]

Leas swam a little deeper as the dolphin surfaced for air, thinking they could swim a while together. She'd like to see if it acted any different from others. But that didn't happen. When it re-submerged, there was a sudden swirl of light, and instead of a pink dolphin, there was now a pink haired woman, as naked as a newborn. She had to cover her mouth to keep from expelling all her oxygen again, but the shock wasn't as severe as it might have been. Leas knew what Kelvics were, she'd met a few in her life. She just hadn't expected this woman to be one, and to change shape so suddenly. The Kelvic gestured upward, an obvious request, but Leas couldn't help but just stare. This may be the oddest situation she'd ever experienced. When the woman swam back to shore, she broke the surface once to see her climbing up onto the sand and donning a cloak. Her hair is as pink as her skin when she's an animal. She wondered how that worked, but wasn't sure if there was an answer. May as well go chat. Her heart beat a little faster as she dove below again, quickly closing the distance to the beach. Leas rode a wave in that pushed her up onto the sand, and she crawled the rest of the way to dry land. She sat upright with her tail underneath her like a perch, brushing sand from her dripping wet body. Finally Leas smiled at the Kelvic, tentative but curious. "Hello there. You gave me quite the surprise. Color and all." There was laughter in her voice and eyes. This Kelvic was a kindred soul, connected to the sea and land both. It gave her an automatic sense of trust.

[Nai'a]

When the woman emerged on the shore upon a wave, Nai’a could not help but think she was exquisite. She had never seen such a creature like her, possessing human and animal parts, at the same time. Sure she was an animal and a human, but she was either one or the other, not a combination of the two. So this to Nai’a was amazing, and she could not help the bright smile on her face as she began to approach the woman.

The woman’s voice came out in a pleasant tone, laughter that could be heard and seen in her eyes, ”I am sorry I surprised you, it was not my intention. The color tends to shock people, so I usually keep it hidden for that reason.” Nai’a smiled warmly at the woman, her tone pleasant and kind, ”I am Nai’a by the way.” Nai’a sat down beside the woman, as she told her her name, keeping the warm smile on her face. Nai’a was always kind to those she met, keeping a calm and soothing exterior, and a pleasant tone. Hoping to ease the woman from any fright she may of caused in the sea.

[Leas]

Curiosity bubbled inside her like water boiling in a kettle. Leas had always felt like a misfit. She didn't fit in completely with either the humans or the Akvatari. No legs, and no wings. Nai'a, as the Kelvic introduced herself, was a very odd but beautiful color. Finally someone with a unique appearance like herself. Pink! A goofy and delighted smile split her lips as she drank in the woman's features. "It's a pleasure. My name's Leas." "I can see why you would be a shock, but only because you don't see pink dolphins or even women with pink hair." Leas wiped the wet curls back from her face. "Do you have any idea how you ended up pink of all colors? It's not even very common in exotic birds, let alone sea mammals. It must be even more rare for a Kelvic like yourself." Her eyes were wide with wonder. It wasn't very often that she was the one curious and in awe of someone else. Leas wasn't the only one of her kind, but this woman could very well be the only pink dolphin in existence.

[Nai'a]

Nai’a gave the woman a warm smile, so she knew she was Kelvic but Nai’a did not know what she was. The woman asked her how she came to be pink, since it was rare to find anything pink in this world. Nai’a shrugged her shoulders, ”I am not sure how I came to be. Though I suppose there had to be a pink dolphin for Marcus Kelvic. Maybe I am wrong and there wasn’t, maybe I am just an accident. I am not sure. Though I do know my parents were not pink dolphins. It is strange really with Kelvics. Your parents could be both felines, and yet you could be a bird.” Nai’a shrugged her shoulders. She would not pretend to understand everything about Kelvics. She only knew about their history mainly, how Marcus Kelvic created the Kelvics in the first place. It was an enriching story, almost fictional to some.

Nai’a looked over at the strange, beautiful creature before her. She needed to know what she was, needed to know where she came from, she was just so intriguing. ”So you knew I was a Kelvic, but I have no idea what race you are. If it is not too personal, would you mind telling me what race you are, and where you are from?” Nai’a asked pleasantly. She kept the warm smile on her face as she waited for the woman to answer her. She was thoroughly curious about her. She was so different from anyone she had ever met before, and Nai’a’s thirst for knowledge made her want to know more and more about her.