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Who: Umi Ryuuzaki and anyone wandering on by.
When: Noonish and onward.
Where: The shore of the lake, wandering up and down.
What: New girl is confused and needs to think.
Warnings: ...sarcasm? Water?

A demigod. Really. The daughter of a god, a Greek one no less, instead of her mama and papa - they'd always be that to her, of course, but her birth mother or father was something entirely beyond that.

It scared her, how believable it was. Her name, her powers as a magic knight, hell, her personal color scheme all matched up. She'd given it a passing thought before, but there was probably one trait in there that led to all the others, or else Emeraude had a thing for thematic appropriateness in desperate situations.

Nope.

Frowning to herself, she kicked a stone, blessed with not being bothered by anything the moment she got down there. Umi wasn't a brainiac, she couldn't even keep the Roman vs Greek names of gods straight, but she was named for the sea and commanded water. So did that make Poseidon/Neptune her father? There were more minor gods, and that felt more appropriate to her, but many of those came back to the big man in the sea.

On top of all of that... this was a place to train their children, and they'd gone missing. Heck of a safe place to drag a bunch of people new to the very idea of being demigods. Really, they could've just asked if she wanted to come help and she likely would have done so but what about others? They couldn't all be born warriors, right?

...it was too much to think of, and at some point she just plopped herself down on a log, shaking her head and trying to make it cooperate.

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Aren't they all frustrated, though? It'd be weird otherwise, unless one had fantasies of heroism from the word go. Umi was a bit too disillusioned herself.

Umi glances out of the corner of her eye, then turns her gaze back out to the water. "Not particularly alright. I've been worse though." Only once, but it would be hard to feel worse than that.

"I think being brought to another world and told to fight is easier than finding out that my parents aren't precisely my parents." Except they still are, and always will be. Sorry Poseidon or anyone else.

Of course they all are. Very few people here actually wished to be a hero, even those that could have been known as such in their other worlds. But the frustration passed, eventually. Ryoji was just trying to help speed up the process a bit.

He frowns slightly to hear that, siting down next to her.

"I understand. Family is very important. I've never really had any myself, but... as long as you remember your parents, love them and recall how you grew up under their care, then those bonds are more important than whether or not they're your real family.

Of course, I'm just rambling. Sorry if I'm not really helping..."

Just ask Umi how wanting to be a hero works out for people.

"That's what I'm thinking." Though it's sad that he's never had a family. She doesn't even know him, and it strikes her as sad. Her parents were so wonderful, after all, and everyone should be able to have a nice family.

"They're my parents. No god raised me, took care of me, showed me the love and support I needed to be who I am." Yeah take that. "Don't worry about rambling, you really do get it."

Oh, don't worry, he saw enough heroes in his own world.

He notices her sad look and shakes his head. "Oh, you don't need to worry about me. I'm alright."

He was just created in a laboratory, is all. That's not a big deal, is it? Thankfully, she seems to be cheering up while talking about her parents.

"I'm just glad to hear about how much you care about them. You must have been very close to them."

"If you're sure." She won't pry, not until she knows him better. People need room to get comfortable before you can help them out, and she might not be the one to talk to him anyways.

"They were frustrating sometimes, like any parents, but I wouldn't be such a wonderful person without them," Umi said a bit theatrically before laughing at herself. "But I haven't picked up on that modesty thing yet."

He's grateful for that. It's a long story, and one that usually scares people. He'd like to pretend to be normal, now that he's apparently human, at least for a while.

It gives him an excuse to flirt like he does now.

"No, there's no need to be modest. I can tell already that you're beautiful inside and out. The only thing I don't like is that I don't know your name yet!"

Edited 2013-06-04 14:46 (UTC)

There are a lot of abnormal people in her life. She did meet her own universe's creator after all.

Umi can't help but smile at the obvious flirting. Going to an all girls school, she doesn't get it as much as she's sure she otherwise would (though she's pretty sure one girl on the fencing team is into her), and she brushes her hair a bit dramatically. "Umi Ryuuzaki. I hope my name is as beautiful as the rest of me."

Wow... Umi really is even more impressive than she lets on.

"Of course it is! Beautiful like the ocean, right? It's a pleasure, Umi-chan. My name's Ryoji Mochizuki. I'm sorry my name isn't as pretty."

In so many ways. Just get her talking about her hobbies and talents.

"And just as tempestuous." Umi actually... learned a few long words totally not to describe herself when she decided, as a younger kid, that she'd try to live up to her name more. "Your name suits a man like you, though. You aren't beautiful, or a big hulking manly man," lucky Ryoji, she doesn't like big muscly guys, "but you're very charming."

"Tempestuous... that's the perfect word to describe you! I'll be sure not to be on the wrong end of that storm..."

Ryoji flushes slightly at Umi's compliment. He knew he wasn't very manly, but it was still a little mortifying to hear that other people noticed it.

"Well, at least you enjoy my charm! And not beautiful? Am I at least a little handsome?"

"So you say..." But he doesn't even know her yet, really. Just take a little time to learn.

"Not beautiful, really, but... I suppose I'd be lying if I didn't say you were a little handsome." Not a bad looking dude by any means.

He'll be sure to learn, though he may need to do so by making a few mistakes.

He grins at her words, chuckling softly. "I'm glad you didn't lie. I always believe honesty is the best policy. That's why I'm always sure to tell a girl when she's beautiful."

"I'm sure I can trust you in that regard, at least." It's not like he can lie about that when it's totally obvious that she really is beautiful.

"And I'm pretty sure I can trust you in general."

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