A Moment to Reflect (Tendantha/Inv)

The young lady's look to the Shinjin was first met with light worry from Tendantha as she seemed pretty out of it and didn't respond right away either, maybe she was feeling a little woozy from the effects of the algae? Either way she did eventually snap back and revealed the source of that dreadful noise as belonging to a... Coin? Which apparently was because her mother was attempting to make contact with her. "Oh dear, I see I see" The shinjin would place a finger to the side of her own face out of concern-- She was sure this young one's mother was also probably worried about her but it was also not her business to meddle in, right? She was sure the young lady had her reasons for not wanting to speak with her mother right now, and that Tendantha would respect. "Fret not, please handle your family affairs as you see fit dear"

She'd smile sweetly at Zerori after asking to assist in helping her numb hand to which the hybrid would accept the offered help on-- Though not without being embarrassed about it. Before Tendantha could offer help to the unresponsive hand though another face had emerged-- Quite literally, from the water where the glowing algae was! It was Isikiy who she'd managed to bump into just a few days prior as well and he was covered in the algae! Thankfully though he was an Arcosian and seemed pretty unbothered by it, so much so that he'd even eat a mouthful of it to test for its stinging properties himself-- To this the Shinjin seemed a little taken aback, she wasn't exactly expecting him to just... Shove a handful of it into his mouth like that! "Y-you can taste the stinging?" Mortals sure were a perplexing bunch...

Speaking of, these two also seemed to know of each other from some tournament? Tendantha gave a confused look to the young hybrid lady when she mentioned something about a 'Zuq' who'd nearly killed people at the time. Zerori seemed as perplexed as Tendantha had when seeing the Arcosian eat a whole mouthful of the algae as well. What a night this one was already shaping up to be!

"It's good to see you again Isikiy" The shinjin would manage a smile despite still being rather horrified at him eating the algae she'd been wanting to observe right in front of them. Thankfully he also had some berries on hand to help the numb hand of the young hybrid, which saved her from having to use any magic on the young lady's hand for now-- Unless the berries didn't help enough of course, they seemed to be rather bitter in taste unfortunately too but Zerori did manage to take one still! "If it remains numb still even after that berry, let me know and I'll see if I can fix it for you from there-- If you'd like me to of course" She'd make sure to offer again just in case it was needed beyond this point.

The Shinjin would laugh lightly when asked why she had come out here to begin with, feeling rather flattered at being referred to as someone pretty. "That's awful sweet of you to say thank you dear especially coming from someone as pretty as yourself! As for why I came out here--" She'd give a snap of her fingers and a pretty little notebook would appear, floating in the air next to her with a feathered quill that began to scribble away frantically as she cast her gaze back to the waters Isikiy had emerged from. "I'm out to observe the algae that you touched. It's bioluminescent appearance only really can be seen in its full beauty here at night, as you can see. So I figured I'd drop by to take a look for myself. I am working on a new clothing line you see? The next line is all inspired by the planet Konats! Konats couture if you will. And although they sting they are quite beautiful, perfect inspiration for glow in the dark outfits, or frilly-wear patterned after their shape"

She was a little surprised when hearing Zerori refer to herself as a demon-- This would make her the third she'd come across during her time on Konats alone. Unlike the other two though Zerori did not jump to any sort of conclusions based off that she was a Shinjin right away. "With that tail of yours I'd assumed you were a Saiyan!" She'd smile though before looking between the hybrid and the Arcosian, "If I might ask as well, what brings the two of you out here as well? How long had you been under the water for, Mister Bleakfrost?"

With a grateful smile that Tendantha wasn’t going to ask about her family issues, Zerori had turned her attention to Isikiy to also give a smile, though it was rather awkward because she’d opened her mouth to explain… before promptly shutting it back again. If he’s not upset by it, I should probably let it go. Just-! UGH! The irritation hadn’t quite left her still and she’d briefly looked back at the Devil Coin before giving a scoff and pocketing it. After she’d eaten the berry that was offered and made her reaction at it’s bitterness, Zerori would pointedly look at her hand as Tendantha and Isikiy had their own conversation before realizing that the numbness hadn’t quite gone away, but it was a lot better - it wasn’t spreading anyway. She dropped her hand that she’d offered to Tendantha before the very late realization that Tenndatha had called her pretty finally registered.

“Y-...Y’think I’m pretty?” Zerori had muttered in shock before she finally regained her composure and cleared her throat, “Thanks! Not what I was, like, goin’ for but I appreciate it!” Thankfully, both her and Isikiy had honed in on a very particular piece of information and that was FASHION.

Zerori wasn’t exactly a fashionista, but the detail in her ensemble was clearly made to make a statement and she’d poured over the ‘Mercenary Spice’ comics enough to get it down to a science! While she didn’t have much of an opinion on Isikiy’s research, she did think it was pretty cool that he could eat stuff to study it. She could honestly get behind that kind of research! “I could help you make something like that,” Zerori chimed in, curious and interested and thankful for a distraction for a while. “Never made anything glow in the dark before, but with magic how hard could it be, right?!” She looked between the two with excitement in her eyes.

At the mention of her tail, Zerori glanced at it as it swayed of it’s own accord before she looked back at Tendantha, “Oh yeah, I’m only half Demon but I’m more comfortable with my Demon side after… y’know,stuff,” She muttered the last few words quickly and lowly, not really wanting to get into it.

Distraction. Distraction. “You know magic too, right? I can kinda tell stuff like that,” Zerori had suddenly said, tilting her chin up and toward the notebook she’d made. She looked back at Isikiy and grinned, “And you said ‘Lady Tendantha’, so that means she’s a pretty big deal. Therefore,” Zerori crossed her arms, a smug smirk on her face as she came to the conclusion that made the most sense.

“You’re clearly a Goddess. Like my uh… sister’s friend, Lilith would claim to be. She’s made stuff appear out of nowhere like you did just now. I can do that, too, but only stuff I’ve made before,” Zerori paused for a moment before she looked back at Tendantha, a nervous expression on her face suddenly as she asked, “Uh… you aren’t a, um… Shinjin, are you?” Worried that she might have overstepped, Zerori would quickly hold up her hands in a show of peace, "Not that there's anything wrong with that, right Isikiy?! H-How long did you say you were under water? EIGHT hours?! Wow, you really can hold your breath!" Zerori rambled on, forcing a bit of laughter to try and ignore how dumb she felt.