Blinking wildly as she barely knew what the man in front of her was talking about, she tried to decipher what exactly he wanted to know about her. "No, not yet at least. It's just water for now, no ice. Though it won't be that hard to eventually get that down." She then put her hands behind her back as she looked and listened to the rest of what he wanted to say. He was very random, and spontaneous, asking questions and changing the subject in the blink of an eye. Claire wanted to say something, wanted to ask him to slow down or to explain, but she highly doubted that it would have any affect on him. "Sea foam?" What was such a thing? She had never lived in the sea, or even near it. Even though she had been on the island for a long period of time, it seemed that she really hadn't ever went down to the beach. "No, I wasn't drawn here by the sea foam." She answered him while making a confused face to him. He then started to tell her about sea foam, which again surprised her. Sighing lightly as she once again listened to his weird statements, she nodded to him once he was done talking. "Married.... More like they work together to co-exist?" She said this hoping to make him see that maybe married wasn't the right word to describe the connection between different parts of the earth.
A rather... Awkward meeting
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Luke Ochieng Okoth
"Oh, nah, it's not quite like that." Admittedly, it was a bit disappointing that a water person didn't know anything about sea foam. Luke wasn't even a water person, but he felt like he knew quite a bit about the stuff. Sometimes when he looked at it hard enough, he could see faces. The idea that there were in-water water people excited him. Mermaids and the like. It must have been their ghosts that he was seeing in the foam.
He finally pulled himself off the ground, completely forgetting about the fact that he still wasn't wearing any clothes. "If you go up really high in the sky and look down at the islands, you can see rings of sea foam. It's like wedding rings because they're always there, except for when things get stormy. Then you just see bands of waves instead and it's like they're actually struggling decide whether to leave it on or off but it always turns out that they leave it on."
"It's probably the mermaids, actually," Luke thought out loud, feeling a little proud at having made the connection. "They're always hiding the foam so I bet whenever it storms, they all frantically try to swim back into place and that's why the foam always comes back."
"Oh, nah, it's not quite like that." Admittedly, it was a bit disappointing that a water person didn't know anything about sea foam. Luke wasn't even a water person, but he felt like he knew quite a bit about the stuff. Sometimes when he looked at it hard enough, he could see faces. The idea that there were in-water water people excited him. Mermaids and the like. It must have been their ghosts that he was seeing in the foam.
He finally pulled himself off the ground, completely forgetting about the fact that he still wasn't wearing any clothes. "If you go up really high in the sky and look down at the islands, you can see rings of sea foam. It's like wedding rings because they're always there, except for when things get stormy. Then you just see bands of waves instead and it's like they're actually struggling decide whether to leave it on or off but it always turns out that they leave it on."
"It's probably the mermaids, actually," Luke thought out loud, feeling a little proud at having made the connection. "They're always hiding the foam so I bet whenever it storms, they all frantically try to swim back into place and that's why the foam always comes back."
All she could think to do was blink. Everything he said confused her, as if he disagreed with everything she said, but at the same time wanted to show her the better response. She listened though, which was rare of her to do. As he moved, she blushed lightly, remembering that he was not wearing anything. Looking away, she placed her hand in the view of the exposed area, not wanting to look there. He seemed to be very interested in the sea, as well as the animals and things that may or may not be there. He had a good imagination, which was something that she wished she had more of. Smiling and giggling at his, bizarre assumptions, it was a bit funny to hear what he thought, as she really had never gotten into this much deal about a subject that she wasn't interested in. "I see, I think." She really didn't know how to reply, as she wasn't sure if he was talking to himself or her. She didn't want to say something out of turn, considering the guy had fallen from the sky naked. She had no idea what else he was capable of doing.
Luke Ochieng Okoth
"You should really try fishing some time," Luke said distractedly, focusing on doing some stretches. "I've been trying to meet a mermaid for forever, but they never take the bait." His legs always felt really strange after having been in vulture form for a while. He kicked out a few times with each leg. Hmmm. Maybe he should just halfshift and leave it at that. People with bird bodies and people faces existed, after all. But Luke had heard that they were usually women, so. That would be pretty awkward, he thought.
"People always say that women should be treated real nicely so I always try to find nice foods to throw into the water. All it resulted in was lots of missing food. After a while of that happening, though, I wised up to their tricks. Now I only use really girly foods, so the mermen will stop swimming by for a quick bite. I mean, they don't even stop to say hello or thank you or anything at all!"
But Luke would remember that. Someday, when he'd finally met a mermaid, he'd tell her all about the completely rude people down there in the sea. Since she'd also be living down there, she should know this herself. So then the two of them could commiserate. Maybe have a few drinks. And then, he could finally ask them the most important question.
"How do you think they reproduce anyways? Do you think they just lay eggs like birds do?"
"You should really try fishing some time," Luke said distractedly, focusing on doing some stretches. "I've been trying to meet a mermaid for forever, but they never take the bait." His legs always felt really strange after having been in vulture form for a while. He kicked out a few times with each leg. Hmmm. Maybe he should just halfshift and leave it at that. People with bird bodies and people faces existed, after all. But Luke had heard that they were usually women, so. That would be pretty awkward, he thought.
"People always say that women should be treated real nicely so I always try to find nice foods to throw into the water. All it resulted in was lots of missing food. After a while of that happening, though, I wised up to their tricks. Now I only use really girly foods, so the mermen will stop swimming by for a quick bite. I mean, they don't even stop to say hello or thank you or anything at all!"
But Luke would remember that. Someday, when he'd finally met a mermaid, he'd tell her all about the completely rude people down there in the sea. Since she'd also be living down there, she should know this herself. So then the two of them could commiserate. Maybe have a few drinks. And then, he could finally ask them the most important question.
"How do you think they reproduce anyways? Do you think they just lay eggs like birds do?"
It seemed that the man didn't have a really good attention span, as he changed the subject once again. Sighing lightly so that he would barely be able to hear it, she stared up at him and waited to see if his rambling had any point to it. Mermaids. What were his fascination with mermaids? Did he find them attractive? Maybe, though it wasn't like she would have nay idea to get a picture in her mind as to way he would. Weren't they scaly, and fishy? Why would anyone want that? Then again, nothing the man was saying made any sense to her, and she was sure that it wasn't because she wasn't paying all that much attention. When he went to the subject of reproduction, a bright blush crossed her face as she blinked at him. "I-I don't really know?" She didn't know how to reply, as the thought of how mermaids reproduced never crossed her mind, nor would it have if his man hadn't brought it up.
Luke Ochieng Okoth
Luke took that hesitation as an invitation to keep right on going. "I mean, it just don't make any sense," he carried on blithely. "Maybe they lay pearls and little mermaids and mermen come out of them. Merdogs. Are there merdogs, do you think? It would be kind of a shame if there weren't. Then again, they have all of those dogfish and catfish and lionfish."
He wondered what it would be like to fish in the middle of the night. Did people even do that? On one hand. maybe the fish were all sleeping so nobody would be able to catch any at all. On the other hand, maybe that's what the fish wanted people to think! Maybe there was some kind of secret fish society that did things in the middle of the night when they thought nobody was watching. The more Luke thought about it, the more he was certain that this was really case.
"Well, shit!" he said brightly. "It's been right under my nose this entire time! Of course, whenever I'm flying over the sea, I'm a bird so, beak. Nose. Neak. Something! I'll be damned if I let those secret fish get the better of me!"
He went over to the edge of the rooftop, hauling himself onto the edge. It would have been really embarrassing for him to jump off and forget to turn into a vulture so he made extra certain that he wouldn't forget. He went about shifting the bottom half of his into vulture form, so that he became this strange looking half man half vulture hybrid.
Luke took that hesitation as an invitation to keep right on going. "I mean, it just don't make any sense," he carried on blithely. "Maybe they lay pearls and little mermaids and mermen come out of them. Merdogs. Are there merdogs, do you think? It would be kind of a shame if there weren't. Then again, they have all of those dogfish and catfish and lionfish."
He wondered what it would be like to fish in the middle of the night. Did people even do that? On one hand. maybe the fish were all sleeping so nobody would be able to catch any at all. On the other hand, maybe that's what the fish wanted people to think! Maybe there was some kind of secret fish society that did things in the middle of the night when they thought nobody was watching. The more Luke thought about it, the more he was certain that this was really case.
"Well, shit!" he said brightly. "It's been right under my nose this entire time! Of course, whenever I'm flying over the sea, I'm a bird so, beak. Nose. Neak. Something! I'll be damned if I let those secret fish get the better of me!"
He went over to the edge of the rooftop, hauling himself onto the edge. It would have been really embarrassing for him to jump off and forget to turn into a vulture so he made extra certain that he wouldn't forget. He went about shifting the bottom half of his into vulture form, so that he became this strange looking half man half vulture hybrid.
Sighing heavily as the man went on a mindless rant of fish and other animals that may or may not exist, she chose to stay quiet. She really had no clue as to what he was going on about, nor did she have the time or patience to figure it all out for herself. She let him rant, looking up from the ground she was now fixated on every once and a while, but then remembering that he still didn't have clothes on, making her look down with an embarrassed face. She wasn't all that interested in what he had to say, but at the same time she was intrigued to see how long he would continue to seemingly talk to himself until he realized Claire wasn't really listening.
It wasn't for a few minutes until she heard him move, her head shooting up to see him moving over to the edge of the roof. "W-Woah there, just calm down." She raised her hand to covered the parts of him she didn't want or need to see, as a gasp escaped her as his legs changed color. "W-What?" She muttered to herself, as his legs turned into a bird like figure. It seemed that he had turned into something, at least the bottom half of him had. "What is this?" Was all she could think to ask him, as she was more worried about him jumping off. Had this been what she had failed to see when she had arrived to the roof?
It wasn't for a few minutes until she heard him move, her head shooting up to see him moving over to the edge of the roof. "W-Woah there, just calm down." She raised her hand to covered the parts of him she didn't want or need to see, as a gasp escaped her as his legs changed color. "W-What?" She muttered to herself, as his legs turned into a bird like figure. It seemed that he had turned into something, at least the bottom half of him had. "What is this?" Was all she could think to ask him, as she was more worried about him jumping off. Had this been what she had failed to see when she had arrived to the roof?
I'm sorry it took so long ;; I love you, Claire <3
Luke Ochieng Okoth
"Huh? Calm? But I'm feeling completely A-okay!" Luke said in confusion, cocking his head. Was she worried about something? Girls were so strange, worrying about so many things all the time.
Luke, he just tended to go with things like a leaf on the wind. From a manchineel tree! Because even though those things didn't grow in Kenya, a nice Spanish lady had once told him about this spectacular tree that might as well have been carved out of pure acid. Just a little rain and then everything under the tree gets burned. Nature could really be vicious some times. Luke found it fascinating.
"Like I said, I'm a vulture!" It was okay if she had forgotten that, though. Sometimes people forgot things a lot, like Luke did. Except when somebody had done something wrong, then he would remember forever. "I'm just gonna fly off and go catch some fishes. I'd go and turn completely into a bird but then they'd be expecting me. Nobody thinks that they're going to see a man with a bird's body so I'm just going to take them all by surprise and swoop down like, yeah!"
He frowned a little bit in consideration. "Oh, did you want to come? Cause that would probably be a bit of a problem. Too much weight, I think, yeah. But you could always run and try and keep up that way!"
Luke Ochieng Okoth
"Huh? Calm? But I'm feeling completely A-okay!" Luke said in confusion, cocking his head. Was she worried about something? Girls were so strange, worrying about so many things all the time.
Luke, he just tended to go with things like a leaf on the wind. From a manchineel tree! Because even though those things didn't grow in Kenya, a nice Spanish lady had once told him about this spectacular tree that might as well have been carved out of pure acid. Just a little rain and then everything under the tree gets burned. Nature could really be vicious some times. Luke found it fascinating.
"Like I said, I'm a vulture!" It was okay if she had forgotten that, though. Sometimes people forgot things a lot, like Luke did. Except when somebody had done something wrong, then he would remember forever. "I'm just gonna fly off and go catch some fishes. I'd go and turn completely into a bird but then they'd be expecting me. Nobody thinks that they're going to see a man with a bird's body so I'm just going to take them all by surprise and swoop down like, yeah!"
He frowned a little bit in consideration. "Oh, did you want to come? Cause that would probably be a bit of a problem. Too much weight, I think, yeah. But you could always run and try and keep up that way!"
(I'm sorry for taking so long omg I love you too <3)
Blinking at an unsafe rate, Claire was baffled by what the man was saying to her. She knew that it seemed that he was, absent minded in a way, as he had changed the subject, or maybe even thought that what she was saying wasn't really all that important to him. Snapping back into her normal mindset, she really hadn't thought that he was serious about flying away, until she remembered that even though she may have not believed it at first, he was a vulture, or a hybrid of a vulture and a human. "I, I don't think I could keep up with you." She said to him, moving a bit closer to the edge to see if she could even see the ocean from where she was. "I mean when i get closer I would be able to bend the water..." Claire thought to herself, but then remembered that in a way it was as if the man in front of her had been talking to himself with her there, instead of sharing a good conversation with her. "You don't have to wait on me, you can go if you really think catching fish is important."
Blinking at an unsafe rate, Claire was baffled by what the man was saying to her. She knew that it seemed that he was, absent minded in a way, as he had changed the subject, or maybe even thought that what she was saying wasn't really all that important to him. Snapping back into her normal mindset, she really hadn't thought that he was serious about flying away, until she remembered that even though she may have not believed it at first, he was a vulture, or a hybrid of a vulture and a human. "I, I don't think I could keep up with you." She said to him, moving a bit closer to the edge to see if she could even see the ocean from where she was. "I mean when i get closer I would be able to bend the water..." Claire thought to herself, but then remembered that in a way it was as if the man in front of her had been talking to himself with her there, instead of sharing a good conversation with her. "You don't have to wait on me, you can go if you really think catching fish is important."
Luke Ochieng Okoth
Luke blinked. Fish? Important? He zeroed in on those words. Why, of course they were important! Forgetting his previous ire about tricky fish and merfolk, he preened -literally- at how this girl seemed to get the idea perfectly. "They're some of the most important creatures in the world!" Luke said, agreeing with her assessment. Or, rather, what he thought her assessment had been.
"God gave them his fingernails as clothes, He did. That's why their scales are always so pretty shiny. If you listen really hard, if you stick your head into the ocean, sometimes the fish will blow bubbles into your ears and you can hear them saying things like how pretty so and so's scales are or why we don't have any shiny scales like them." Luke said sagely, "Some of them think they're better than us because of that but then the dolphins and sharks and jellies will always be there to remind them that we're all the same in the end, just a little different in the other ways is all! You know!"
The vultureshifter was deeply pleased at having found such an understanding, like minded person. So much so, actually, that he couldn't bring himself to go on without her. "Nah, it's fine! I won't go off on my own. Let's go together then!" He frowned a little. "Oh, are you sure you couldn't just fly, though? There's lots of water in air, right? You could just, just do something with that maybe."
Luke blinked. Fish? Important? He zeroed in on those words. Why, of course they were important! Forgetting his previous ire about tricky fish and merfolk, he preened -literally- at how this girl seemed to get the idea perfectly. "They're some of the most important creatures in the world!" Luke said, agreeing with her assessment. Or, rather, what he thought her assessment had been.
"God gave them his fingernails as clothes, He did. That's why their scales are always so pretty shiny. If you listen really hard, if you stick your head into the ocean, sometimes the fish will blow bubbles into your ears and you can hear them saying things like how pretty so and so's scales are or why we don't have any shiny scales like them." Luke said sagely, "Some of them think they're better than us because of that but then the dolphins and sharks and jellies will always be there to remind them that we're all the same in the end, just a little different in the other ways is all! You know!"
The vultureshifter was deeply pleased at having found such an understanding, like minded person. So much so, actually, that he couldn't bring himself to go on without her. "Nah, it's fine! I won't go off on my own. Let's go together then!" He frowned a little. "Oh, are you sure you couldn't just fly, though? There's lots of water in air, right? You could just, just do something with that maybe."