Curiosity

Usually, Ember never went near water, especially in public, but for some reason, she felt an urge to visit the lake. She plucked a leaf off of a branch of a tree and began slowly burning it, smiling at the scent of smoke.

When she neared the dark waters of the lake, she noticed a guy there as well. Ember unconciously found herself observing him as he seemed to be deeply focused on the water of the lake, as if trying to see or find something. She watched him sit himself down at the edge of the land, only inches away from the lake's water and he began to think. Ember became curious, something that's been happening to her a lot lately, and she neared the guy, slowly. She planted herself right next to him. First, she looked at the water, concentrating on the ripples and its movement. Ember then looked over at the guy next to her and said, "So, what do you think of the lake?" Inside she was hitting herslef for saying something so stupid.

"Oh, that's sort of what I'm doing. I mean, the lake's water is so dark, I can't see what lies beneath. I guess I'm kind of curious as well," Ember said with a smile and a shrug.

She mentally hit herself again for forgetting her manners and introducing herself. "Oh, I forgot, I'm Ember. Ember Mars," She said extending a hand to the boy.

"Felix...Felix...Felix...I like that name," Ember said, repeating his name once more. "Felix."

What to talk about next? Ember thought, her eyes lost into oblivion until she came up with a question. A very common one in fact. "So, Felix, tell me about your power. what is it?"

Ember looked curiously at Felix when he spoke. It had sounded as though he wasn't a fan of his own power. "That's really cool you know. I've always wanted to talk to animals, they're a great advantage during battle. Is that why you came here? To try and talk to the fish?"

Ember smiled. "Yeah, I'm a Pyro alright. My dumb parents decided make my name related to my power."

"Well why don't you wear a diving suit and have a microphone connected to a speaker so that the fish can hear you and approach the speaker to talk to you in return?" Ember suggested.

"So what do you like to do for fun?"