Mermaid Boy and Lil'Owl Girl, Unite!

Ryuk was not, entirely, a fan of sunny weather- but today's was quite nice. It had warmth to it, but not enough to intensely dry him out. And thus, he decided it was a good day to go to the park. There was bounce in his step, practically skipping in a way a child usually would in his excitement of exploring such an area.

He had to admit- it was beautiful. The entire island was, but the park and lake so far had to be two of his favorite areas. That said, he didn't want to enjoy this alone. His eyes danced across the land, scanning for potential people to talk to- only to spark slightly when they laid on a certain woman. Now, this woman-- she looked fantastic. The way her white hair shone in the sunlight reminded Ryuk of a flower. A tiny, subdued squeal bubbled in his throat as he bounded over to her.

He tried to keep his excitement down a bit when first approaching as not to be scary, but he honestly couldn't help the tiny bouncing on the heels of his feet as he came over, waving a bit, and thinking to her- though it was quite faint, barely noticeable due to the fact that he wasn't touching her, "Hello. You're very pretty."

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Ryuk's expression showed a state of sheer, innocent curiosity in this woman he'd just approached, despite admiring her looks as well. She'd certainly not expected him- though not many did- and it was hard to tell if she was pleased or not to see him. Perhaps she was just taking a 'Let's see what happens' approach to this.

Regardless, Ryuk was just happy she'd acknowledged his presence, offering her a kind, welcoming smile as she spoke. "Hazel, what a beautiful name," he thought to her quietly. "Well, Hazel- to me, you're very pretty. I think you should be less hard on yourself!" People often had a tendency to look down on themselves- Ryuk was aware of himself falling into this same pattern. Hopefully he could nip this habit of hers quickly. She seemed like a lovely lady, she deserved to remember how wonderful she is.

A giggle of sorts followed as he inched ever so closer, wishing to hug her. However, he would not overstep his bounds. He was calm enough to wait until such affections were welcome. "I'm Ryuk, by the way. It's a pleasure to meet you! May I sit? I'd like to get to know you better."

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Ryuk could see Hazel's face blooming red, just like a rose- it was adorable to him, really, and got him giggling off and on as he listened. He was more than happy to sit down, also, once given the go ahead. "Thank you," He thought to her, his mental voice becoming quite obviously louder due to a gentle brushing of arms as he'd moved to sit down.

What followed, though, was sheer awe as he picked up on the word "witch" specifically. "Witch? You're a witch? That's so cool..! I think I read on it.. you do magic, right?" Granted, it'd said witches have green skin and black cats- he didn't see those on Hazel. He did think she'd look beautiful even with the green skin, but also didn't mind that she didn't have it. She also seemed far nicer than how they'd been described.

He paused a moment before tilting his head inquisitively- though his smile never faltered. "By the way... you're not sick, are you? You look pretty in that shade of red, but I want to make sure you're not coming down with something..."

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It seemed like such an obvious, but still amazing concept to Ryuk when it came to diversity in magic users. He supposed even he was one of them- he'd just never considered it magic, simply things he'd always been able to do. That said, no matter how different Hazel was from the norm she seemed absolutely wonderful to the young merman. His features remained quite warm as he thought to her, "Everyone is learning something. I'm sure your magic is amazing! I'd love to see it, sometimes.. I can do it too! I move water! Maybe we can do our magic together and it'll look pretty."

As he truly listened, however, a tiny, thoughtful frown came to him. So she wasn't used to compliments regarding her looks? That made him sad- everyone deserved compliments sometimes!

"Well," he thought to her after a long moment, "I need to make up for lost time, don't I? You're very pretty. Never forget that you're a beautiful, wonderful person, okay? I'll remind you if you forget. I don't want you to think lowly of yourself, Hazel." It was a comforting, almost maternal kind of warmth coming from him as he communicated those words, clearly concerned for her happiness.

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As soon as ice magic was mentioned, the young merman let out a delighted squeak of sorts, clapping his hands excitedly. It'd been as if someone had told him Santa Clause was real and all was good in the world. "Wonderful! We'll make so many pretty things, it will be fun!"

Such excitement was short lived, though, quickly replaced with a sense of awe over just how adorable Hazel was. She could barely contain herself because of his compliments! That was insanely cute! A giggle followed as he took Hazel's hand- the one she'd patted him with, and thought directly to her, with a bit of warmth trickling from him, "Alright, I'll hold back for now... but you really do deserve it! All of it, Hazel."

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