[ That was unexpected, to say the least. The worst case scenario that Seox imagined would be him fighting angry tentacles. He doesn't quite relax when Yuki moves to the side however. There the matter of taking off his mask, so he tries to position himself away from Yuki so his voice can't be seen. ]
Your voice is... Nice. I would have trouble finding clean water otherwise so... Thank you!
[ There's a brief look at Yuki and his mesmerizing colors before turning away. He splashes a bit to rehydrate, focusing over the gills on his neck. He must look odd, what with being part... fish, while still having his feline Erune ears. Ugh, please pay no heed, squid guy. ]
[Yuki takes note, though, and as he's not the sort to hold back occasionally...]
Shouldn't you be in the water?
[His color shifts to pinkish purple, then settles back to a neutral orange. He's curious, but the color betrays his concern more than anything. Not that he's up for playing good samaritan for someone he doesn't even know, but it's like... the guy might need the water?]
You don't have to pay me or anything. This pond isn't actually "mine". I'm... [Sigh.] I'm hiding from someone.
[ His reasoning was that he believed the pond belonged to Yuki, officially or not. As that isn't the case as he admits, rather kindly too (with warm, slightly brighter colors to his skin!), Seox throws caution to the wind and dips right in. Yes he put his mask back on, it's waterproof. ]
You're hard to ignore if you're trying to hide.
[ It's not his place to pry into the why's of a hiding cuttle-idolfish. He has some common sense, it's probably how he looks right now. That's isn't unrelatable. Hm... He has been fairly pleasant. ]
I can chase them off if I knew what they looked like. My changes aren't as severe as yours.
[He hates being this sort of conspicuous while he's settling in, something like a parrot in a flock of crows. Yuki sinks back to his chin in the water, which does require some creative tentacle arrangement. That means kind of awkward bobbing for a moment before he settles.
And flushes a pinkish color.]
If my partner comes here and you chase him off, I won't forgive you. [But the water is kind of... too pristine and clear for Yuki to just submerge, so he's kind of between a rock and a hard place if Momo shows up, really.] Just hide my... [God he can't with this.] ...tentacles. Appendages.
[ Despite the retort, he's going to help with the colorful tentacles. Pushing them this way or that, trying to have them fit into this pond. It's harder than he thought, as they unbend when he tries to bend them, or vice versa. Some slide past eachother and out of place too. Are they floating naturally or is Yuki making this difficult on purpose... ]
It might just be better to tie and weigh them down. Would if I had rope.
[ He does not, fortunately. Getting fed up one in particular he ends up sitting on it like a pool noodle. ]
Your partner... Are you just going to act like nothing is wrong, you're going for a swim?
[Yuki faintly recoils at the manhandling.... Tentacle handling. Whatever. He hadn't meant now, just if Momo showed up, but... Sure. Practice makes perfect or something. He tries not to do much, but the tentacles kind of do what they want. He's frustrated with them already, not being quite used to the usage, and he's just going to look away when the guy settles on one. It feels weird, weirder than the bottom of the pond, weirder than rocks... Weird.]
Yes. [It is not going to work, but yes. And he'll cave after like two seconds of Momo looking skeptical.] I don't actually know how to make all the... legs go away. Is there a way to do that?
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Your voice is... Nice. I would have trouble finding clean water otherwise so... Thank you!
[ There's a brief look at Yuki and his mesmerizing colors before turning away. He splashes a bit to rehydrate, focusing over the gills on his neck. He must look odd, what with being part... fish, while still having his feline Erune ears. Ugh, please pay no heed, squid guy. ]
I'll pay you back if it helps.
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[Yuki takes note, though, and as he's not the sort to hold back occasionally...]
Shouldn't you be in the water?
[His color shifts to pinkish purple, then settles back to a neutral orange. He's curious, but the color betrays his concern more than anything. Not that he's up for playing good samaritan for someone he doesn't even know, but it's like... the guy might need the water?]
You don't have to pay me or anything. This pond isn't actually "mine". I'm... [Sigh.] I'm hiding from someone.
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You're hard to ignore if you're trying to hide.
[ It's not his place to pry into the why's of a hiding cuttle-idolfish. He has some common sense, it's probably how he looks right now. That's isn't unrelatable. Hm... He has been fairly pleasant. ]
I can chase them off if I knew what they looked like. My changes aren't as severe as yours.
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[He hates being this sort of conspicuous while he's settling in, something like a parrot in a flock of crows. Yuki sinks back to his chin in the water, which does require some creative tentacle arrangement. That means kind of awkward bobbing for a moment before he settles.
And flushes a pinkish color.]
If my partner comes here and you chase him off, I won't forgive you. [But the water is kind of... too pristine and clear for Yuki to just submerge, so he's kind of between a rock and a hard place if Momo shows up, really.] Just hide my... [God he can't with this.] ...tentacles. Appendages.
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[ Despite the retort, he's going to help with the colorful tentacles. Pushing them this way or that, trying to have them fit into this pond. It's harder than he thought, as they unbend when he tries to bend them, or vice versa. Some slide past eachother and out of place too. Are they floating naturally or is Yuki making this
difficult on purpose... ]
It might just be better to tie and weigh them down. Would if I had rope.
[ He does not, fortunately. Getting fed up one in particular he ends up sitting on it like a pool noodle. ]
Your partner... Are you just going to act like nothing is wrong, you're going for a swim?
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Yes. [It is not going to work, but yes. And he'll cave after like two seconds of Momo looking skeptical.] I don't actually know how to make all the... legs go away. Is there a way to do that?
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When I get out of water and dry off. I feel less... Unlike myself, if that helps. But then I would need water at some point, like you saw.
[ A pause. ]
This would be difficult to hide regularly. I'm pretty sure your partner would find out, unless they're an idiot.