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[soulofocean]

[Accidental Video]

---ryuu!!

[A soft thud muffled by a roar of flowing water and the device touches down on the ground, recording the end of what at first seems to be a rainstorm. When the image clears, past speckles of sand and the blur of water dribbling down the camera, Umi can be seen: she's standing with her back to the communicator, gasping

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actionspam;

[conductyourself]

[ DON'T LOOK NOW, UMI, BUT A GIANT FLYING FISH HAS MANAGED TO SNEAK UP BEHIND YOU AND IS POKING YOU WITH ITS GIANT FISHY FACE. ]

actionspam; oh Fyula we do love you 1/?

[soulofocean]

---Now wha-?

actionspam; 2/

[soulofocean]

[Turns around to see a giant fishface almost nose-to-nose with her.]

actionspam; 3/

[soulofocean]

AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

actionspam; 4/5

[soulofocean]

F--- Fyula?? Jeez, where did you come---?

actionspam; 5/5

[soulofocean]

[But hold on. Fyula is in the area, that means...]

...Clef?

1/2

[conductyourself]

[ THAT WAS LOUD, UMI. Let it never be said that the girl has weak lungs. ]

actionspam;

[conductyourself]

[ Nonetheless, a familiar face peeks out from amid the flowing, transparent fins and silver scales on Fyula's top side. ]

Did that honestly startle you?

[ Really, how could you be startled by a giant fish? He has no idea! ]

actionspam; 1/2

[soulofocean]

A lot! But... never mind. Must be because I wasn't exactly focusing on my surroundings.

[Now, it's sort of weird to have to gaze UP to talk to you, dear pintsized mentor.]

actionspam;

[soulofocean]

Did you come here for a quiet time? Or...? [Did you sense my magic?]

actionspam;

[conductyourself]

No, I noticed you practicing and thought I'd see how you were doing.

[ Although now that you mention it, this is a nice day for hanging around on a beach. That's probably why you are doing it! ]

Is everything alright?

[ Lol, no, you're sitting on your butt and looking all tired. Hopefully you will realize that I see that and not lie~ ]

actionspam;

[soulofocean]

...Well... [This sheepish face indicates there's no way to present this as too positive an outcome.]

Not that peachy, as you can see. My spells still tire me a lot when I use them one after the other.

actionspam; see how I'm making an excuse to slip this bit about swords in here? >D

[conductyourself]

[ Considers this as he makes his way down from Fyula so that they can converse more comfortably. ]

That is inconvenient, although bear in mind that it shouldn't pose too much of a problem in practice if you're able to alternate spells and swordplay.

On the other hand... [ It would probably still be better if the spells themselves were more powerful so she didn't have to use so many. ]

actionspam; oh yes, now watch her fail at shrugging it off ahsfdghs 1/2

[soulofocean]

[She's been looking straight at him since she recovered from the fish-shock, but now... Oh, but those waves ahead down the beach suddenly got so interesting!]

Uhm. Well. There's that. But... still.

actionspam;

[soulofocean]

[Umi sighs. Is there really much point in hiding it from Clef any longer?]

I can't rely on swordplay too much. Not really.

actionspam;

[conductyourself]

[ You shouldn't think of it as not hiding things, Umi. You should think of it as being honest with yourself about the fact that he'll probably find out anyway. Assuming he hasn't already. ]

Why is that?