(PRP Matori) Coastal Creatures (Daspian and Ninaeleth)

[Aukai Oceansoul]

Ninaeleth was on the beach on one of her nightly snooping walks. Her new father allowed her to go as he was watching often from very nearby. She was very rarely out of his sight and his vague presence made her feel better. She was waiting for a bright red crab to come out of a crevice in a rock. Occasionally she would see the curve of the large pincher slide around the corner underneath the stone but then it would disapear. What was it doing in there? Housekeeping? She needed to clean her room too, but she took so much time sorting her shell collection..she wondered if the crab had a shell collection.
She so wanted to see him. Maybe bring him home to show Daddy. Then they could eat him! She hadn't had crab since she could remember, the orphanage had not been well on coin. Her father was a good hunter though, and she loved his critter Kalith. Kalith was a zanteer who loved fishing and hunting for fishy things.

She shifted her weight a little as the blood flow to her feet made it known to her that it was restricted an occupational risk it seemed. The claw came around the corner, slowly and more, more than it had before. She held her breath and prepared to spring, she would have to be wary of those claws....  

[Elyessi]

Daspien was wandering along to beach, having gone off to play while his mother made dinner. She wasn't keen on him traveling too close to the water, so he stuck to the white sands as he peered out against the waves. His father was gone again, traveling on a trip somewhere distant and away from his family. Daspien always hoped he would see his father come home, be the first to call out that there was a ship and run to greet the Matori man. So far, the little hybrid boy had yet to make his dreams a reality.

As it became a bit too dark to see the ships, Daspien turned his eyes to the shore to scope out creatures. He was interested in the Snapptrotters, but had yet to see one in the wild. Being with his mother most of the day, he rarely saw a trained one either.

Instead of seeing what he desired, he instead saw a young girl close to the rocks.

Uncertain (as he hadn't quite met any others yet), the boy froze and just watched from a short distance away, uncertain on what to do.  

[Aukai Oceansoul]

Elyessi

Just about there...she breathed out and snatched the claw, yanking hard. Then she scuffled with the large angry crab. Sand flew, limbs and claws flailed and she narrowly avoided an awful pinch, it grazed her instead and she hissed at the creature. If he had been nicer maybe she wouldn't have decided to eat him but this was not a nice crab and he would pay dearly for his crimes.

She pinned the exacerbated crustacean underneath her and pinned the claws with two hands. Unfortunately now they were in a stalemate. Youngling and crab locked in a war where pinching and dinner were on the line. An eye for an feeler, a life for a pinch. The pride of ones father hanging in the balance.

She thought she could hear Isolder giggling but was not sure, she hoped he would not interrupt to save her. This was how you learned and she wanted to prove to him that she could provide for herself and for him if need be. Granted he was super strong but it was the honor that counted the confidence in herself, she believed in him and she wanted him to believe in her. He had taken her on when he could have chosen another or needn't adopt at all. SHE was his daughter, no one else.  

[Elyessi]

What was she doing over there by the rocks? At least he thought it was a she. Her skin was dark for a Matori, but that might mean she was a hybrid like him. He had dark skin too, but that was thanks to his mother. His father said that other hybrids had dark skin, but they were from Oban parents. He was unique, maybe even the first of his type, and hopefully not the last. He heard his parents talk about little siblings, and he felt a bit excited for that.

Focus.

Inching a little closer, he saw the girl yank something out. Was she hunting for fish? The rocks were a bit far from the waters, so maybe she was looking for something a bit different. Curiosity overcoming shyness, he walked closer still before lifting his chin, taking a deep breath, and calling out, "What're you doing?!"  

[Aukai Oceansoul]

"Well that's not Dad," she muttered the the crab, who seemed un-amused with this development. "I'm well.. hunting! I think." She giggled and flipped onto her back. "Come help if you want. I'll share the prize if we overcome him."

The crab flailed and got a pincher free and started trying to free himself industriously. She squealed at him, the crab didn't seem to care. This was fun and thrilling and she lived for this sort of thing! "Come on! Help, before he gets me a good one! I like having all my fingers...and toes." Crabs were sneaky like that.  

[Aukai Oceansoul]

Ely Post from Slack

He watched her again, curious and inching closer before laughing at her behavior. Well, she seemed fun and not dangerous at all, and it sure did look interesting what she was doing in the sand. So he walked further in and watched as the crab was trying to get free, "Help? How can I help? You seem to got him good!"



He watched the crab wiggle and snap, and agreed mentally that he also would like to have all his fingers and toes, and as a result curled his hands into fists and dug his toes in the sand. That is until he got the thought that more could be hiding down there too. The thought alone made him snap his toes back up into the air where he could see them just fine.  

[Aukai Oceansoul]

Nin gasped as the crab flailed, it was taking alot of strength to keep this gargantuan beast up and out of pinching range. The boy didn't seem to be that helpful. What was she going to do? Well what went up must go down right? This was it all or nothing..hopefully still with fingers though.


She gritted her teeth and launched the crab off of herself leaping up to try and pounce it from above, trying to pin the pinchers before they got her. But it was too fast and dove down a hole she hadn't noticed.


"Well drat I'm hungry, you didn't happen to pass anything easier to catch on your travels did you? Oh my name is Ninaeleth by the way." She smiled at the boy he seemed..shy.