leires | mers oh my

[ Whoa whoa this is a lot of movement all at once

after a moment of surprise though he just grins ]

Of course, of course! After all, I'll need someone to babysit every now and then, right?

[ ...though how is he gonna have kids with humans. Can he even bring the kids here? These things are only occurring to him now ]

Good...

[Well...that seems to have pacified him, at any rate. But he'll hold you to that, Choromatsu. He'll hold you to it for the rest of your life.

He seems to realize them that he'd grabbed up Choromatsu so suddenly, and is also quick to carefully lower him back down in the water.]

Ah...sorry.

Oh-- i-it's okay.

...Do you feel better?

[ ah how the turn tables ]

Much. You know me...I let my emotions get away from me sometimes...

[He wipes at the corner of one of his eyes before continuing.]

And I think this conversation might have gotten away from us too...but I do not mind. I enjoy spending time with you.

Ah... it did, didn't it?

[ He moves to finish up collecting all his trinkets again ]

I should probably get all this back to-- [ his little hide away grotto, but he can't let dad know about that ] um, put it all away.

I think I might try to collect new stuff though. Stuff with those gems in mind.

Good boy. You still know to stay close to the reef, non? We would not want any more accidents.

[He means that seriously, too, hoping Choromatsu knows better than to wander too far...even if he can't remember the original issue behind it.]

Yeah, yeah I know.

[ Things he is not going to do: that. ]

I'm an adult so you don't have to worry.

[ yes you do ]

Oh, well...you know I am going to. It is still my job to worry about you, regardless of how old you get.

[His smile broadens, reaching his eyes as he moves to pull his trident from the sand.]

I will be off the north side of home if you need me for anything, okay?

All right. I'll see you later then.

[ He starts swimming away, in the direction of his grotto, but stops for a moment ]

Um, dad?

Mmm? Yes, Choromatsu?

Uh... [ shit suddenly he's really embarrassed about this ] If you want, sometime could we um...

[ ...fuck, yeah this is really embarrassing ]

S-Sing together...?

E-eh?

[He pauses, as if he's not sure he heard him right.]

Sing...with me? R-really?

Y-Yeah.

I-I've been doing that with my friends a lot, you know? [ mostly with Dia ] Unlike the others, they don't say I sound like a dying orca.

[ Is that the comment that made him stop singing as a kid even though he's always been drawn to music? Yes, yes it is. THANKS JERKS. ]

So I thought... maybe it'd be nice.

[ and maybe he's a little nostalgic for those lullabies after all ]

[Poseidon hovers above the sand, and for a long moment he doesn't say anything as his fins beat the water lightly to keep him aloft.

His breath hitches in a clear attempt to not burst into tears in front of his son, and he nods.]

I...I would love to.

[ Choromatsu's immediately brightens ]

R-Really?! Okay! I'll look forward to it!

[ And with that done he swims off ]

Later, dad!

mers oh my

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