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[shikosuki]

Merchoro PSL

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[karappo]

[Poseidon tilts his head a little, smiling.]

Do not look so glum, my son. It is not like that is anything you will ever have to worry about. So long as you know your limits and keep yourself safe, you will be fine.

[Somehow...he doesn't even suspect that Choromatsu might be seeing humans again.

...or maybe he just wants to believe that.]

[shikosuki]

[ SWEATS... ]

R-Right.

...If I look around and sing more, would you mind?

[ he's pretty sure he knows the answer but hey ]

[karappo]

Of course I don't. You are welcome to stay with me as long as you want to, Choromatsu.

[He lowers his hand with Choromatsu on it back to the sea floor.]

And, if you...perhaps wanted...you could sleep in my area of the reef...like...you did when you were little...

[shikosuki]

[ he starts swimming in the direction of a shiny, then stops ]

Where'd that come from?

[karappo]

[Why did you have to point it out..now he's embarrassed.]

N...nothing- never mind, do not worry about it, go back to looking around it is fine!

[shikosuki]

...Well... all right.

[ he goes back to looking around at all of Poseidon's stuff, humming to himself. The melody this time is different from the other song he was teaching Poseidon. ]

[karappo]

[He goes silent for a bit then, just watching Choromatsu look around while he sits on a rock outcropping nearby.]

...

Just...if you ever wanted space from your brothers...you know...

[shikosuki]

[ he stops and look at Poseidon ]

...Dad are you lonely?

[karappo]

[...he pauses for a long moment, his tail sweeping across the sand. He doesn't look Choro's way.]

...how could I be? I was lonely before you six came along.

[shikosuki]

[ ...

he swims closer ]

...what about when you sleep in here at night?

[karappo]

[Ah...]

Perhaps a bit...but it is not like I haven't slept alone for hundreds of years before.

[He did get used to having them in there, though.]

[shikosuki]

...

Okay, what I'm getting from this is that I need a mom after all. Or a second dad.

[ because damn dad ]

[karappo]

Eh?!

[You've been called the fuck out, Poseidon.]

I- n-non, I am fine, really! You do not need to worry yourself with such things!

[shikosuki]

[ swimming right up into his dad's face ]

If you're like this now, what's it gonna be like when one of us moves out, huh?

Or when all of us move out?

[karappo]

[Poseidon pulls back a little as Choromatsu confronts him directly.]

It...it will be the same as it was before...

[........lonely. As if...the children given to him were...

Never there.

That seems to sink in, then, and his fins droop along with his expression dropping.]

[shikosuki]

[ he feels... really bad seeing his dad so sad but that just makes him determined

he smiles ]

Soooo, we should work on this now then! Finding you a companion!

[ even though all your luck was shitty before ]

[karappo]

I-I-

[He stammers, shaking his head quickly.]

I am not sure this is such a good idea...it has been a very long time, you see...I have focused my attention on you boys since!

[shikosuki]

Isn't that just more reason to start now then? Get back into it?

Maybe now that you've been a dad you'll have better luck.

[ what if someone is really into dads Poseidon ]

...Actually speaking of, where'd you get our egg from?

[ it's HUGE ]

[karappo]

Ah- uh-

[That's a whole lot of things for him to dissect, Choromatsu, but the last question he asks is what really takes the cake. He sputters- not like he wasn't already- his face already turning a comical shade of red as he looks down at a cluster of random bits of gold armor shoved in a corner, tail lashing.]

S-since I...obviously had no option to bear children of my own...I asked another god for their help. ...Goddess.

They granted my request and...gave me the egg that you six hatched from.

[shikosuki]

[ ..........

"Goddess"

..........

...........................

.............................................. ]

So. Wait.

Technically what you're saying is...

We do have a mom?!

[karappo]

No! I mean...w-well......technically?

[He's never really...thought of it that way before, since they weren't exactly...together, or anything. But he also couldn't have had them without the egg in the first place, so...]

It is very...very complicated...things tend to be when you move from merfolk to gods like myself...and goddesses.

[shikosuki]

...Why don't you just try with her then?

I mean, if you're both gods then it should... be okay?

...Have you even thought of that?

[ he's suddenly super curious about all of this like holy shit ]

[karappo]

[Her.............he should probably explain.

But in true Poseidion fashion, he chooses not to explain that in the hopes that this won't go far enough for him to have to. Except...now that one of his sons knows about this, they will all know.]

I...do not think it is that simple, my son.

[Has he thought of that, though?

...no, he probably hasn't.]

I mean...h- they...they only granted my wish...I sincerely doubt they would feel the same. Granting wishes of both gods and mortals alike is just...what they do.

[shikosuki]

...You could try though, right?

Maybe she'd like to hear how we're doing. That'd at least be a conversation starter, wouldn't it?

[karappo]

[...it's weird. Normally he'd be gung ho for trying to get it on with another god, but...something about this doesn't feel...right. Not in a bad way, but more like in a disrespectful way. Or...he's not sure. He's probably overthinking it.

But Choromatsu seems so eager...he probably doesn't know what to think about the idea of having a "Mom" as well as a Dad...]

I...suppose there would be nothing wrong with that. Sometime...

[He knows at least that Megami didn't go anywhere...his island was his home, after all.]