He's surprised when the images suddenly fade away, and it prompts him to open his eyes once more. He looks down to Megami quizzically, noticing how flushed he is suddenly.]
[Maybe...he could have thought of a better choice of words for that.]
W-well, regardless...I apologize if I intruded upon your privacy in any way. I should have told you what I was seeing...but I simply could not help myself.
Of course I did! If you could see our sons, you would understand. You were their spitting image.
[...so why did none of them end up with snake tails, he wonders? It's quite the odds to have them all be male and also have fish tails, but...maybe that has more to do with Poseidon's influence than it does Megami's.]
Mm...I only ask because if there were, then you would be able to see our children when they were babies. I would like for you to be able to if it is possible, at the very least.
Um... no, I will try to clear my mind instead this time. You think of the memory, yes.
[ He puts his hands back where they were before, eyes closed. He tries to concentrate to establish a link again... but he's really unsure how well it'll work. ]
[Okay...well, that much he can do. It's a memory he is incredibly fond of...of him holding his little ones, all in one hand, singing to them while they're being fussy so they can go to sleep. It's similar to what Megami showed him, with far fewer children, obviously...they're all very pudgy and small, yet barely even come close to being the length of his fingers. From right to left they're almost every color of the rainbow, from red to pink and everything in between.]
[Memory Poseidon brings them closer to his eyes, and now Megami can really look at them and see their personalities shine though. They aren't sleeping in any birth order, looks like...Ichimatsu is curled into a ball by his thumb, Karamatsu's having to deal with Todomatsu flicking his tail against him every few minutes as he sleeps with his face nuzzling Osomatsu's side. Osomatsu has his arms in the air and seems to just be sleeping completely flat with his mouth open, while Choromatsu is also slightly curled with one of his hands in his mouth. Jyushimatsu is almost falling off his hand with how much he squirms, and Poseidon has to reach up and gently nudge him against Choromatsu.]
[Instead of responding, Poseidon endeavors to find another memory...they're not hard to come by, of course. He chooses a memory from when they are slightly older; still children, but nowhere near adulthood. They can swim on their own and speak, which means they can get into trouble. Megami gets his first taste of just how mischievous they are, even...
Poseidon is looking down at a young Osomatsu and Choromatsu, who have been caught trying to sneak too far out of the reef, the very first time they attempted it. The others, meanwhile, huddle behind Poseidon and snicker as they watch their brothers get scolded, though they are ultimately not exempt either...Poseidon reaches around and picks up the youngest three plus Karamatsu in one hand, then scoops Osomatsu and Choromatsu in his other. The red and green mers bicker indecipherably for a moment until they're yanking on each others' fins or pulling on clothing and accessories until the other cries uncle.
...but a roll of thunder overhead ceases the fighting, and all six of the children swim up towards Poseidon's face, disappearing with quick little flashes of color into his hair.]
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He's surprised when the images suddenly fade away, and it prompts him to open his eyes once more. He looks down to Megami quizzically, noticing how flushed he is suddenly.]
Megami?
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[ ah... so he realized ]
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...was I not meant to?
[Cause he did.]
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[ he sits back down and curls up with his tail around himself ]
I-I hope it was nothing e-embarrasing...
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Oh...oh non non...
[He smiles warmly, his fins lowering a touch.]
I saw you...it must have been when you were very young. You were so cute, then. And you looked just like our sons did at that age.
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he turns redder ]
W-W-Well I wish I had done that on p-purpose...!! It's e-embarrassing that my mind wandered as such...!
[ the dangers of memory showing apparently ]
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[He's glad he saw it. Cute...]
You must have been fond of your childhood.
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And there weren't... any humans here yet. Until I was an adult so...
[ It was even lonelier ]
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W-well, regardless...I apologize if I intruded upon your privacy in any way. I should have told you what I was seeing...but I simply could not help myself.
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[ he uncurls itself ]
It's my own fault. I will just have to learn to be more careful if I try it again. And I... I don't mind that you saw it.
[ ........ ]
...Did you really think I was... "cute"?
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[...so why did none of them end up with snake tails, he wonders? It's quite the odds to have them all be male and also have fish tails, but...maybe that has more to do with Poseidon's influence than it does Megami's.]
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[ That makes him... kinda happy ]
I wish I could have... seen them back then.
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Megami. Is it possible for you to see my memories?
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It... It may be? I'm... I'm not sure... I haven't tried that before...
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well shit he really wants to see that too. frick. ]
I... I can try. Though I don't know for sure if it'll work...
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Do I just...need to clear my mind again? Or just think of that memory...?
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[ He puts his hands back where they were before, eyes closed. He tries to concentrate to establish a link again... but he's really unsure how well it'll work. ]
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Their tails are different colours?!
[ he had no idea! ]
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Osomatsu is red, Karamatsu is blue, Choromatsu is green, Ichimatsu is purple, Jyushimatsu is yellow, and Todomatsu is pink.
[...]
Eeehh?? Wait, you can really see them!?
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[ LISTEN TO THAT VOICE HE'S SO HAPPY ]
You said they were identical so I imagined their tails were the same colour as yours!
They're so precious...!
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[Memory Poseidon brings them closer to his eyes, and now Megami can really look at them and see their personalities shine though. They aren't sleeping in any birth order, looks like...Ichimatsu is curled into a ball by his thumb, Karamatsu's having to deal with Todomatsu flicking his tail against him every few minutes as he sleeps with his face nuzzling Osomatsu's side. Osomatsu has his arms in the air and seems to just be sleeping completely flat with his mouth open, while Choromatsu is also slightly curled with one of his hands in his mouth. Jyushimatsu is almost falling off his hand with how much he squirms, and Poseidon has to reach up and gently nudge him against Choromatsu.]
I miss when they were this size...
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D... Do you have more?
[ He wants to see more ]
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Poseidon is looking down at a young Osomatsu and Choromatsu, who have been caught trying to sneak too far out of the reef, the very first time they attempted it. The others, meanwhile, huddle behind Poseidon and snicker as they watch their brothers get scolded, though they are ultimately not exempt either...Poseidon reaches around and picks up the youngest three plus Karamatsu in one hand, then scoops Osomatsu and Choromatsu in his other. The red and green mers bicker indecipherably for a moment until they're yanking on each others' fins or pulling on clothing and accessories until the other cries uncle.
...but a roll of thunder overhead ceases the fighting, and all six of the children swim up towards Poseidon's face, disappearing with quick little flashes of color into his hair.]
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