Poseidon stiffens when his son suddenly disappears, but unfortunately for him he's much too large to pursue. All he can do is peer through the coral and try to see where he went.]
[Okay...as concerned as he is, now he feels a little bad. Did he push him too much? Oh god, he's a bad parent.
His fins lower a little as he watches the space Choromatsu fit himself into, tapping his tail against the sandy ocean floor as he tries to think of what to do, or say.]
L-Look, I was just going to say...if you do have someone you know, and...perhaps have taken a shine to, then I am happy for you! Really! But if you intend to....leave home...and maybe...stay with them...
[So is this...love at first sight?? Or maybe simple infatuation...Choromatsu is still young for a mer, even if he's technically reached adult age. Poseidon obviously still doesn't know how to take this right away, though, mostly because Choromatsu most of all seemed like the type to want to find a nice mermaid to settle with...
But Poseidon is ever determined to support his children, even if he personally doesn't understand or really know how to react, initially. He almost would rather he just forgot about all that and went back to being his little guppy in the reef, but...he's probably not going to.
So instead, he leans his arms against the reef's edge, moving to settle a bit more comfortably forward so it seems less like he's looming over him.]
I wish I knew who he was. I would have thanked him personally for helping you.
[ look he's just a young man. a horny young man. ]
I-I-I met her while she was singing and i-it was so pretty!! A-And she was really pretty too! And she got mad when she thought I was p-peeping on her but then we talked it out and s-spent t-time together a-and...
[ he covers his red face with both of his hands ]
Aaaaah, I can't stop thinking about them both now! What do I do?! I don't even know if I'll meet them again...!
[He doesn't...even sound upset so much as very, very confused by this revelation. Like, it's one thing for your son to have a crush, on a boy no less...but then he has one on a girl, but also both of them?
He blinks and shakes his head hard enough to cause his earrings to jingle softly.]
W-wait, slow down a bit, son! First of all...what makes you say you do not think you will see them again? I know the ocean is a large place, but...if you found them at all to begin with, you should run into them again...
[After all, all merfolk- at least those that Poseidon oversees- live in the same community of sorts.]
Oh come now, that is not true! Lots of merfolk like you, all of you!
[At least, that's what they say to Poseidon's face...the God of the Sea. You aren't exactly going to tell him that you think his kids are weird, or rude.]
And if they some how happen to not live here, you know it would be a simple task for me to find them, if you really wanted me to.
[He'd do anything for his children...even get them into polyfriendships.]
[Friends that he just met, but friends regardless. And of course he wants Choromatsu to have friends...he doesn't want him to feel like he should just give up on them so easily, either.]
Are you sure there is not some other thing bothering you about this?
[ and then he's looking away again, trying to think of another thing to say instead of admitting the truth... something that Poseidon would believe ]
I guess I just... don't know if they liked me. I know that I'm really plain and don't have much going for me... even the others are always saying I don't have a chance with anyone.
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Poseidon stiffens when his son suddenly disappears, but unfortunately for him he's much too large to pursue. All he can do is peer through the coral and try to see where he went.]
Choromatsu? Choromatsu, come back!
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His fins lower a little as he watches the space Choromatsu fit himself into, tapping his tail against the sandy ocean floor as he tries to think of what to do, or say.]
L-Look, I was just going to say...if you do have someone you know, and...perhaps have taken a shine to, then I am happy for you! Really! But if you intend to....leave home...and maybe...stay with them...
[You're TOO YOUNG]
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I-It's nothing serious anyway.
...Th-They probably don't even think of me like that.
[ ah,,, ]
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Come out and talk with me, son.
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He uncurls himself and swims back out of his hideaway, without saying a word ]
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What is the matter, Choromatsu?
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...A boy helped me when I got stuck.
[ and well hey with the rest of how this story's gone there's no reason to suspect he doesn't mean a merboy right? ]
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[He's definitely going to assume it was, his brain cannot process it possibly being anything but a mer.
But...also a boy........hm.....................
HM]
Did you know him?
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No, that was my first time meeting him. But we... talked and stuff. He protected me until I felt safe enough to go home.
It was... nice.
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But Poseidon is ever determined to support his children, even if he personally doesn't understand or really know how to react, initially. He almost would rather he just forgot about all that and went back to being his little guppy in the reef, but...he's probably not going to.
So instead, he leans his arms against the reef's edge, moving to settle a bit more comfortably forward so it seems less like he's looming over him.]
I wish I knew who he was. I would have thanked him personally for helping you.
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HA...HAHAHA....
again. good thing fish don't sweat. ]
M-Mmm...
...Th-That's not the only thing though. Because a few days ago... I also met a girl.
[ yeah topic change time ]
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.........................eh?
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I-I-I met her while she was singing and i-it was so pretty!! A-And she was really pretty too! And she got mad when she thought I was p-peeping on her but then we talked it out and s-spent t-time together a-and...
[ he covers his red face with both of his hands ]
Aaaaah, I can't stop thinking about them both now! What do I do?! I don't even know if I'll meet them again...!
[ oh god this poor lovesick baby ]
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Eh? You...both? Eh??
[He doesn't...even sound upset so much as very, very confused by this revelation. Like, it's one thing for your son to have a crush, on a boy no less...but then he has one on a girl, but also both of them?
He blinks and shakes his head hard enough to cause his earrings to jingle softly.]
W-wait, slow down a bit, son! First of all...what makes you say you do not think you will see them again? I know the ocean is a large place, but...if you found them at all to begin with, you should run into them again...
[After all, all merfolk- at least those that Poseidon oversees- live in the same community of sorts.]
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[ because you know... humans... but like hell he'll let dad know that
he curls himself up, pulling his tail up close to his chest, and looks forlorn ]
Besides, other merfolk don't really... talk to us.
[ THEY DON'T HAVE FRIENDS DAD ]
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[At least, that's what they say to Poseidon's face...the God of the Sea. You aren't exactly going to tell him that you think his kids are weird, or rude.]
And if they some how happen to not live here, you know it would be a simple task for me to find them, if you really wanted me to.
[He'd do anything for his children...even get them into polyfriendships.]
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[ but shit. Poseidon's offering to find them. Except there is no way to. Because they're human.
so he just. keeps his head down. and shakes it. ]
You can't do everything for me, dad. Besides, it seems kinda creepy... having your god dad track down your crushes for you.
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[Friends that he just met, but friends regardless. And of course he wants Choromatsu to have friends...he doesn't want him to feel like he should just give up on them so easily, either.]
Are you sure there is not some other thing bothering you about this?
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He looks up then. ]
...You think so? That we're friends?
[ and then he's looking away again, trying to think of another thing to say instead of admitting the truth... something that Poseidon would believe ]
I guess I just... don't know if they liked me. I know that I'm really plain and don't have much going for me... even the others are always saying I don't have a chance with anyone.
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Well, I do not see why not.
[He hums softly, resting his elbow on the reef so he can put his cheek in his palm. His expression has turned...a bit wistful.]
Some days, I do not think you and your brothers realize just how special you are, you know. You could not be further from plain.
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...Because we're children of a god?
[ no one else seems to ever think that's all that special though... ]
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What do you think makes someone special, Choromatsu?
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[ bOY.... ]
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[SON]
That...could be part of it. But I am referring more to the inside, not the outside.
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Poseidon is gonna feel so lowkey Bad when he realizes Taco's a human person
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