voyage.2

[remare.livejournal.com]

{Akari has decided to add a bit more water to the beach. The water she brings is a very bright, beautiful blue, and fairly deep. But more than that, Akari has brought her gondola with her to practice. Akari is able to glide along the water with ease, only a few strokes with her oar letting her glide along the water. And she looks very happy}

Waa~~ I wasn't sure if it would work, but here we are, my gondola! Oh, I hope this isn't cheating. Aika-chan will yell at me if she finds out I get extra practice time.

{She rubs the back of her head sheepishly before she puts her oar back in the water, turning to go back the way she came.}

I think this is okay, though...I could even have a passenger as a friend without Alicia-san here. Just for fun, I guess. Well, I think riding in a gondola is pretty fun. Not as fun as rowing it, but still...

{She's just pondering aloud as she practices, like she usually does. Feel free to ask for a ride if you'd like~}

Comments

[shunofandromeda.livejournal.com]

[Has never seen a gondola before. At least not in person] You're good at that.

[remare.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

{She waves, then comes a bit closer with care, not knowing where it gets shallow}

I was supposed to practice yesterday, but I ended up getting distracted.

[shunofandromeda.livejournal.com]

[Watches with interest] Do you practice a lot?

[remare.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I have to practice a lot!

[shunofandromeda.livejournal.com]

Why do you practice so much?

[remare.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm training to become a Prima Undine. So I have to be as good as Alicia-san to become a full-fledged Undine rather than a trainee.

[shunofandromeda.livejournal.com]

Undine? [He's wondering if she means the real thing. Since he's seen a mermaid who uses a form, it doesn't seem beyond him.]

[herosmedal.livejournal.com]

[Aww. It's been a while, Akari. Frog watches kneeling from the shore, but doesn't make any move to disturb her.]

[remare.livejournal.com]

{Waaaaves to Frog}

[herosmedal.livejournal.com]

[He waves back. She seems to be enjoying herself.

It's nice to watch other people here. Certainly takes his mind off what's going on at home.]

[remare.livejournal.com]

{She rows closer to the shore, still smiling brightly}

Hello Frog! I can't come much closer, since it gets too shallow, but this is fine, right?

[herosmedal.livejournal.com]

[ohgodthesmileitBURNS]

It is. How have you been faring, miss?

[remare.livejournal.com]

{Akari is so full of smiles, though D:!}

I've been fine! President Aria and I went out for practice yesterday, but we ended up going on a picnic together instead. We went to one of the islands.

[soimpressive.livejournal.com]

[The Doctor is on the shore, making a truly awful attempt at a sand...something. It can't even be called a castle. He's also watching!]

[remare.livejournal.com]

{Akari waves}

What are you working on, sir?

[soimpressive.livejournal.com]

Sand castle! [He dusts off his hands and the sides collapse a little, making it into even more of a sand lump. ):] -- Oh well. You're a gondolier?

[remare.livejournal.com]

O-Oh! Well, it's very nice! {Akari is polite!}

{Nods} Well, sort of! I'm an Undine in training, so I came here to practice a little more.

[soimpressive.livejournal.com]

It's rubbish, I need a bucket.

An Undine? [Somehow he gets the feeling that she doesn't mean the mythical being -- although this is the Plane, so MAYBE SHE DOES.]

[remare.livejournal.com]

That's what we call the gondoliers on Aqua. There are a lot of terms for Neo-Venezia and Old Venice so that people don't get them confused. Besides, only women can be Undines, which is different from Old Venice.

[gerogerodance.livejournal.com]

Heee! That is a ship, gero? It is? Hm hm? It is, right? [Jumps closer to the water excited.]

[remare.livejournal.com]

{:O Talking frog!}

Ah, it is! It's a gondola.

[gerogerodance.livejournal.com]

[Headtilt!] Gondola, gero? But then it's not a ship! No, gero?

[remare.livejournal.com]

Oh, no, it is a ship. This particular boat is just named a gondola, that's all.

[gerogerodance.livejournal.com]

Heee. Why you gave names to ships, gero...? Why, hm? Hm?

[remare.livejournal.com]

So that you don't get them confused, mostly! I mean, a gondola is very different from a towboat.