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Tyyne hummed happily to herself as she played with the zipper of a hoodie she'd...recently acquired. It was too big on her in certain places, such as the chest and the length of the arms, but she was fine with that. It smelled like Leviathan~. It kept her warm! And it was comfortable. It did not smell like anyone special. Tyyne did not keep lifting her shoulder to nuzzle her face into the hoodie and sniff at it. She totally wasn't doing that, she refused to admit she was doing that. Warmness and comfort were very important right now with the cooling seasons even if it meant most of the plants and flowers were dying; she was going to think of it as they were 'resting' so they could return in the Spring. Tyyne was looking forward to Spring, she wish it'd happen right now. Maybe she could find someone to help her figure out a way to make this thing fit better sometime.

Tyyne paused when she came across a pond, her eyes widening and her heart skipping a beat at the very sight out of fear, darnit! A-a pond? She'd never come across this pond before. Ponds were made of water. And water usually meant he was here. Tyyne found herself staring at her reflection in the water until suddenly there came a set of ripples that distorted it...wait, ripples? That meant something was moving enough to disturb the water! Her heart fluttered -- something she was going to ignore and claim as yet more fear -- and she whipped her head up to see who was in the water, ears perking a bit. Oh, it was just a little girl. Alright then.

...Wait! What was a little girl doing in the water in October?! Maybe she dropped something? Let's go with that until we learned otherwise. Tyyne blinked and made her way around the pond to the other side so she'd be closer to the girl, tilting her head and watching her curiously. "Um...hello. Is everything alright?" Wasn't the water cold?

This girl sure did have strange eyes. They were all black! There wasn't any other color to them at all except at the corners on the outside! How interesting. She really had no room to judge even if she wanted to, she'd never met another person with the lower body of a deer, the ears of a deer and antlers of one. This girl's eyes were strange but it was neat? When she suddenly looked away Tyyne got worried maybe something had startled her or bitten her, relaxing when she seemed to be calm enough. Good, good. Everything was okay.

"Turtles? But why?" Tyyne peered down at the water, spotting the little cereal bits that were floating around near the girl's feet and legs. She'd never tried catching anything before, she supposed that must have been bait. Turtles like cereal? Cute! "Isn't the water cold?" The last time Tyyne had fallen in the water she nearly got sick! If it hadn't been for Levia--the nice warm building she'd stayed in had kept her from that! She felt great! She felt better than ever!

It wasn't that Tyyne didn't keep eye contact, in fact she did her best to do that! But it was hard when you weren't exactly sure where the eyes were looking like you would if there were irises. Tyyne blinked and watched as the girl got a bit excited about something, leaning closer as much as she could without falling over into the water to see what was up. Did she see a turtle? "Oh? How do you play? You just catch turtles?" That sounded cute! Were there rules? She gave a bit of a nod at the girl's admittance, looking down at the water. It certainly looked cold, it must not have been as cold as the ocean though...which made sense since it wasn't as much water...but still. Tyyne looked down at the water until she heard the splashing of water, her head whipping up and worrying the girl had fallen over.

Oh! She got her turtle! "Yay!" Tyyne cheered from her spot on the bank, clapping her hands and watching the girl. That was adorable! The little turtle, the dancing, the girl. So cute! Tyyne smiled, her tail giving a flick as one of her legs reached out carefully to poke a bit at the water, holding out her arms to keep herself balanced. It wasn't so bad...maybe she'd be able to get in there without falling; stairs were somewhat awkward for Tyyne, she was getting better but still. "That looks like fun!" She said to the girl in the water, giving her wet leg a bit of a shake and putting it back down on the dry ground. Maybe she'd give it a try.

Turtle Wrastlin'? That didn't sound too bad if all you had to do was catch a turtle and make it dance, but the problem was Tyyne didn't have Cheerios. She wasn't even sure if they had Cheerios at home! Her ears gave a flick and she frowned a little, looking genuinely disappointed. Maybe she couldn't try after all until she got those. Had she ever even seen a box of those in the house? She was pretty sure she hadn't...then again she didn't eat cereal very often. She was a strange girl sometimes?

At the girl's offer she blinked, her tail giving a happy flick as her ears perked again. Oh, really? She'd be okay with sharing? "I'd love to if you're really alright with it!" This was wonderful! She was just thinking she needed to make more girl friends and here she was making a new friend who was a girl and not a boy and definitely not her own family. Tyyne carefully stepped into the water, awkwardly wading through it while doing her best not to disturb it too much and scare everything away; it became easier to do when she was used to it. She was soon by the girl's side, her gaze on the water and already watching for turtles, looking very excited to be trying something with a new friend.

Or she was until she realized something! Tyyne gasped suddenly and whipped her head up to look at the girl beside her. "Oh goodness! I'm so sorry! My name's Tyyne, by the way!" She'd totally forgotten the first rule of meeting a new friend: Learn their darn name! Oops!

It was more the mud and soft ground that made it awkward for Tyyne to walk, her hooves got stuck in the mud a few times. She didn't want to fall in again! When the cheerios were offered to her she held out her hands to take them and then carefully piled them in one hand so she wouldn't have to dump them all out at once. It wasn't any fun if she did that! And it'd probably be a waste having far more cheerios in the water than they needed, right? And she'd eventually need at least one hand to hold a turtle in.

"Seidh? That's a pretty name! It's very nice to meet you." She picked up a few cheerios in her fingers and dropped them into the water near herself, watching the water intently. This was new! Never had Tyyne purposely gone into water like this, especially not to catch something. Normally she wouldn't even be over here! Tyyne giggled. "It's funny, I usually avoid water at all costs." Though it seemed lately she'd been going near it more and more! Could this girl not go one day without getting wet somehow excluding when she bathed? Really? It was like she went from a dragon magnet to a water magnet. She chanced a glance away from the water to watch Seidh for a moment. "Do you do this a lot?"

Tyyne smiled, her ears giving a happy little flick when her name was complimented. "Thank you! Yours is very different as well. Did your mommy or daddy give you that name?" Xai had named her and Evari! Though Evari's name had come from a word in Xai's own language, the Ursontaean had felt her language wouldn't have anything fitting for Tyyne for her own name. It was too mechanic while Tyyne...clearly wasn't. She liked her name, and it was more special to her because Xai had put so much time in finding and picking her name. The tiny movements in the water caught her eye and she was about to try and snatch a turtle only to find it was just Seidh wiggling her toes. Oops! That...would have been awkward for everyone involved if Tyyne had suddenly grabbed Seidh's foot. Yes, let's avoid that as best as possible.

"You have a brother? That's nice! I have a big sister." Tyyne said with a little more pride than she used to. Before she dreaded talking about Evari, because the girl clearly didn't like her and she obviously didn't want Tyyne around...but things were better now. She watched for turtles again, tossing a couple more cheerios into the water. One appeared from under a half-buried piece of wood nearby and stared at a cheerio as it began to soak and sink down close to it. Tyyne's ears perked with excitement as she leaned down closer. Ohohoh! This was her chance, right? Crap..she...she only had one hand! What was she supposed to do with the rest of the cheerios she couldn't just...oh no! She'd have to throw them all if she wanted to try catching this turtle! Tyyne sighed and decided to cut her losses this time, who knew when she'd have another chance like this? She tossed the rest of the cheerios around near her, waiting quietly for the turtle to be distracted with trying to eat a cheerio.

Annnnd...ha! Tyyne suddenly reached into the water for the turtle, managing to get a slight hold on it before it slipped free from her fingers and fled. Her ears drooped. "He makes this kind of thing look so easy though..." She mumbled quietly, pouting a little and standing up straight. If crazy Leviathan who was so much larger than her could sneak up on people why couldn't she sneak up on a turtle? Siiiigh...next time! Suddenly she gasped and stared at her hoodie, realizing what she'd just done. The sleeves! They were soaked! And the front of her! O-oh no! She sniffed at one of the sleeves and frowned. It smelled like the pond now, that nice scent from him was gone. Damn. Er, n-no! Haha! Wait, what? She didn't just think that to herself! Nope! Tyyne rolled up her sleeves and smiled sheepishly at Seidh. "It's harder than I thought."

"Oh, you don't? Neither do I!" She usually just asked if someone had both since she had seen mommies, she'd seen daddies...Enyo had both! She thought that was neat. Enyo was the only person she knew with both a mommy and a daddy, though sometimes she wondered what it'd be like to have both. Not important though, right? Xai did a fine job by herself, she didn't need help. Tyyne and Evari were basically old enough to take care of themselves anyway!

At Seidh's curiosity Tyyne hummed, playing with the zipper of her hoodie. How big was her big sister? Now that was an odd thing to ask. She couldn't give...height or anything like that, but she could describe in other ways? "She's...a teenager. She's tall, and she's very pretty. She was with our momma long before I came around. Her name is Evari." Tyyne smiled. There was no question who was the older child in their family, even when they had both been generally the same 'age'. Evari had even tried to make Xai make her leave...yes, Evari was definitely there first. And now there was no question who the older of the two was; clearly it was the one who looked older. "And your brother?"

Tyyne gasped softly and leaned back out of Seidh's way when the girl suddenly darted down to grab the escaping turtle, watching her succeed in the catch unlike herself. Awww! It was still trying to swim while in the air! How cute! Tyyne giggled, blinking and staring at the turtle being offered to her. Really? B-but he was technically Seidh's catch! Well...okay! She smiled brightly and carefully took the turtle, watching as it kicked and flailed a little more until just pulling itself into its shell. "How cute! Thank you, Seidh!" Tyyne giggled again, humming a happy little tune as she made the turtle dance. It was so cute! This was fun! Maybe she'd teach it to Vance! This seemed like something he would enjoy! Oh, but perhaps she'd need to ask permission first. It wasn't her game to share, after all.