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The pollen that had filled the air yesterday remained of great interest to Gin Ae. He had collected some in a jar before going to bed. Now, with a fresh morning and sunlight, he took the jar outside for further inspection. He sat near one of the little tidepools in front of the home and opened the jar carefully. He giggled as he sank a hand into the fluffy powder and wiggled his fingers. He'd never seen so much in the air before!

He pinched a little between his fingers and sprinkled it into the little pool at his side. The powder floated along the surface until curious tide fish snapped at it thinking it was food. Huh. He was going to have to find something for them to actually eat later...

Though soft, the voice of his sister still caught his attention. Gin Ae looked up curiously and gave her a pleasant little smile. Once he noticed her concerned expression though, his smile quickly fell. "Careful?" he repeated just as softly with a look at the jar. His brow knit with confusion as his sister explained what the problem was. His eyes widened slightly and he raised his hand to take a close look at his fingers that had been messing with the pollen. It looked the same as the rest of his skin...

Once he was sure his hand was fine, he pointed to the little pool he had sprinkled the pollen into. "Does it change fishies?" he asked, concerned about the little creatures nibbling the pollen.

Gin Ae felt terrible as he closed the jar. He hadn't known! He leaned forward to help his sister scoop the pollen from the water's surface. Even if it was likely that some had gotten into the water simply from being in the air yesterday, he certainly didn't want to cause any further possible trouble for the innocent fish.

Then he squinted at his sister to look her over very closely. "You didn't change," he finally decided with a nod. That was a relief.

Though he had already confirmed it for himself, he looked at Kailani expectantly. "I'm all the same, right?"

Gina Ae sat as still as possible as his sister inspected him, waiting for the answer with bated breath. What if something had changed? With Kailani be upset? Would she not like him anymore?! Would the rest of the family chase him off??!

Thankfully, the confirmation that he hadn't changed allowed all of that stress to release, and he fell back into the sand with his arms splayed straight out from his body. What a relief! His brow knit at the observation though. If some Matori had changed, why not them as well? "Maybe?" Having the mixed heritage might just be what had saved them. He looked down at the jar he'd closed up. Did that mean he could play with it more and be alright? "Maybe just that person changed? Did they say if anyone else changed?"

Gin Ae's brow rose slightly. All of that was changing on people? He couldn't imagine if any colors on himself had changed! His gaze slid toward the jar of pollen with a frown. He'd been playing with it since it had started falling yesterday. How had he been spared? Why?

His sister's worry instantly infected him as well, and he sat up with his face scrunched with concern. "They.. wouldn't.. right?" Much like his sister, Gin Ae stuck close to his family any time they ventured into the town. He could barely speak a word to the unrelated faces that surrounded them on those trips, and forget making eye contact! If the townsfolk that changed suddenly got mad at them... He looked over his shoulders just to see if anyone might be approaching them as he scooted closer to Kailani. "Mother and Makuahine are tough. They won't let anyone hurt us."

The suggestion to remain home for a while made Gin Ae perk up instantly. "Yeah! We'll just stay home!" He had absolutely no issue with that plan. If he could have his way, he and his twin would never have to go to town ever! They could just stay here exploring the beach and the shore together... Someone would end up dragging them to town eventually, but surely they could stretch out that time for as long as possible.

He sat up and scooched along until he was next to Kailani and wrapped his arms around her encouragingly. ..and also for a little encouragement for himself. He wanted to forget about people even possibly being angry at him. "Wanna go find sea grass for necklaces?"

Pleased to hear his suggestion accepted, Gin Ae looked out at the ocean with a soft sigh. In there, they wouldn't have to worry about the earthlings hurting them. The embrace of the ocean was safe and loving.. like being in their mothers' arms. Relaxing himself, he accepted the help up and gave their joined hands an extra squeeze. "I bet so," he assured. "Hopefully some of those swirly ones!"