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Naomi sunk down to her nose, the water coming just under it so she'd still be able to breathe, as she closed her eyes. She leaned back against the edge of the springs, her miniaturized wings providing a cushion of feathers between her back and the wall. She let out a tiny sigh of contentment, watching crosseyed as the bubbles streamed to the surface. She was absently listening to the conversations of the others nearby, as it was hard for her not to. She shifted a bit in place upon hearing one of the males over there was half dragon. Her eyes opened and she stole a quick peek at him without turning her head, excitement shining in her eyes. A dragon? A real dragon?! How cool! But she stayed put where she was, not wanting to invade on their conversations more than she already was.

Koji stood up and walked over to Ashori and sat down, he was going to ask her about the make but he didnt want to call it out for everyone there to hear that wouldnt be much of a good thing. "So how did you get that mark under your eye?" He asked quietly looking at her and brushing his hair out of his face, the black hair dye covering the one white streak of hair he had was fading alittle from the hot water and because he had not redyed it in a long time but he didnt notice it.

"Your not a very good brother are you?" Faye said as she crossed her arms and looked at him. Then again she wasn't one to talk, she had just abdondened her sister for years. She bit her lip turning to Aia only to see her giving her a harsh look and Faye sighed. "I'm sorry, I'm sure your a great brother whatever" Faye said as she then leaned on the wall again. "Alright I don't really care what any of you do just so long as you stay away from Aia" she said nodding her head to her sister. She streatched stiffling a yawn, wondering why so many people were up so late as it was.

Aia glanced over at the girl that was next to her, she went cross eyed and she couldn't help but laugh a little bit. She stayed out of the water since she was dressed in her normal clothing again but walked up to the side and waved at her again. "Hey, I'm Aia....are you okay?" she asked her curiously wondering why she was cross eyed but not thinking much of it. She moved her legs so that she still faced her but was hugging her knees, it was cold when she wasn't in the water. Being out this late made her kind of tired, but she wasn't go to sleep from everything that had happened.

Naomi blinked, realizing almost delayed that the girl near her was talking to her and not someone else. She lifted her gaze to her, head tilted slightly as her silverly blue hair stuck to her face. Then she smiled nodding her head. "I-I'm alright! Just... watching the water." She gave a small laugh, feeling a little embarassed as she rubbed at the back of her head with a pale hand. She leaned forward a bit, tiny feathered wings ruffling against her back in the water, sending ripples out in all directions. "Oh, I'm Naomi," she added quietly, realizing she hadn't introduced herself. She held out her hand, smiling happily. "It's nice to meet you Aia!"

Ashori looked at Koji curiously, not sure what he was about to say when he trailed off. She watched him a moment longer, frowning very slightly. She really was happy he didn't seem bothered by it, but she really was wondering what he'd about said. Maybe he'd nearly let something mean slip, showing his true feelings, but manage to catch himself. Maybe he was just pretending to be nice to gain her trust and then betray her like everyone else seemed to do. She bit her lip, tears welling up in her eyes suddenly without warning. She quickly shut them and pushed the thoughts away as best she could, distracting herself with his next question. "U-um," she stammered. "Y-you're hair is... fading..." She'd paused, not sure how to describe it.

Ashori watched him for a moment longer, head tilted curiously as he began to speak two seperate times and trailed off on both. She hesitated for a second, but then decided not to pry about it and instead looked back at the water. She hugged her knees to her chest, arms wrapped around them and chin set upon them. She closed her eyes and sighed quietly, not really sure what to do now. Her wings started to curl around her, to provide a sort of barrier to keep her seperate to everyone else, but she managed to make them stop, mostly. The feathered white one settled back against her back, but the leathery black one stayed stretching along her left side, hiding that half of her, which was the more human looking half. Now only the right side of her could really be seen, which consisted of the blonde and black hair, the red eye, and the marking beneath it. She glanced at Koji through that eye, it holding a rather harsh, almost dangerous look that she didn't mean to give off. She was still wondering about his hair and why he'd want to hide the natural color.

Ashori was quiet for a while, and then slowly glanced back at Koji. She turned her head just enough that she could see him through her crimson eye, her left cheek resting on her knee now as she watched him silently for a couple seconds more. Then she sighed, shaking her head. "No, I'm fine," she said quietly. That was a lie, and probably a pretty obvious one, but she couldn't help being paranoid after she'd been so betrayed by the last people she'd considered friends. She frowned to herself, the crimson eye making her look strangely threatening even though she was curled up into a dejected ball. She couldn't talk to him about it, probably for the same reasons he wouldn't talk about his hair.

Rivera shrunk away from compliments, blushing a faint pink from embarassment. She didn't take compliments very freely, as she saw nothing complimentable about herself. The moment Kira mentioned Ryuu being a part dragon human, Rivera's eyes turned a dark, emerald green. She didn't speak, waiting for them to carry on further with their conversations, listening intently to every single word they said with the utmost scrutiny... of the ears, of course. When even more people arrived, Rivera shrank away even further, still thinking about Ryuu. It was a long time before she decided to take a risk and ask the stranger a question.

"Ryuu-san... D... do you know anybody by the name of Iicaritan Eridde? Or anybody by the name of Eridde?" She asked in a softer whisper than her usual voice, her words tinted with hope. Maybe he knows, maybe he's lived longer than his appearance... maybe someone he knew knew someone else who knew about Eridde. Anything... She had to know from anyone who is draconian at all or has had dealings with dragons or halfdragons.