



"This world is balanced on the edge of dream and reality...
But our lives... Mordi's happiness... this feeling is no dream.
...This is real."

"So... it would seem..." Mordi responded to the mermaid princess before her. "I suppose... Fate did us both a favor..." She said in agreement. Ah, fate... what a concept it was. Did it exist? That wasn't particularly relevant to the conversation, but... "Ah... thank you. I... may take you up on that. Serenity Island... Mordi has... been there before." A very beautiful place to be, and a perfect place for a person like Azura to live, perhaps. "Though it might... be fun... to go to cities from time-to-time... you never know... what kind of people you'll meet." Was she really saying this? How many times had she been told this exact thing and written it off? Going into public places... she had once been rather revolted at the idea. She still wasn't exactly thrilled with it, but... there was merit to the argument, at least. "Maybe... you could make... more interesting friends than Mordi." At the very least she didn't see how anyone could find her particularly interesting, aside from her status and powers. She wasn't very good at conversation... "G-go near the ocean...? U-um... I don' t think so. Even if Mordi could breathe... it would be terrifying..." It might not be all bad, but... again... Mordi had a tenancy to sink. And falling into the deep ocean was not something she found enjoyable. Not that that was terribly likely to happen, but... still! "Mordi... likes to play with mud. I can... make mud dolls. I can also... shift sand around... and make things with it. Mordi... is okay at... making things out of dirt." Dirt, mud, sand--anything that qualified as earth was Mordi's field of expertise, even without considering her earth powers. "Not very... fitting for a goddess... but Mordi is Mordi. I... didn't change too much... after my ascension." Aside from ridding herself of her severe depression, which was quite the positive change indeed.
"...." Artemis's focus was on his mother and his girlfriend for several moments as the two had their little scene. He paused for a moment, before standing from his seat taking a few steps forward. "I love you, mother. I deeply appreciate that you came here to celebrate my birthday. However... with all due respect, that test is not your place to give." His tone was sincere, but it seemed he was rather unhappy with her behavior. "I understand what you're doing--I appreciate it--but you will not look upon Kana as a Reaper and nothing else. She is a Reaper, and she is also the woman I love. What she is has nothing to do with who she is. I hope that you can all come to see that one day." He slightly bowed respectfully towards his mother. "I shall take my leave now. I would rather spend this day alone with Kana. I apologize to leave in the middle of the celebration. Aven, I would appreciate saving me some of the cake--that you made it means it must be enjoyable." He wasn't angry at his mother per se, but anytime Kana felt as though she were being attacked due to what she was, he would always come to her defense. He loved her, and he would always protect her when possible. He turned away now, taking Kana gently by the hand, and vanishing along with her...
"HAHHSHAHHHAAHSYGAHA!" Meanwhile, completely oblivious to the slight disagreement that had just transpired, the other birthday boy seemed to be having some fun with his own brown-haired girlfriend. "You're open!!" He pushed his weight into her to cause her to fall over onto her back, and of course, it would end with him on her. "HahahaAHHA! The poncer becomes the pouncee! How does it feel?! AHAHAHAHHA! YOU WILL LAUGH UNTIL YOU SUBMIT!!" This was... quite the scene. Lily was always pouncing him down onto his back like this, so this was great revenge! ...But of course, Blaze REALLY loved it when she pounced him, as she well knew. So maybe revenge wasn't quite the right word, but even so. Become my slave for the day and maybe I'll relent!! SUBMIT, MY CUTE WOLFY GIRLFRIEND! BECOME MY PET! AHAHAHAHHAHAHAAH!! Even Blaze seemed to realize he probably shouldn't shout that one out for everyone to hear...

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