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The Setting: The plains are vast; edged with woodland, with streams and rivers threading through the luch fields like silver ribbons. They all lead down to a large lake; clear in the sunlight, the bottom is clearly visible, and at varying depths.

Kaali ran up the stream; his hooves sending splashes up with every stride. His sandy-coloured legs were darkened by the water; and his heaving flanks were dotted the same. He flicked his tail and a spray danced up, creating a rainbow which went un-noticed by him.
He simply enjoyed sending the water flying up; the wind in his mane and tail, the sensation of running, of prancing. He felt so... Alive!
Unknown to him, he was nearing the lake; so filled with what was happening now that he was ignoring everything else.

Kaali danced on; throwing his mane from side to side, the feel of the wind and the sun and the water over his hooves wrapping him in life. His eyes opened wider as he looked ahead- a huge, shining pool, reflecting the light and nearly blinding him.
He reared up; letting out a whinney of excitement, his wings stretching out before he dropped back to all fours and sprinted the short way left to the shallows of the lake.
So much water! He reared and bucked; his dark hooved kicking up a spray as he danced around, going knee-deep in water from time to time. His eyes briefly picked up something- or someone- white and pink; but his conscious mind ignored it in favour of the nature surrounding him.

It was the neigh that really got his attention. Up until that point, he had been entirely- well, not entirely oblivious, but enough to not need to pay attention to the pegasus. He stopped dead; his stormy blue-grey eyes widening. Now what was he supposed to do?
"...Uh... Hello?" he ventured; thinking hard to what he had overheard and what little he remembered from his parents. His speech was stilted and forced, as if little used; and whilst his body language was open and friendly, that was only because it reflected his personality, and he'd have no idea how to act contrary to his mood.
How on Gaia was he supposed to act towards her...?

Kaali smiled slightly; his eyes half-closing in embaressment. "Um... Yes? Yes, it is." He nodded slightly; feeling incredibly self-conscious. He spent so much time alone that when pushed into a social situation like this, he didn't know what to say or how to act. He swallowed; deciding just to act like he did normally, but to include the other pegasus in his play.
"I was... Well." He shrugged and reared up, kicking his hooves up to create a huge splash headed towards her. His smile returned, as did the spark in his eye; completely unaware of the potential of a huge social faux par in his actions.

Kaali laughed and tried to dodge the huge wave created by the female's belly-flop. He only half-succeeded, his head and neck avoiding the worst of it; but the entirety of his body becoming entirely drenched. Her shaking herself off helped finish the job; and his fur hung, soaked and dripping, as he stood, laughing.
She turned and started walking away from him, and Kaali continued laughing, chasing her. He kicked his hooves as he ran; creating mini splashes with each step. It was lucky he was already soaked, otherwise he'd be doing her job for her!

Kaali stayed in the shallows as the female left the lake. He felt a pang of sadness; was she leaving? And why did that thought bother him?
But, no... She was turning around! He whinneyed, happy; and moved sideways as she ran towards him. He watched, curious, as she leaped- and tucked herself into a ball.
His eyes widened and he chased after her. He didn't know if the water was deep enough to avoid her hurting herself; and he was concerned for her. Not thinking of the potential splash, he tried to move towards where she would land; but the water hampered his efforts, and he slowed down to a painfully slow speed.

Kaali had been so close to her when she had hit the water that he was completely submerged for a moment. Still, once the water receded, he was more concerned about her than anything else.
Seeing her get up, he allowed himself to smile a tight smile; slightly amused, concern was still his overriding emotion. He stepped towards her and bent to examine her leg.
"Are you okay?" He didn't know what he was looking for; but he looked anyway, as close to her leg as the water would allow.

"...Oh!" Kaali smiled, embarressed again; taking in the small flowers. Her batting her lashes didn't go unmissed by him either. "I, uh. I am, I'm Kaali. It's short for something, but, uh, I don't remember what..." He looked away, feeling stupid and socially inept.