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(( Hm, so that wasn't you? xd It would seem so. But then again, who said they want to steal the nonexistant babies, right? I mean, they could just be imagining how awesome these two will look together. 8D
Edit: -rereads poll- Oh, wait a minuet. They do want our lobsharks' unborn children. xd

And that would be very fun! 8D When we get to a plot-road-block we can make these two move closer to shore and invite Nue and Arc in. ^-^ ))

Maija hung about in the warm, sun-light waters, in a slight daze. When she had jumped out of the water... she had felt such a weird feeling. One that she could never remember feeling, yet felt so familiar with it at the same time... Whatever it was, she had this gut feeling that this strange occurence in her mind was not a good one... As the thoughts leaked in, she eventually just shook her flat, elegant head, chasing the thoughts away.

It was then that she could feel bubbles rising up from below, tickling her bare, white belly as they did so. She giggled slightly as they moved across her scales before swimming off to the side, and looking down toward the sandy bottom from which the bubbles had come. She had been expecting just a fish or even some plants released carbon dioxide from their leaves, but instead, she spotted a great lobshark swimming up towards her. She tilted her head in curiousity, squinting her eyes to focus on the approching male. Then she realized that she was familiar with the lobshark. It was her dear friend, Nahuatl. Cheerfully, she smiled and swooped down through the water towards him. "Hello, Nahuatl!" she called out to him happily.

Maija smiled, overjoyed to be reunited with her dear friend. Her pectoral fins seemed to flail in pleasure as she floated bouantly in front of him. "It's so good to see you," she said, nearly squealing with happiness, "I've been pretty good. A little bit bored lately, though." She frowned slighlty before adding, "You know, things have been pretty quiet. At least in these waters, anyway. How have you been lately?"

Maija blinked slightly at Nahuatl glanced up at the surface of the sea through narrowed eyes. She cocked her head in slight confusion. She had never really understood the full reason as to why he hated the land so much. How bad could it be? Besides, without land, water wouldn't be special.

"A shortage of members?" she asked, slightly shocked. Surely there would be plenty of aquatic kimera that wanted to join his cause, yes? It didn't make a lot of sense to her. "Have you visited any reefs lately? There are ton of different fish and kimera species there." She smiled, trying to find a way to be helpful. "Maybe you could find some more recruits there?"

Miss. Maija? The nickname caught her attention for a moment and she giggled silently to herself. Nahuatl always seemed to be so poliet to her. It was very gentleman-like.

Maija was also caught by surprise by his offer to join him. She knew she shouldn't have, since the two of them had been friends for a very long time. But at the same time she wondered why he would ask now? It seemed really abrupt, not random, but without any other hint or warning. Maija studied his expression for a moment as the last of his words came from his mouth. It would be nice to have another friend...? Does that mean that he just wanted... company? Maija tried to imagine his position, the leader of a great water clan, working so hard to do what he thought was right, what he felt was justice. And in the chaotic struggles of keep the clan together, was he left alone of top of it all? Maija seemed to understand his offer more now; the offer of the lonely sea king, just looking for some companionship.

Maija nodded her head vigorously and in a certain tone she announced, "Yes, I shall join your water clan, Nahuatl. It will be my honor." She carried herself tall and proudly, as if a solider being recruited into the army. Then she giggled out loud at herself, finding her behavior a bit childish. At this point she didn't really seem to care. She was happy. "Let's go get more recurits then, your highness!" She bowed a little, playfully, before dashing away toward the reef in a puff of bubbles.

(( -plans on using her free, wild minion Naida as role play plottage at some point- >3 ))

Maija cruised through the water as smoothly and gracefully as a eagle soaring through the air. Her elegant hammer-shaped head broke cleanly through the water as her tail propelled her forward with the greatest of ease. Occasionally she would glance over her shoulder, her agua-blue, jewel-like eyes always making sure that companion wasn't far behind. Then she would giggle happily and speed onwards.'

The reef came up faster than she had expected. She had been sure that she was farther from the coast. She shrugged and announced out loud to Nahuatl, "We're here!"
The reef was livid and alive. Delicately branching coral perched itself firmly on the rocks, their frames frail. The coral was every where, stretching all along the shoreline at realitively the same depth; a depth where the life could feed easily off the sun while still laying low towards the bottom of the cozy sea. Life swarmed everywhere amongst the living rock. In the shadow of every knok and cranny, a cluster of tiny reef fish would be bound to be found. The braver fish would climb freely just over the rocks, the waves causing them to sway back and forth while they tried to feed. Then there were the big fish who would swim freely across open water, usually acompanied by various schoolmates. There was always something new to see along the reef, for it was the City of the Sea.

Maija looked at Nahuatl with a thoughtful gaze. His admiration for the reef and all of the things that lived here was clear. Maija gave a flickering sad smile as she responded, "Yes... It is hard to believe... Humans really don't seem to understand..." It was so clear that Nahuatl loved the sea deeply, which had granted the she-lobshark her smile. But the reason that it was a sad smile was because she knew that he would do anything to protect the sea that he loved. Anything. It was that that sent fleeting waves of fear through her. She swam forward as well, now behind him, as she looked about the reef and the neighborhood of living things. "So, Nahuatl, how exactly do you find recruits for your clan? I mean, what is it that you look for?" As she spoke, Maija looked about her intently. She was focused now, hoping they would have a couple new recruits by the end of today.