Welcome to Gaia! ::

Kai craned her neck upwards, so she could better see the gray sky. "Beautiful!" It was raining. It never rained here in the desert. This would probably be the only time it rained all year, so she wanted to take it all in.

She knew it sounded sentimental, but she wanted to cherish this moment forever. She liked the stinging feel of raindrops against her eyes and how it tickled when water dripped from her tail, hair, and braided mane.

She remembered a few days ago, there was a mackerel sky, but she didn't actually think anything would come of it. She was glad she was wrong this time. She also wondered if anyone else was out today.

When Kai lowered her head, she spotted a stallion off in the distance. She was always one to mind her manners, so she shook herself dry - well, as dry as she could get, since it was raining, after all - to make herself look presentable, trotted over to where he was - it was a strange feeling, since her hooves suck more deeply into the sand than usual - and introduced herself. She closed her eyes, smiled, and said, "Good morning, sir. You may call me Kai." It wasn't until after she opened them that she realized how short he was. Is he is an usdia? I've never met one before. "Are you new here?"

"It's a pleasure to meet you Karei, sir." Kai was giddy. She just loved meeting new Soquili and he seemed like someone she could learn something new from, which she loved just as much.

"You've hit the nail on the head! The last time is rained here..." Her voice trailed off and she closed her eyes as she tried to remember. "...I was a filly." She smiled from ear to ear and laughed. "I remember now. I splashed around in puddles and played with the other Cerynei foals." She couldn't imagine herself doing something like that now.

Then, she remembered what he said about wanting others to understand his breed and she wondered how many other breeds he had met, so far. "Speaking of which, am I first Cerynei you've met? It sounds like you're in the position to meet a lot of interesting Soquili."