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Aina found herself drifting. After the her last encounter with someone whom she'd seen as a ghost, she had gotten a bit more reticent. Not too much more, but the cheeton didn't like to admit that the purple lion might have tried to kill her. It was a shame, but that was life, she supposed.

But something caught her eye now. Not a ghost either, which was strange. A lioness, reclining under a tree. She was...brighter...somehow than the world around her. And Aina'nusu saw her overlaid with herself, which the Seer had never seen before on any creature.

Lionesses weren't usually as aggressive as lions. So she should be fine talking to this one!

"Hi there!" the black and tan cheeton called out as she made her way over.

The cheeton might not have noticed the braid if not for the fact that the lioness had to fiddle with it for several moments before she was pleased with its positioning and drape. Actually, Aina had never seen a lioness with a braid before, or even with a mane long enough to braid. She couldn't help staring at it.

"Your hair is so lovely! I've never seen anyone with a mane as long as yours, or so prettily decorated!" Just because the pink and yellow lioness hadn't spoken yet was no reason for her to be rude! So Aina'nusu would go on chattering happily.

"I see you're also brighter than anyone else I've ever met before, as if you're more there than they are. I've seen people and I've seen ghosts but never so strongly as with you, and your ghost is...you!"

Clearly she still hadn't learned that explaining her extra sight to people was a good idea. Two steps forward and one step back.

"Oh, I'm sorry!" the cheeton was contrite. Here this nice lioness was being perfectly civil and she'd completely forgotten to introduce herself! "My name is Aina'nusu, what about yours?"

She considered the other's words and added "And don't worry, most people don't seem to pay attention to most of what I say when I talk about the ghosts." It was certainly true. Yes, some people stopped and noticed that she must be a Seer, but this was a fact Aina never saw any reason to share. What difference could it make anyway?

"Maua, that's a pretty name!" It was similar to names she'd heard before and yet had a different flavor. Aina approved. And she wanted to know about the ghosts, that was wonderful!

"Well, they're everywhere, but especially strong when the person was very intent on what they were doing, whether it was good or bad, or they were angry or happy or sad or focused on hunting or whatever. But I've never seen your ghost anywhere yet I see it right with you! As if you are here and yet with the ghosts. That's very different - how do you do it?"

This would probably be slightly more legibly spoken if the cheeton remembered to breathe in between sentences or the like.

Gold eyes opened wide at that. A goddess? Really? She'd never heard of anyone who'd met a god of any kind! That made all the sense in the world though!

"No, I've never met any kind of god before, but that's awesome! You're a goddess! A real live goddess! Of course that must be why you're more here and there than anyone else I've ever seen before because I've never met a god before! Oh, how wonderful!"

At least, she thought it was a good thing. Maybe some kind of good luck!

Maua the goddess looked much prettier (not that she was ugly or plain before!) when she was smiling like that. It was a beautiful smile and it made Aina grin back at the lioness.

"Oh yes, it explains everything!" the cheeton agreed. At least, it explained everything to her. And for all she was a Seer, she wasn't particularly good at remembering that no one else saw things the way she did, or at remembering that she should explain in more detail what she saw if she wanted others to understand.

Perhaps she didn't like repeating herself every time she met someone new. It certainly got boring very quickly.

"Oh yes, I'd love to see a trick!" Aina agreed quickly. She'd have even offered to do one in return...if she knew any tricks. This was likely a reflection on the fact that firstly, the cheeton's only real ability wasn't something she could share and secondly, that she was far too open and innocnent to conceive of a way to deceive anyone.

The first part in particular was hard, as it had taken a young Aina'nusu quite some time to learn that no one else she'd ever met in her life saw the world in quite the same way she did.