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Coast carefully placed the surfboard just so, making sure that the surf shop looked as pristine as possible. His parents were off for the day, having decided to take a stay-cay and just relax and catch up with everyone, including his siblings. Even now they were probably boiling seaweed or something on the beach and acting like they didn't have a home. It was weird with his parents sometime, but he felt as though they just did what they wanted to, without really caring what anyone else thought. At least they were aware enough to check in with his schedule and any other pony's that they may have been messing with.

So, it was just him in charge of the shop today, which meant no surfing lessons for the day since he was the only pony, but he could at least close it for an hour or so for a lunch time surf or something if he wanted.

The beach had been quiet for a while, but that had been expected with the Beach Party that was apparently going on. His parents had been unable to go, but did take advantage of little amount of customers that they were getting by surfing, relaxing, and closing down the shop when it was slow. Coast would do the same, but for now, he was opening it at the regular time, waiting for anypony to come and rent or whatever they may have needed for the shop. He certainly was glad that he had a job like this, he liked helping ponies and getting paid for it was just a bonus.

Coast moved one more surfboard into place and he looked proudly at his work. Perfect I'd have to say. He thought to himself as he turned the "Closed" sign over to the other side so that it said "Open" and waited for customers to arrive. Though what he hadn't expected was the other pony who was standing there, and he jumped a bit. He hadn't even realized!

He quickly went out from the shop and approached her since she was just close enough to be considered possibly interested in the shop and not just another pony using the beach. "Welcome! I'm Coast and this is my family's surf shop!" He said, though as he got closer he could have sworn that he had seen the pony before. "You interested in a bit of surfing? Or just a refreshment?" It was a bit too much talking for Coast's liking, but he did have to make some sales after all.

"Are you new here? I feel like I've seen you before." He said, peering at her closely. Where had he seen this mare...?

He smiled softly at the mare. "Yes I am. I assume you are Shadowed Flower?" He had heard his mother mention once that one of her sisters, after the event that had caused Serene to move away from her family, had gone travelling. He assumed this was the one. "Just a second." He said, trotting back over to the shop and grabbing two pictures hanging in the back using magic, before going back over to her, this time a bit closer so they weren't talking to each other from a large distance.

First he showed her the picture of the Cobalt family that his mother was a part of. "You're in there right? That means you're one of my Aunts." He said, before showing her the second picture, which was a family photo of his parents, brother, sister, and himself. "This is my family. Serene is my mother and Sandbar is my father." He didn't want to push her too much. His mother had told him that his sister might not want to talk when meeting her. "If there's anything you want to ask, go ahead. If you want to see Serene, she's at the house." Which was a beach house. His parents, even without being aquatics or related to any, were obsessed with the water.

Coast wasn't sure what had happened to the family to make Shadowed sound so bitter, but at least she didn't seem like she had a great dislike of his mother, which was good enough for him. He nodded and set the two photos on the counter. "That's fine. The offer is always there if you want to though. I'm sure she would be happy to see you." Shadowed would probably be surprised at how much his mother had become a beach bum though. He was sure that they had seaweed for literally every meal at this point.

Serene had told him not to push any of her siblings into unwanted meetings or conversations and Coast would follow his mother's words. He turned his head towards the shop and then back to her, a shop-keepers smile on his muzzle. "They won't be here for the rest of the day since it's their day off. If you come back here some time and want to learn how to surf, we're usually open every day of the week, weather permitting." It would be too dangerous to be open during a storm, and even rain made it hard to see. "If you're going though, do you want a drink or something? It will be on the house." He said, getting some of the drinks out of the cooler and showing them to her. "Choose any that you like." After this meeting, he didn't think he would tell his mother that Shadowed had come. It would bring too much disappointment and it seemed that Shadowed still wanted to stay hidden for now.

Coast smiled at her. "Thank you. She's taught me a lot." Though he could say that his parents were very much the same, so it came a bit naturally. Still, he was happy that his wandering Aunt had complimented his mother. He wanted to warn her that if the two sisters did meet, then Serene would most likely invite Shadowed over for some seaweed, but thought against it. Perhaps it would never happen, and he didn't want to make his mother sound weird since he wanted the two to meet again.

He set the drinks down. #63cfec"I've only heard nice things about you Shadowed. Our mother isn't holding anything against you and cares about you a lot. I'm sure she would be happy just to know that you're okay." He wouldn't push too much, but at least wanted Shadowed to know that the invitation was open, even if his mother didn't know about it.

Coast just nodded and went back to the cooler and removed a few of the tea drinks that they had, and replacing the others. When he got back he offered them to her. "Well, that's all right. Just come here when you feel like it then." He said. "And choose any that you want. Even all of them." He replied with a chuckle, before moving his head to the right to see if he had heard something. And from what he could tell, there were customers coming, which meant he didn't have as much time to talk anymore.

He turned back to her and gave her an apologetic look. "Unfortunately it looks like I won't be able to to talk for a bit since I seem to have customers coming. You're free to hang out if you want, though I won't feel bad if you go either. It was good to see you!" He said the last part as he was trotting off, going back behind the counter of the shack and starting to serve some of the customers. Even if he didn't ever see her again, it was nice to see one of his relatives, even if it was just for a little bit.