The girl explained her reason for her earlier captivation with the great sheet of water before them, saying that she had never seen it before. Jackson had to admit that it made sense; when he’d first seen all this water as a pup, he probably had the exact same awed look on his face as she had. The ocean? He glanced back out over the stretch of water. Yeah, man, the ocean’s really awesome. I like to come out here just to think, sometimes, ya know? The sounds the waves make are just so calming. The grin he’d sported moments before developed into something more like a lazy smirk. It sounded weird saying it out loud, but hey, there was no denying the truth now was there?
The Acidic boy switched his staff from one hand to the other as the girl introduced herself. Another new addition to the family, huh? Well, if she’d lived inland before coming to Anathema, he supposed it made sense that she’d never witnessed the wonder of the sea before. Then she offered him a question, to which his brow furrowed in confusion. Was she serious? It seemed pretty straightforward to him. A trickster plays tricks, like I just did, he explained, reaching out to try to poke her shoulder playfully with is free hand. And firestarters take care of all of the fires back there in the caverns. You’ve wandered around in there, yeah? he asked, blue eyes regarding her downturned face.