driftfleet | Hello from the Heron

Who: Shin-Ah and YOU
Broadcast: Yes
Action: For anyone on the Heron
When: Today!

[There's a new face on the Heron and she's decided that she wants to say hi to the Heron as well as to the entire Fleet! And, being the intelligent young lady that she is, she figures out Shin-Ah's communication devices to get a video broadcast going! Which means now everyone is treated to a screen full of her face.

She looks thrilled and actually starts waving at the screen before saying hello.]

P-kyuuuuuu! P-kyuuu!

[She's happy to meet you all!

It's at this time Shin-Ah (that strange mask of his sure is still on his face) notices and suddenly he can be seen on the screen reaching for her.]

Ah...Ao...

[She lets out another noise before running up his arm to go and sit on top of his shoulder, gently bapping his cheek as if to show everyone this is her person. Shin-Ah hands her a little nut before reaching over to end the recording.

So everyone on the Heron? You're sure to see this cute little squirrel around all the time now. Because she's Shin-Ah's friend and she goes almost everywhere he does. But she also loves to make friends and cuddle with other people too! Which means that she may end up in a room you're in before Shin-Ah can realize and follow after her.]

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My village was just scared. I've seen a lot of happy people who don't mind me now. And I can control myself now.

That is good then that you are able to control it.

[He's curious what it is, but he won't ask since it sounds like it will bring bad memories]

I may have only just met you, but I do not see anything to be concerned about.

I don't wish to harm you.

[It almost sounds like a threat. Like he could easily hurt him if he wanted to. In all honesty though he genuinely means that he would avoid harming this person unless he had no other choice. He truly prefers to not harm other people.]

[Considering Ulaz actually used the phrase "If I wanted to kill you, you'd be dead already", that comment had little effect on him]

Then it is something that happens when you are fighting someone?

When someone looks into my eyes.

[He should...clarify.]

I can control it now.

So it is feeling that is created when someone looks at you.

[Well, that would explain why people didn’t like him just from looking at him]

And it was since you were little?

At my eyes.

[Because he said he can control it, he knows it's safe to show him. Besides, he doesn't think it would work through the box anyway. So he pulls off his mask to show breathtakingly beautiful golden eyes with pupils like slits.]

Mm. Since I was very small.

[Ulaz watches with interest as he removes the mask, showing his face. If he hadn’t known where to look he wouldn’t have thought anything was particularly odd about his face. Red markings and gold eyes were not really anything odd in his opinion. But he could see the way the other’s pupils were, which was different than human eyes]

Ah, yes. I see.

[He feels no different looking at him, but he’ll chalk it up to either Shin-Ah’s control, the fact he is Galra and not human, or the fact this is not truly in person]

Is there a reason you have that ability? If you do not wish to answer, that is fine.

I was born this way. It chose me when I was born.

[As far as he knows, there's no other reason beyond that. It simply picks someone in the village he's from and that baby will be the next Seiryuu.]

Then it is an ability that is given to you?

[He won't say "gift" because it hardly sounds like it was appreciated either by him or others]

To what end?

I...

[He looks pained at the phrasing of being given it. Because in a way? He was. He really, really was. And in one of the saddest ways possible.]

I...don't understand.

[To what end? He doesn't know how to answer that.]

What does this ability make you able to do? [But the look on his face is hurt so he adds] It is not something you have to divulge.

People die. Their bodies stop working as they witness a monster and they die.

[Well... okay then. Not quite what he had been expecting]

I see. That is a powerful ability. Both useful and dangerous.

I have no wish to use it. To hurt anyone with it.

[Not unless he has no other choice.]

That is admirable of you, especially when you have such an ability. It says a lot for you.

[Now he looks up surprised. It...says a lot about him?]

It does?

It does. The fact that you do not wish to use it. There are those that would take advantage of such an ability.

[He shakes his head quickly and brings his hand up to his eyes.]

Not...the Seiryuu. We don't want...this.

You do not want the ability that you have been given? I would imagine it does put a lot of pressure on you.

I don't want to hurt people.

Which is why it says a lot. You have an ability that could be taken advantage of by someone of lesser character, but you don't want to and try not to use it.

Would they?

[He doesn't want to believe that. But mostly because...]

There is...something else. To my eyes.

There are some who would, yes.

Something else? What is it?

When used on others, the power reflects back to me as well. It is a double-edged sword.

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