[Raha chuckles, moving one of his hands away just to fix his hair, tightening the pins that hold them. None of it was actually falling out, he just-- needed something to fiddle with. That wasn't Amal's fingers.]
Yes and no. I grew up in Cyprus, which is an island in the Mediterranean; it's really beautiful there. And plenty warm, especially during the summer. But when I was pretty young, we moved to England, and, uh. It's rather famous for not having the best weather. It's not as bad as reputation says, but it tends to be gloomy or raining more often than not. Luckily we'd go back to visit Cyprus near ever summer.
As for how I got here, that's hardly much of a story at all. My family know about the Spirit Realm and all that too, so I knew about it for a long time, and it's well known that Kaisou is much more active. And since I wanted to do research involving it, it made a lot of sense to try to go to school here.
...Even with everything else that came with it... I'm glad I did.
[He nods as he listens, trying to imagine it with Raha's words as a guide.]
It sounds lovely there. I'm glad you were able to visit in the summer. I bet all the rain made you look forward to Cyprus more.
[It's so interesting that half the people he meets from here have some idea of what weirdness Kaisou sits on, and the other half just woke up one day with "weirdo" powers, like Ris.]
That makes sense. I think if I were in your position I would've done the same thing... I've never been good at listening to people when they say to stay away. [He meets Raha's smile with his own.] I'm glad you don't regret any of it, even though things are crazy sometimes.
[He can hardly remember why he was feeling so down before they met up. It's hard to linger on those feelings when Raha is right there, being so stubbornly cute in any lighting.]
The baby of the family... [He tries to hold back a snicker, and isn't entirely successful.] I suppose you're destined to be pushed around by girls in any lifetime.
[Not that he can talk. Alisaie and Krile have certainly done their share of bullying of Amal, too.]
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Date: 2022-12-03 05:19 pm (UTC)Yes and no. I grew up in Cyprus, which is an island in the Mediterranean; it's really beautiful there. And plenty warm, especially during the summer. But when I was pretty young, we moved to England, and, uh. It's rather famous for not having the best weather. It's not as bad as reputation says, but it tends to be gloomy or raining more often than not. Luckily we'd go back to visit Cyprus near ever summer.
As for how I got here, that's hardly much of a story at all. My family know about the Spirit Realm and all that too, so I knew about it for a long time, and it's well known that Kaisou is much more active. And since I wanted to do research involving it, it made a lot of sense to try to go to school here.
...Even with everything else that came with it... I'm glad I did.
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Date: 2022-12-04 05:03 am (UTC)It sounds lovely there. I'm glad you were able to visit in the summer. I bet all the rain made you look forward to Cyprus more.
[It's so interesting that half the people he meets from here have some idea of what weirdness Kaisou sits on, and the other half just woke up one day with "weirdo" powers, like Ris.]
That makes sense. I think if I were in your position I would've done the same thing... I've never been good at listening to people when they say to stay away. [He meets Raha's smile with his own.] I'm glad you don't regret any of it, even though things are crazy sometimes.
Do you have siblings?
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Date: 2022-12-04 11:59 pm (UTC)[Raha laughs a little, the smile lingering on his face. It's a little hard to stop smiling, honestly.] I can believe that.
I do. Two older sisters. I am the baby, and they make sure I never forget it...
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Date: 2022-12-06 07:22 pm (UTC)The baby of the family... [He tries to hold back a snicker, and isn't entirely successful.] I suppose you're destined to be pushed around by girls in any lifetime.
[Not that he can talk. Alisaie and Krile have certainly done their share of bullying of Amal, too.]
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Date: 2022-12-14 06:23 pm (UTC)[ok maybe this sigh is a touch overdramatic. He's still got some of that brat in him.]