Fuzzy dipping. [Caterina Aurora]

[Tetroneaque Tailchaser]

The fuzzy little kitsune stood near the edge of the water, letting the waves touch his feet. He was simply trying to get used to the water itself before he went any further than ankle deep. His clothing was folded neatly on a nearby rock, with another rock laid on top to make sure any sudden gusts of wind didn't blow them away. The only article he still wore was a very ornate amulet shaped like a fox's head. A beautiful purple gem centered in its forehead.

"Okay. You can do this. You're over two thousand years old and its past time you learned to swim." Tetroneaque said to himself as he tried to convince himself about trying to learn to swim. The ocean was probably not the best place to learn, but he didn't want anyone to watch him make the attempt. The ocean was the only place that was hardly ever used by anyone.

Tetroneaque took a few more steps into the water, letting it reach up to his knees. Something swam past him at that moment and he let out a frightened yelp and darted back onto shore and to his clothes. He shook his legs dry and dressed quickly.

"Okay, that was an improvement. Got knee deep that time." He said to himself, somewhat satisfied with his progress.

[Caterina Aurora]

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[/color][/font]t had been a long time since Caterina could remember entering the dream world. Probably due to the fact that she hadn't really gotten any sleep as of late - and when she did, it was broken into pieces. There was far too much to deal with in her daily schedule to get much more than a few hours a night -- if she happened to be lucky. Upon entering, she looked about, running her icy hands along her diamond coated body. The power of ice sent a shock throughout her, and commonly, she was satisfied with the sensation. Yes, she had entered into the dream world, and it quenched her thirst for surreality.

Coaxing about and roaming for quite sometime without confrontation of another being, she slowly searched out new horizons. The grassy plains of green brisked in the meadow -- the breezy waves dancing among the blades in harmony. What a beautiful dream. Coldly, slyly and indifferently, she heard a splash not too far away and shifted her head to the side. It interrupted her fragile silence she had yearned so long for.

A furry little creature, not deep at all within the depths of the water.

Calmly, Caterina strolled about to the creature. The maternal aura seemed to fill the air and the woman smiled at the furry-tailed friend. Softly, she bent over - the glistening diamonds and icy covering sparkling within the sunlight. With her finger outstretched and the continuous crackles of her frail and hard-coated self, she leaned her fingertip into the water and watched as a small trail of icy lace flowed from her fingertip. Pulling her hand from the large body, she turned her head to the small creature.

"Is there something amiss? You seem startled." The woman said softly.
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[Tetroneaque Tailchaser]

Tetroneaque's ears perked up as someone spoke to him. His hood was still down, and he had yet to put his mask on. He hadn't really been paying attention to his surroundings, and it was not often anyone managed to sneak up on him. It took all his willpower not to jump at the woman's voice.

"Oh, uh, there was something in the water and it just kind of freaked me out is all." He said with a grin as he scratched behind one of his ears and looked away. He didn't like being the one spied on, though the sparkly lady probably hadn't meant to spy on him. He was just very self conscious about his tries at swimming. His eyes drifted back to the woman, and he couldn't help but notice how shiny she was. Like she was made of crystals, or perhaps diamonds. It was kind of mesmerizing the way the sunlight played across her form.

"So, what brings you out her Shiny Lady?" He asked, assigning her a nickname on the spot. He tended to give out nicknames based on looks quite frequently. At least the nickname was less insulting than the last one he'd handed out to a certain siren, whom he'd dubbed Turkey Legs.

[Caterina Aurora]

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[/color][/font]he woman looked over the furry creature, trying to depict it's owner, but she could never determine an actual dream being alone from someone from the outside reality. It was so hard to try and pinpoint something of the sorts. It was actually generally why she never tried.

Integrity -- the name she was actually called in her dream-like form -- removed her hand from the water and looked at the art she had created on top it's very steady surface. The brief formation of waves drifted the ice sculpture down the river slowly. Her eyes looked at him scratch his ear, and she turned her head to match the direction of her gaze as he spoke.

"You may call me Integrity, though if you see it fit, you may call me Shiny Lady. It suit's, I believe. I am out here because I appeared here. There isn't much else I can really say about it. I am here because I am dreaming, and I am dreaming because I am here." She stood up tall - her body crackling from the ice and diamond texture.
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[Tetroneaque Tailchaser]

Tetroneaque's ears perked straight up when Shiny Lady, spoke. He learned two important facts very quickly from her as well. One, her name was Integrity so he didn't to call her by the nickname anymore. Second, she was from that other world. This was of massive importance to Tetroneaque, who was currently obsessed with learning about that other world.

"Well, now that I know your name I shall call you by it. It's a pleasure to meet you Integrity." The little kitsune hopped to his feet as he spoke, making a sort of formal bow before doing a back flip off the rock to land in front of her.

"My name is Tetroneaque Swiftpaw Tailchaser." He straightened back up after introducing himself to the shimmering woman.

"Would you mind telling me about the other world you come from? I've been trying to find out as much about it as I can, but sources of information on that subject have been proving quite difficult to find." He paused a moment and squatted down on his haunches looking up at Integrity, his three tails swishing back and forth behind him.

"Please tell me about your world? Pretty please?" He made himself look as cute as possible as he asked, giving her his best 'sad puppy dog eyes' look.