Soryu had just finished making himself a sandwich when he heard the sound of someone falling, eyes widening slightly in surprise. Had Kaleo tried to get out of the tub to go seen him? Maybe the game hadn’t been very fun? Quickly putting his food to the side, he hurries to the bathroom, completely dumbfounded at the sight that meets him.
Kaleo… had legs. “I –– what happened?” he questioned, unable to completely process things as he quickly moves to help Kaleo up from his position on the floor. He doesn’t try to make the other stand though, instead helping him sit down as he quickly grabs a fluffy towel and drapes it over the other. He does it mostly to offer the other a bit of privacy, not wanting to look at something he isn’t supposed to look at –– still, the other’s legs are what have him mesmerised at the moment.
“How did you do this?” he questions, moving to sit down beside the other, still trying to wrap his hands around things. The little mermaid had to pay a price to get legs, but then again, Kaleo wasn’t a merman. How did these things work for sirens? He knew nothing of what he was dealing with. “Can you keep them for long? I might not need the inflatable pool if that’s the case… maybe we could wait until I get the pool outside filled with ocean water instead?” but the inflatable pool was already on the way, so maybe it would be fine. He honestly didn’t know how to deal with this new development.
The fall left them a bit sore, but they now knew using these legs wasn't going to be easy. Soryu had been completely in shock though and it was an amusing sight to see his awe.
(( Do you not know? I believe you call them shapeshifters? I am of a kind with said ability. I am a bit out of practice, but it works best when I am in the water. )) Kaleolani looks down at their wet feet, smiling when thinking how they'd get to walk around in a new location outside of the sea.
(( I can keep these for as long as I like. I can adapt. I just need water a little more than the average human...and nourishment. ))
They could go for a lot longer without feeding when in the water. Possibly because of their affinity to the element. They look at their legs, knees bruised from the fall. It didn't hurt as much as the initial fall. In their unfortunate fall, the device Soryu had given to them also tumbled out of their hands into the floor. Kaleo frantically looks around for it when remembering the pictures they wanted to show him and when finally spotting it by the exit to the bathroom, they dive for it ditching the towel in the process.
“Nn! Ahh...” Their expression changes and shifts between so many different ones from panic, to relief, excitement, and then devastation and guilt. The screen was in locked mode so the screen was black. And all Kaleolani could see was that the pictures were no longer there and they could only blame the large series of cracks across the screen that it’d gain from the fall. They tap the black screen and get no response. After a moment of hesitation, they turn to Soryu and hand over the phone. It still works of course, but Kaleolani doesn't know that. And they almost look about ready to cry because of it.
(( I'm sorry. I think I broke it. I had so many photos I wanted to show you too... ))