Ophidian looked at Jim and then shook his head.<span style="color: #00b300">"you do realize you just described my mate and yours at the same time right? though i do suspect that Mom's runs infinitely deeper as the trauma spans a much greater percentage of her life and started before she was an adult. i do my very best to be patient, loving and supportive with Kitori."</span><span style="color: #ff0000">"the next person who talks about me like i am not here is getting punched in the nose. you have been warned."</span><br/><br/>Leena smiled and nodded.<span style="color: #ff0000">"i kinda figured that. the water here is very warm."</span>she nodded and held onto Nyarien as she looked around at the reef and it's various inhabitants.<span style="color: #ff0000">"it's very pretty. i should be fine here, its not that deep."</span>she smiled and reached out to gently touch a few things but her hand was getting dangerously close to some of the more defensive creatures.<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>