<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/9/9b/Umiika.jpg) </div><strong>Character: Umika</strong>(https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=251193.msg12416836#msg12416836)<br/><br/><strong>Location: The Deck, by the wheel </strong><br/><br/><strong>Tag: Gabriel</strong><br/><br/><strong>Conditions: Getting to know someone</strong><br/><br/><hr/><br/>Umika bit her lip gently, looking pleased. It seemed flattery would get Gabriel everywhere.<br/><br/>"Well," Umika said, "the cause of my uniqueness is simple enough. My clan lost a war, I was to be given as a trophy bride, I decided marrying a man forty years my senior and bearing his children, especially after he slew my kin, was not exactly my idea of a future."<br/><br/>She adjusted her kimono, revealing more of her body. It was a warm day at sea, and once again, she wondered when she could get into port and buy a whole new set of clothes.<br/><br/>"In any case", she said, "staying in Tian Xia would be... foolish. So I took to the high seas, my ship was boarded by the Gilded Lady, and I preferred the Gilded Lady to death. So far, it's worked out well for me. I came to the sea out of necessity as opposed to fondness, though I've grown to love it over time."<br/><br/>She smiled, and gave him a small shrug. She didn't quite know what else to say.<br/><br/>