nice to sea you again

”whatcha doing?” still on edge, Spider jumps again, a full body jolt that nearly has them tripping over their own feet. embarrassment flushes through them, heating their pelt as they turn to face the culprit - only to blush even harder when they find themselves staring into Strai’s purple gaze. had he witnessed all of that? “o-oh…hey…” they give an awkward wave, trying to take a few subtle steps to widen the distance between themselves and the water. today clearly isn’t a good day for fear-conquering. tomorrow, maybe. “i was just…ya know, hanging out by the water…heh heh.” they can’t let Strai know they’re scared of water; they’ll never live it down! and yet when they try to smile it comes out strained, and their gaze keeps flicking tellingly to the water and back to Strai’s face.

"Speech"