[She wishes, almost, that she didn't have to figure it out herself. It'd be easier to just have someone point and say, 'go this direction now.' She might have even followed said command... for a little while, anyway, before her natural need to rebel would set in.
Oona gives a huff, both of disgruntlement and amusement.She tilts her head, her amusement turning slightly bitter.] As much as one can be in this city.
[Which reminds her, though, and she perks up some] That man showed me, there are others like me out there. There is a big ocean, and mermaids-- or, close enough. Still my people. [Her giddiness goes straight to her head and makes her feel dizzy a moment with how much she wants to just race out there right away.] For now, that is what I want. To leave here, to see them. They are not my family, but they are as close as can get here.
[Oona pauses, hesitates, and her finger digs into the ground a little more with uncertainty. That's assuming they'd even accept or recognize her and something like kin to them, of course.]
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[She wishes, almost, that she didn't have to figure it out herself. It'd be easier to just have someone point and say, 'go this direction now.' She might have even followed said command... for a little while, anyway, before her natural need to rebel would set in.
Oona gives a huff, both of disgruntlement and amusement.She tilts her head, her amusement turning slightly bitter.] As much as one can be in this city.
[Which reminds her, though, and she perks up some] That man showed me, there are others like me out there. There is a big ocean, and mermaids-- or, close enough. Still my people. [Her giddiness goes straight to her head and makes her feel dizzy a moment with how much she wants to just race out there right away.] For now, that is what I want. To leave here, to see them. They are not my family, but they are as close as can get here.
[Oona pauses, hesitates, and her finger digs into the ground a little more with uncertainty. That's assuming they'd even accept or recognize her and something like kin to them, of course.]