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[nagaxel]

[anyone near the bridge from the residential area into Radiant Garden should be able to spot the sizable streak of crimson in the water, headed downstream towards the ocean. even if you don't notice it then, it would be kind of hard to miss as a naga that looks like (and is) an Axel pulls himself partially out of the water on the riverbank right next to the bridge. he looks annoyed, but also curious about his surroundings as he turns to sit, leaning back on his hands. the bulk of his body and tail are still in the water, the current making it difficult to tell how much of him there really is.]


((ooc: reintroduction of this guy, with all new icons and info, which you should check out in his journal for best results.))

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[fading]

[it'll be footsteps and not a heartbeat of any sort that will alert the naga to this person's presence. he's come up behind the odd Axel, though is keeping a fair bit of distance between them just in case he's dangerous.]

Are you alright?

[nagaxel]

[that's not very nice, sneaking up downwind of someone, didn't your mother ever tell you that. >| he starts just slightly, turning to look over his shoulder.]

Ssss, jusst a little losst, I think. I had never sseen thiss river before, nor anything I passsed on the way here.

[fading]

[I don't have a mother. :/ he nods, a tiny, understanding smile flitting across his face briefly.]

You're new here, then.

[nagaxel]

I sssuppose sso. At leasst there iss water and sshelter here.

[he seems remarkably unconcerned about being somewhere else, and even about where "here" is. in fact, his biggest concern at the moment is the way his hair is sticking to his back as the water leeches out of it, which is why he's leaning forward a bit so he can rake his claws through the longer hair and unstick it.]

[fading]

There's a lot more of both than what you've seen, actually. This place has been called the dressing room in the past, but it's recently changed to be... a lot more open. The name isn't very fitting anymore.

[he's just watching quietly, not really seeming frightened or even wary.]

[nagaxel]

Hssss. Are there many people here?

[he twists and pulls himself the rest of the way out of the water, sliding onto the grass and closer to Nami.]

[fading]

A... number of them. Most live in the residential area over there.

[he gestures toward the span of houses and apartments nearby.]

you asked for it

[dawningcoast]

[There is a howling baby peering down at him from said bridge. Hi, mister big snake.]

[nagaxel]

[oh shit babbies up in here. why in the dicks is this small child howling at me, and where is its mother. :|a he's just going to. stare up at the howling child. and consider getting up to go capture and eat it see why it's making that noise.]

[dawningcoast]

[It his a wobbly greeting howl, and it only stops when he abruptly disappears... only to reappear several feet closer to the side of the bridge Axel's closest to. He's howling again.]

[nagaxel]

[well, in that case he's just going to stay where he is, if the child is coming to him. :|a he IS looking around for its mother, however, because humans don't generally let their offspring run around loose like this.]

[dawningcoast]

[Actually it looks more like he's going to fall through the railing and into the water at this rate. He's stopped making noise to peer down at him with those bright eyes. But his mother is definitely nearby. In fact, she's racing onto the bridge as he does that.]

[nagaxel]

[most fellow humans, at least, would probably have rushed by now to make sure he didn't fall. not this guy, though. food's easier to catch when it's already struggling, uh. oh, but there's the mother, damn. FOILED AGAIN.]

[dawningcoast]

[You were so close, Axel. Aden is being scooped up by his furious mother before he can slip off the edge and into nagabelly. But that doesn't mean he's happy.]

[warpingwings.livejournal.com]

[The bridge is nowhere near capable of bearing this Xigbar's weight. Not that this is about to keep him from exploring anyway of course, and it'll likely be the weight of his footfalls that'll first alert Axel to his presence.

Well, that or the scent of an extremely large lizard, with a heartbeat to match.]

[nagaxel]

[glances over, o hello. he has met dragons before, of various types, so this one's getting a polite nod of respect until he knows more about its temperament.]

[warpingwings.livejournal.com]

[Xigbar is generally the amiable sort (barring some very specific exceptions), so he nods back, as he lowers his head to get a better look at Axel. He's getting used to the oddity of this place, but nagas are new.]

[nagaxel]

[it doesn't seem like this fellow will attack him, but he pulls himself the rest of the way out of the water just to be safe. not that he'd be able to do anything against such a large creature. it makes him feel better, at least.]

[warpingwings.livejournal.com]

[Hey, not like he's gonna complain.]

You got a name?

[royaltentacles.livejournal.com]

[There's a girl sitting normal as ever on a park bench a little ways away. Or at least, she's normal in shape from the hips up. Everything below the waist is a sea of maroon tentacles. She's staring at him oddly, but she does that to everyone.]

[nagaxel]

[oh. what the dicks. :|a he climbs the rest of the way out of the river onto the grassy bank and cautiously approaches her, brow furrowed.]

[royaltentacles.livejournal.com]

[No they're tentacles, not dicks. She tilts her head so far it's nearly on her shoulder, watching him now with a mostly bewildered expression.]

[nagaxel]

[that makes him stop, coiling around himself and scowling at her.]

What are you ssstaring at?

[royaltentacles.livejournal.com]

I don't know. What are you?

[She sounds curious, smiling in a friendly manner.]

[nagaxel]

A naga. You are sssimilar to my kind, but there are more tailss than I am used to.

[and she doesn't look like food, so mostly he's worried she's some kind of demigod or strange mutilated crazy witch naga lady.]