A Morning of Fish (Raia)

Raia only arrived off of the plane from Egypt a week ago, and he still wasn't too used to the language that the people spoke here, as well as the fact that everything seemed so different. It wasn't as hot as the place he was born, there was ,little to no sand all around him, and individuals might even turn out to be friendly, something Raia wasn't used to in the least. "..." Raia did look a little strange, he and an excessive amount of melanin in his skin complexion, as well as the fact that his white hair green eyes stood out as a peculiar trait. Either way, he was still dressing up as if he was still in Egypt, sporting the white tunic with the gold color belt, and even the sandals.

It didn't seem weird to him, and if people spoke Japanese too fast to Raia, he would get a bit lost. Venturing around the aquarium by his lonesome, he would see an energetic child looking towards the fish and saying hello to them. "Want to hear a fun fact? The fish in the aquarium sometimes tries to escape if they feel depressed, like dolphins. It was in the news a few days ago when a dolphin jumped out of the tank. " Well maybe it wasn't so fun to the child, but if it made him think, then that was good.

It must suck that Raia was so gloomy at the age of 17

Raia looked at the child and shook his head. "To be honest with you, these fishes in the tank aren't that intelligent. The ones who are pretty smart range from the whales, the octopus, squids, and even dolphins. The more dangerous ones are sharks, but those and the octopus can stay in the tank. Sadly enough, it's possible for even sea creatures to be sad when their whole entire world is in that little tank. That's all there is to life for them, with people like us from the outside simply observing them. I know what that feels like." Raia did, but he wasn't trying to be depressed. " Whats your favorite kind of fish? Do you have one?"

Raia would then blink twice and start to laugh a little bit when the child covered his eyes. "I'm pretty sure that they aren't happy exactly, but thanks for trying." Maybe Raia should lighten up a bit, it was just a kid he was talking to after all. " Well, there is nothing you can do about it now, but in any case, it's always the thought that counts, so dont worry about it alright?" Raia would then whistle and nod his head at the choices that Zavie picked as his favorites. "To be honest with you, i dont think i have a favorite myself. Or if i did, its not there. Its a moy fish, i think they are black and white, its a pretty beautiful fish to have as a pet. " Raia would then look around and look back at the kid.

"What are you doing here anyway? This place isn't boring to you? Where are your parents?"

"Would they have something like that over here? Maybe i spelled the name wrong? Kooy? Moy? all i know is that they are black and white colored. Those are the fish i was talking about or, searching about and whatnot. " Though when Zavie said it was his birthday, Raia would smile and clap for the kid. "happy birthday! Oh, wait, i did something wrong....... one second..." Raia would hurry off towards the gift shop and then return back five minutes later. " Sorry, usually in my country its needed to bring a present in order to celebrate the day of birth. I wouldn't want to leave you with anything empty handed so here. " Raia would say as he handed the bag to Zavie. If Zavie would open it, he would notice a charm bracelet with a fish body that had a cat head. "Happy birthday! And, I'm Raia ..Raia Jehuty."

Raia would then waive towards Zavie's parents and put his hands in his pocket. IT was the kids birthday and he didn't want to overstay his welcome.

PResent to Zavie

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"Well, i just got to this country, i dont have alot of money so.." Raia would say shyly as the boy hugged his leg. "It's not much, but its the best i can do. I don't know if it made your birthday any more special, but you see those guys right there?" Raia would say as he pointed to Zavie's parents "those people are some of the most important people in your life, and whenever you really need them, i'm sure that your parents will be there to pull through for you." Unlike his parents of course. His mom passed away while giving birth, so it was all up to his dad. Perhaps he would one day confront his father in order to find out what really happened with him. Either way, no need to rain on this kids parade. "

Maybe you should head back to your family and get some ice cream or something. Never really had that before, or.... admittedly too often, but im sure it'll taste great right?

"mmmm.. i-i didnt want to trouble you or....." Maybe Raia was underestimating the fury of an eight year old, but the child was rather demanding. Not so much forceful, but he basically "Convinced Raia to come along as he looked over to Zavie's family. "Mr and Mrs. Bryce... i...." Before Raia could follow up with any sort of apology for intruding on their sons birthday on the sort, Mr. Bryce apparently had no qualms with Raia getting ice cream with them. Was this ok? Should he accept their kindness?" Thank you..." Raia would say with a smile "Thank you, it's nothing fancy or anything. Chocolate chip would suit me just fine. They all seemed full of smiles, something that Raia lacked in his life. He felt like an anomaly to them, like the smudge in a beautiful portrait.

"I remember now!" Raia would say as if the information safely landed in his head. "It's called a Koi fish, i remember what i came here for now. It's a black one and there is a white one, a rare pair that are kept together. The way they intertwine with each other kind of reminds you of the moon and the night sky. " Raia couldn't help but sound like some sort of tourist, but it wasn't like how could hide his amusement towards the pair of fish that he came all this way to see. "Also, i'm not too sure where the ice cream would be kept or something of the sort. Maybe there is a food court? If there is a gift shop and there are some places where you can get a snack while watching the dolphin show, shouldn't there be a food court for that purpose?"

Raia was allowing himself to be tugged by Zavie as he talked, letting the small child lead the way.