Hadama regarded Ronin with outward solemnity, choosing another scalloped shell in soft orange as he considered the other demigod's words. "Perhaps I will try this 'sleeping in' and see how it goes,' he agreed at last. "Before attempting anything more difficult." He dropped a sly wink to Ronin as he straightened and gave his back a slightly theatrical crack.
A few minutes and a few shells later he raised his gaze to the sky once more and judged the 'contest' to be over. "Bring your baskets for counting," he rumbled to the participants, moving to dry land and the tables set up there. The food had been cleared away from them, making room for baskets to be emptied and shells tallied. Hadama moved from one pile to the next, counting up total number but also making a note of how many different colors and shapes were present in each haul.
There would, he saw with satisfaction, be ample to place around the Coast, but for now there were the winners to announce.
And, truly, it was not even close.
"Thank you all for coming today. The winners of the favor are Nova Marin and Sohalia Lumaris." The look he gave to the bubbly young Marin held a glimmer of fond humor, quietly pleased at her fair-won victory. Sohalia received a more reserved inclination of his head, his face unreadable and his thoughts quiet on her win.
Last one to post, please slap a fin on it and turn the lights out on your way out the door!
A few minutes and a few shells later he raised his gaze to the sky once more and judged the 'contest' to be over. "Bring your baskets for counting," he rumbled to the participants, moving to dry land and the tables set up there. The food had been cleared away from them, making room for baskets to be emptied and shells tallied. Hadama moved from one pile to the next, counting up total number but also making a note of how many different colors and shapes were present in each haul.
There would, he saw with satisfaction, be ample to place around the Coast, but for now there were the winners to announce.
And, truly, it was not even close.
"Thank you all for coming today. The winners of the favor are Nova Marin and Sohalia Lumaris." The look he gave to the bubbly young Marin held a glimmer of fond humor, quietly pleased at her fair-won victory. Sohalia received a more reserved inclination of his head, his face unreadable and his thoughts quiet on her win.
Last one to post, please slap a fin on it and turn the lights out on your way out the door!
