The Nockilam Clan🦎

Why not?

"Aaauuuuuoooo"
"Ehehehe... good morning kiakee!"
"AAH! OH uh good morning"
"Can we go back there again today?"
"Oh to the cove? Of course!"

Both of the women tied their hair and made their way towards the breakfast house. Chepi following behind as they've grown used to. As they joined everyone else for lunch they sat in their little spot that had grown to be their own. The tsahik joined them sitting next to Chepi.

"Tonight I will bring you to our ancestors cove to talk with eywa. The tree is in fact underwater but do not worry about holding your breath, we have a creature that can help you with that"
"Oh I already know about that, I cannot wait to reach eywa with a guide for the first time"

Pe'ye was taken a back

"What do you mean you already know about that?"
"Kiakee showed me yesterday, it was quite beautiful. Did not get close to the tree but I can understand how it'll go"
"She took you to the cove without telling me?"
"Oh is that a bad thing? She just wanted to teach me about it and we found a way I could swim and feel safe"
"That's great..."
.....
"Meet me in my tent at sundown, I'll teach you then, the night is the best time... don't be late"
"Of course"

The tsahik got up and made her way back to her mate, clearly talking about what she just experienced. Kiakee scowled but quickly got her smile back as Chepi looked back at her.

" could you show me some of these smaller tsurak creatures I saw?"
"Smaller-? Oh you mean the ilu! Yes of course we can meet some"
"They look quite friendly! I hope we can be friends"
"Oh I'm sure you'll be friends"

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Kiakee walked further into the water as Chepi followed suit. She called out and ilu as the others around did the same spending time with their own. An ilu slowly made its way to kiakee clicking happily at the food she gave it.

"Come say hi"
Chepi came closer to the creature and gently gave it her hand. It bumped it head on it wanting her to let it. As she complied it chirped happily. It made its way closer doing circles around her. Chepi smiled as she kept petting it and feeling it's happy nature.

"Careful, if you don't pay enough attention this tsurak will get you!"
"Huh?"

Chepi looked over to see kiakee with her hands together making a swimming motion with them like a tsurak swimming. She then made her hands jump and "attack" the ilu.

"AMNOMNOMNOMNOMOM"
EEEE
The ilu quickly scurried away joining the other frighten ilus. Every other metkayina immediately frowned and clearly felt bothered by that. As kiakee looks at them she slowly unclamps her hands her grin fading with it.

"Oh that scared me! What was that?"
"....i uh... ugh... just a thing I do with tsawho ... I Forget ilus don't like it"
"What did you do?"
"I scared them?"
"No I meant how did you do your hands?"
".... I put them together like this and just act like it's a tsurak"
"Like this?"
"Uh yeah"
Chepi waves her hand a bit
"Oh that seems fun!"
"... really?"
"Yes! Could I try it with tsawho?"
Kiakee just stared
" can I?"
"Oh- of course! Yeah, let's go see him!"

Kiakee was taken a back. A lot. She just said she wanted to do it too! She... liked it too! It wasn't annoying to her! At least it didn't seem like it, she was excited over it! She wasn't insulted by it! She- she likes it. She didn't think I was annoying. She....