An Islander in The Modern World (Closed)

[AHSCA]

It took a moment for all that to sink in but Satou caught on that travel might be hard without the right equipment "Oh I see, it's like having the wrong sail or too small a rudder. Yes I understand. I wouldn't mind walking and seeing everything. Oh some hot tea with toast sounds great."

[Mervay]

It took a moment for all that to sink in but Satou caught on that travel might be hard without the right equipment "Oh I see, it's like having the wrong sail or too small a rudder. Yes I understand. I wouldn't mind walking and seeing everything. Oh some hot tea with toast sounds great."

"Alright tea and toasts coming up" she said as she grabbed everything for it. It wouldn't take long through since the bread was just insert it in the toaster then once done take them to a dish and repeat the process once you have enough toasts, then it goes the tea which a simple tea with milk for both of them.
Once everything was done Dileva took it to the table in the kitchen and leaved it there as she went to search for the sugar. When she found it begun to throw two spoonfuls to both of them before hand over Satou's tea.

"Ahh nothing good like a tea on the morning" she grinned, sipping her cup. "By the way, how is your friend Kana?? I believe she is now on the seas with her husband right??"

[AHSCA]

"Ah Kana! Yes I spoke to her the week before coming here! She's told me a lot already about her life as a married woman! She was nervous at first about becoming a fisherman with her husband but she says she really likes it and loves being with him. And go figure she's already pregnant with their first child!"

[Mervay]

"Ah Kana! Yes I spoke to her the week before coming here! She's told me a lot already about her life as a married woman! She was nervous at first about becoming a fisherman with her husband but she says she really likes it and loves being with him. And go figure she's already pregnant with their first child!"

"Ohh those are great news, I should congratulate her when I see her someday" she said grinning about the news. Always good to hear that a couple was enjoying their great time together and even begining an family.
"I can't do something more than smile since they always are great news for even an young girl like me. I pray that their child will be an sane, intelligent and strong one like her mother and father" Tess continued still grinning.

"Imagine when we have our own child too, surely we are gonna be great mothers. Ohh just thinking about that makes me think in how we should call her or call him, how are we gonna make him live with two cultures, which school he should go, how we should teach him our values and customs" she seemed to be overthinking herself which it took a minute for her to notice it and clearly Satou could notice it too. Once she stopped and noticed, Dileva cleared her throat and took an more serious facade.
"My apologies for that, it seemed that I overthought without notice up until now" she sighed.

[AHSCA]

"Ah the fact my friend is ready to have her first child is reason for us to give pause and think about our family!" Satou nodded. "I suppose there's many bridges we'll cross when we arrive at them but I hope again we can find a way to raise our child or children in a way that can teach them the values of both our cultures. The beauty and simplicity of island life with the hardships that make us stronger, the generosity of your culture." She realized she only found one thing to praise "Of course I know there's many more great aspects about your life here and I'm still learning...Of course school is a must, very important as you remember my granny was a school teacher herself!"

Satou tried to move on before digging herself deeper. "You know naming wise, tradition in the islands is the father would name the sons and mothers name the daughters. Well we're two women so probably get the best of both worlds by each of us getting to pick a first name and a middle name. Middle names aren't common in AHSCA but I think they are here, yes?"

[Mervay]

"Ah the fact my friend is ready to have her first child is reason for us to give pause and think about our family!" Satou nodded. "I suppose there's many bridges we'll cross when we arrive at them but I hope again we can find a way to raise our child or children in a way that can teach them the values of both our cultures. The beauty and simplicity of island life with the hardships that make us stronger, the generosity of your culture." She realized she only found one thing to praise "Of course I know there's many more great aspects about your life here and I'm still learning...Of course school is a must, very important as you remember my granny was a school teacher herself!"

Satou tried to move on before digging herself deeper. "You know naming wise, tradition in the islands is the father would name the sons and mothers name the daughters. Well we're two women so probably get the best of both worlds by each of us getting to pick a first name and a middle name. Middle names aren't common in AHSCA but I think they are here, yes?"

Satou did surely thought about it too, what she said about the bridges was true and that they will have to cross it step by step with them being to teach them the values of both lives and examples would be the beauties and humble Islander life with their hardships that make them stronger and the generosity of the Mervayan lifestyle.
Although Tess could think of more examples like their ability to never give up and always accomplish their targets or that they even if they were successful will never forget their origins and always have humble alttitude, although this was most of the cases and there was one or two exceptions to the rule.

Then it came the school issue and that was one in where Tess would surely want the child being teached in an Mervayan School and most surely in the one she studied which in turn is one of the most important ones on all the nation and surely the university and that. Although maybe would be wise leave that for later since they still have lot of time to think about the school issue.

And since it seemed that by what her girlfriend told her they both would need to pick the names of them since they both were women and that included the middle name which was as she said, very common here.

"Ahh yes the middle name. Pretty common is around here, almost everyone has it but we always use it for bureaucracy or other important issues and trust me for the comfort of it is that we don't use it always" she told her as she ended of sip her tea. "For example, my middle name officially is Catherine meanwhile my mom one is Sophia. But point is that if we use it is completely minimal and if someone use it completely might be part of what remains of the old aristocracy like my friend Lise for example, well or someone which is mostly of French heritage inside the nation" she told her now getting up.

"Either way we should get going now since there is so much to do today"

[AHSCA]

"oooh those names are so pretty! Perhaps consider them for the names for our children. could be something like Catherine Sadoko Dileva or Shinka Sophia Dileva. Shinka was my mother's name ya know." setting her empty cup of tea and finished plate aside she agreed and stood up. "Yes, let's get going."

[Mervay]

"oooh those names are so pretty! Perhaps consider them for the names for our children. could be something like Catherine Sadoko Dileva or Shinka Sophia Dileva. Shinka was my mother's name ya know." setting her empty cup of tea and finished plate aside she agreed and stood up. "Yes, let's get going."

Shinka Sophia Dileva or Fujimiya and Catherine Sadoko Dileva or Fujimiya. Those were good names for them and she could now guess that she wanted girls, another thing interesting for Tess was that Satou decided to call one of them with the name of her mother, maybe as an way of honor her.

"I will consider them, we must be open to choices and those ones are good ones" Tess said grinning as she took her girlfriend hand and smiled. "Let's get going then!!" with that the couple leaved the room they were and went straight to the door, the streets were full of snow and surely it won't stop for the entire day.
The weather report said that the tempetures would be between 6° and -2° celcius, well looking outside it seems that between that projection are the actual tempetures.

She opened the door to find the cold breeze of winter making it's magic on the streets and the roads being kinda empty much thanks to the snow and many people wanting to stay inside their houses. Surely the park will have their icerink open by now without problems.
Meanwhile Tess leaned more close to Satou so they could be warm in this cold day.

"How does the clothes are?? Pretty warm for today??"

[AHSCA]

Satou stood taking Tess by the hand and the two set out into the winter wonderland together. The beautiful white snow coated everything it was like being in a different world. Tess leaning in to Satou to keep warm was perfect for the lovely dovey couple to walk together. "I feel great! The dress is really heavy that keeps me warm." It was the perfect outfit for a day like this. Satou knelt down to pick up a clump of snow rolling it up into a nice little ball and tossing it harmlessly off. "Ahaha so that's what its like to make a snowball!"

[Mervay]

Satou stood taking Tess by the hand and the two set out into the winter wonderland together. The beautiful white snow coated everything it was like being in a different world. Tess leaning in to Satou to keep warm was perfect for the lovely dovey couple to walk together. "I feel great! The dress is really heavy that keeps me warm." It was the perfect outfit for a day like this. Satou knelt down to pick up a clump of snow rolling it up into a nice little ball and tossing it harmlessly off. "Ahaha so that's what its like to make a snowball!"

She knelt down to pick up a clump of snow and rolling it to make a ball and tossed it harmelessly off. Tess giggled at the sight. "Perhaps we can play with it later on when we are in the park" she grinned as they kept walking on through the streets.
Some childs could be heard laughing and playfully screaming as they played the snowball wars on the streets or in their backyards.

Meanwhile Tess led her dearly girlfriend through a metalic entrance to an place completely full of snow that even the seats were full of it and the entire area was full of snow.
But after some minutes of walk through the park, which was know as the Octuber 7th Park, although more know unofficially as Old Asteria Central Park. They found what they came for, the icerink of the park, which was a iced lake more exactly, something which always opened during winter. There was an stand selling ice shoes for grind in the ice, but it would take time before they could have theirs since there was more people waiting before they came.

"Well seems we have to wait some minutes" she sighed then looked at Satou. "Excited for what you are seeing?? I'm sure this is an whole new experience for you"

[AHSCA]

"I like the idea of playing later! I can't wait." They entered the park which was just as snow covered as everything else but the nature of it was different from the city and was even more pretty. Seems a lot of people were out here having fun in the snow. Satou was giddy with anticipation and joy, awaiting her turn. "Oh no trouble, still plenty to admire here! This is a nice park here!"

[Mervay]

"I like the idea of playing later! I can't wait." They entered the park which was just as snow covered as everything else but the nature of it was different from the city and was even more pretty. Seems a lot of people were out here having fun in the snow. Satou was giddy with anticipation and joy, awaiting her turn. "Oh no trouble, still plenty to admire here! This is a nice park here!"

"Yup. It is the Old City Central Park, before the New City begun to be builded this place was the Central Park of the entire city or at least most of it" Tess told her as they kept moving in the line awaiting their turn. "Every year they always do this during this time of the year, so we should be able to enjoy for now and more considering you never did this and I'm sure you are excited of to" she continued as the line kept moving for them to be almost close to their turn.

"After we recive our ice skates I want you to stick close to me when we have them in our feet and when we are in the ice rink until you are sure you can grind on your own, alright??" Tess asked looking at her girlfriend.

[AHSCA]

"Okay." She nodded. A few minutes later the two were able to grab their skates. Tess helped Satou with them getting them laced up and taking off the rubber guards on the blades. Slowly and gingerly they made way onto the ice, Tess helping Satou along. It wasn't too much longer that Satou was able to get her balance down and start gently skating along, still arms linked with Tess but she wasn't as wobbly as before. "Hey, this is fun! Still getting the hang of it but I think it's really fun"

[Mervay]

"Okay." She nodded. A few minutes later the two were able to grab their skates. Tess helped Satou with them getting them laced up and taking off the rubber guards on the blades. Slowly and gingerly they made way onto the ice, Tess helping Satou along. It wasn't too much longer that Satou was able to get her balance down and start gently skating along, still arms linked with Tess but she wasn't as wobbly as before. "Hey, this is fun! Still getting the hang of it but I think it's really fun"

The couple was able to recive their skates, they would pay up the rent of them later when they leaved the ice rink and gave back their skates. Tess helped Satou getting them laced up and taking her rubber bands on the blades.
Then they went into the ice as Tess helped along going gingerly up until she could get used to it and be able to balance herself more perfectly, which she was more balanced but still getting used to it.

"I knew you would love it, it is always fun to do this no matter what even so it takes time to get used to it" she said smiling at Satou as they kept grinding in the ice enjoying the cold day and the opportunity of be able to grind in the ice.

Around them they could notice so many people doing the same, mostly friends and couples enjoying too, the people looked at Tess and Satou with smiles and some whispering how cute they looked, meanwhile Tess didn't cared about it and focused in enjoy her time with Satou. Of course she wasn't expert on this but she was more of an amateur and she wanted to help her to be able to grind on her own too.

"It seems like this is more easy than surfing I'am right??" she giggled about it. "Now serious, remember to keep your balance if you want to grind on your own"

[AHSCA]

Satou did get a little laugh about the surfing remark "Ah yes, easier than that. Okay I think I'm starting to get it. Let, right, left right" she went through the motions of getting her skates one foot in front of the other and she was really getting better. "Yeah this is pretty simple! Wooooh" Just as soon as she said that she fell but she shook it off getting back up. "Well, I guess I won't be doing any tricks soon!"

[Mervay]

Satou did get a little laugh about the surfing remark "Ah yes, easier than that. Okay I think I'm starting to get it. Let, right, left right" she went through the motions of getting her skates one foot in front of the other and she was really getting better. "Yeah this is pretty simple! Wooooh" Just as soon as she said that she fell but she shook it off getting back up. "Well, I guess I won't be doing any tricks soon!"

She went to grind on her own to try it and to be honest she was doing it great on her own grinding, of course as soon as she did it, she fell to the ice but thankfully she shook it off and got back up.
"It seems so" she said to her grinning. "All what it takes is some practice and done, I'm not an expert neither and there are times where I fell too so we are in the same level on this" Tess continued as she grabbed Satou's hand.

"If there is something great about this is that I can share it with you, I hope that after this you are ready for the snowball wars"

[AHSCA]

"I will serve your command, Ma'am! A loyal soldier in a snow war!" she joked gliding along with Tess in her hand. After a few minutes Satou again requested to break free to try again on her own, keeping it simple a light glide and turn and this time she managed the turn without a hitch. "Eee I did it! I can skate now!"

[Mervay]

"I will serve your command, Ma'am! A loyal soldier in a snow war!" she joked gliding along with Tess in her hand. After a few minutes Satou again requested to break free to try again on her own, keeping it simple a light glide and turn and this time she managed the turn without a hitch. "Eee I did it! I can skate now!"

"I expect the best performance from you soldier" Tess joked too laughing about the joke Satou made. They kept gliding without any troubles together and Satou seemed to go for another roujd to see if she could glide on her own which she surprisingly did without trouble.

She succesfully did it and without a hitch, Tess grinned at such accomplishment from Satou, that was a great thing to see in her eyes.

"I'm proud of you dear, I'm happy to see you can skate without trouble now" she said grinning at Satou. "You have been able to skate withouy problem. This surely has been more easy than surfing, either way it wasn't so difficult hasn't it??"

[AHSCA]

Satou made the skate back right to Tess who praised her for how she mastered her turning. "Not at all difficult. One fall but hey you fall you get back up you learn! And learning I am! It's so much fun, oh this was such a great idea, Tessy!"

[Mervay]

Satou made the skate back right to Tess who praised her for how she mastered her turning. "Not at all difficult. One fall but hey you fall you get back up you learn! And learning I am! It's so much fun, oh this was such a great idea, Tessy!"

"No problem sweetie I thought you would love this and it seemed I was right" she said as she saw Satou having mastered and being used to it.

Then she looked to her surrundings if there was many people or not for something she wanted to show Satou, she wasn't an expert on it or nothing but it was fun to always take the chance to ice skate.

"Watch this" she said as she glided far from Satou to an safe distance but still be able for her to notice her. Then she begun to glide an glide and win momentum and speed for this small trick in an manner of speaking.

There she did the edge jump of The Loop. She did completely perfect in all ways, including the landing, Tess wasn't expert or nothing since she was an amateur but she always wanted to try it ever since long time ago in her childhood, she failed at each attempt but kept trying until her last two years where she succesfully did it.
She was proud that day have accomplished such thing and now she could show it to her girlfriend.

Tess returned back to Satou and stopped in front of her.

"And how it was??"

[AHSCA]

Satou watched impressed of Tess' skills. Whatever, even if it wasn't Olympic quality, it sure was amazing to this islander who never saw actual ice skating in motion. it was amazing watching Tess do the trick and she jumped for joy at it! "Wow it was so amazing, Tessy, that's incredible!"

[Mervay]

Satou watched impressed of Tess' skills. Whatever, even if it wasn't Olympic quality, it sure was amazing to this islander who never saw actual ice skating in motion. it was amazing watching Tess do the trick and she jumped for joy at it! "Wow it was so amazing, Tessy, that's incredible!"

"T-thanks" she said blushing about Satou praise. "I have been practicing like for 12 years as of now. And since you are with me now and we are here I wanted to show you that" she said grinning as she took her hand.

"Either way, how about we leave now and roam through the rest of the park??"

[AHSCA]

"That sounds like a nice idea, one more pass and we can go." She agreed and the two skated one last circle around and returned their skates put their shoes back on and now could roam the park. Deeper in, it was even more beautiful. "This place must be lovely at night?"

[Mervay]

"That sounds like a nice idea, one more pass and we can go." She agreed and the two skated one last circle around and returned their skates put their shoes back on and now could roam the park. Deeper in, it was even more beautiful. "This place must be lovely at night?"

After they did one last circle through the frozen lake, the girls returned their skates back to the stand before walk through the park in peace, of course they put their shoes back before it.
Meanwhile they kept walking through the park, the peaceful and playful aura on it, beautiful, completely beautiful.

"You can bet that yes. It is beautiful at night" she Tess told her grinning. "How about later on the night we come here and enjoy the beauty of this place at night, sounds good right??"

[AHSCA]

Satou lit up at the sound of that, "That sounds like a great idea! Let's make sure to pack some hot tea or coffee for the both of us too! You must have thermos mugs, yes? It'd be a perfect way to enjoy the evening!"