The Beach

"No, you're not! Or, well, you are, but it's fascinating." Purva sketched out the base of the castle. A tower there, another there... "Do you do something in the arts for a living? You sound like you know what you're talking about."

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"I'm a painter. For an auction house." Belladonna sighed, looking away. "It's... not a big deal, though. I'm just lucky. Filled a niche before too many people noticed it."

Okay now they were getting kind of boring with the boring life talk.

"Well, nice to meet you, Merry!" Railyn got to the rising tide and scooped a handful of water, splashing it on Merry immediately with a light laugh.

Izabella walked over to the two people making a sandcastle.

"Can I join you?"

"Absolutely. Welcome to the Grand Sandcastle Project #19! Nickname pending." Purva beamed and waved the newcomer over to the blueprints. "We'll need a lot of wet sand. I brought some buckets to help shape the larger towers, but we'll be adding other details by hand. Anyways. Would you like to go on a wet sand supply run with me?" Purva picked up two large buckets.

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Shower jumped up. "I can make things wet!"

Izabella raised an eyebrow. That would certainly make things easier, if that was true. "Really? Can I see?"

"Of coursee!" Shower though for a second and her hand made the faintest crinkling noise before smoothly shifting into flowing water.

Belladonna scrambled back, eyes wide. “By the gods…”

Isabella gasped, mesmerized. So this Gen Alpha slang lady could turn her hands into water! How intriguing. Isabella filled up a bucket with sand and handed it to her. "What did you say your name was again?"

"I'm Shower Handel!"

“Seems… fitting.” She wasn’t sure how someone could have a handle on showers. Since rain was entirely dictated by nature, but it was an enjoyable thought. Perhaps she could control rain, therefore having a perfect handle over it.

"Thank youu! I chose it myselff!"

Izabella took a second to realize why she chose that name. The pigtails lady was right, it was a fitting name for her power. This was probably the most interesting person she had met in her life.

"Yes, it's a very...unique name."