Family was complicated and definitely more so when you were a royal. Matteo's brothers despised him with a passion, but his cousins were different. When Matteo took the throne early, they supported him. They didn't ask too many questions about his father and helped smooth his transition to power. In a way, they were more like his siblings than his brother.
His sister was currently with her husband, off looking at the sites. They had never been topside, much less here. But, it was proving to be a nice trip. Meanwhile, Matteo was left now to their own devices.
They wore shells that glimmered like rainbows in the sun. They also wore a crown of flowers. Pink ones that had reminded him of Osuke. Though, his were much prettier.
Matteo looked at the game. His forehead wrinkled as he thought hard. Oh. He remembered. He thought. "I think it's called tennis. But I don't really understand the rules. They seem to run around a lot though." He smirked slightly. "I think that gives us the advantage there."
tilted their head slightly, hearing their cousin speak. they didn't remember putting that on the list of activities for the day. the one they talked over with sujin. just thinking of the other made a small smile grace their features. spending the time with him they had the other day turned out to be a lot more fun then he expected. it was great. silently they brought their mind back to the moment. "tennis," he parroted for a moment before nodding. he had been watching for a moment and still didn't entirely understand the point. other than to move the ball from one side to the other. weird. "what advantage?" they questioned with a turn, thinking about the fact that legs weren't their natural state most of the time when it came to merfolk. the shells and bits of coral in his own hair bumped together as he turned to look to the other quickly. "i would think that having to run so much on legs would make it weird for us. or is it because our leg muscles end up being strong since technically... it is our tail?"













