I haven't really gotten to write much for Intin yet, so here is a little character study thing! Please enjoy day 5!
Bright blue skies, kids playing, people sunbathing, the ocean lapping against the warm sand...it was a perfect day and so very, very out of Intin's element.
It was Lenore who had talked them into it, who had convinced them that experiencing the world would be good, and that a little beach day could be therapeutic. It had seemed so silly, but the second Lenore had looked at them with that hopeful expression, they had no choice but to agree.
So now the two of them sat on a makeshift blanket comprised of three towels that were being held down by sandals, Lenore's bag, and a bag of snacks that had been picked up on the way. Lenore put together two beach-appropriate outfits and covered them in some sort of salve; sunscreen, as she had explained. Despite how silly it had made Intin feel while getting ready, they had to admit that they easily fit in with the humans that surrounded them.
"I know that water probably isn't a good idea..." Lenore mused as Intin looked out at the water. As pretty as it looked, the second that they would touch the ocean would be an environmental disaster, and it probably would be best not to make that big of an impact with Intin's following still being as small as it was.
"How about suncastles?"
"...what?"
"Yeah! You can't rot sand, so as long as I go ahead and get the water for you, I bet we can make something really, really cool." Lenore seemed absolutely proud of herself as she spoke, and Intin couldn't help but feel their stomach flutter at the thoughtfulness of her actions. She was definitely the correct choice of being their high priestess.
"I am not accustomed to building things...but I am intrigued. I would be willing to assist in the creation of sand castles." They barely got to finish speaking before the goth girl hurriedly scrambled up and grabbed the can she had been drinking from, some canned coffee from a local business, and raised it to her lips. Intin watched, mildly impressed, as she slammed the rest of the drink and hurried off to the water to fill it back up.
Intin took a minute to look around the beach again, at the happy people enjoying a peaceful day of sun and fun. They never really got to see this side of humanity during the height of their existence, only fear and pain and worship. The modern world definitely had lost the flair of the world they once knew...but perhaps this new wave of humanity wasn't so bad after all. Maybe in this new world, a god of death and decay could make a silly little sandcastle with their goth girl priestess and everything could be okay.
