>> Lude Line, Do Not Cross >> Upon departing from the Landing on board the Polaris for more dangerous and deadly shores, the evening finds Mikel emerging from below decks. He seems to be tucking away the book from the Spire back into its place at his belt and peering about. He has his staff in hand and a bag, now he just needs to find the one he's looking for... * Niri is lying on her stomach on the deck, chin propped in her hands, a pen dangling from between her fingers. There's a notebook in front of her - ostensibly she is taking notes, though there only seem to be a few scribbled lines, a couple sketchy drawings of constellations, and a few scrawled notes underneath the pictures. >> One line appears to read, "Blue kittens - possible cure for tactless stupidity?" * Mikel hmms for a moment before fiddling with the bag, tying it off to the end of the staff before he starts to creep over towards Niri. Sneak sneak. Step step. Eventually he gets close enough to hold the staff out as Niri's field of vision is treated to a bag swinging by to the right... and then the left... and so on. * Niri doesn't appear to move, but her eyes follow the bag...right...left...right... * Mikel keeps the bag swinging back and forth, though eventually he speaks up. "...and they said it was good fishing here, too." * Niri darts out a hand and snatches the bag, clutching it greedily to her chest. Whassinnabag? * Niri fumbles it open. >> There appear to be marshmellows and chocolate. * Niri's eyes light up. "Oooh. Sugar." * Niri happily crams a bite of chocolate in her mouth. "Mmf. Iff good." * Mikel snickers, stepping forward to quickly undo the knot on the staff so he doesn't yank the bag out of Niri's grasp before settling in to take a seat next to her. "I figured you'd like a bit of a sugar rush. What's all this?" He gestures towards the notes... and blinks at the blue kitten line. * Niri swallows the piece of chocolate and sets the bag down next to her. "...Um. Sorry about the bad table manners. Oh, this?" She gestures at the notes. "Eh. Not much. I'm really not getting anywhere. It's just some ideas I had on song magic and its relation to star magic." I thought working on it might take my mind off things. Aha. You holdin' up alright, then? Also... kittens? ...Oh. Eheh. The kittens thing was an old theory of mine. Long story, had to do with healing magic. And uh. Yeah, I'm okay, mostly...been talking to a lot of people. About stuff. * Mikel mulls over that for a few moments as he lays the staff across his lap. "Kittens and healing and tact, huh?" He looks over at Niri, hrming. "Suppose that isn't a surprise... has talking to folks been helping? I mean, it probably helped more than talking to my split selves at least." Mmm. * Niri shrugs noncommittally. * Mikel raises an eyebrow at the girl. "Fair 'nough." He reaches over to tap a finger on the notes. "So what ideas did you have about song and star magic, then?" Nothin' new since last time I told you about it...remember, all the stuff that had to do with your elemental selves. I dunno. I can't concentrate too well tonight. I'm...feeling better, but I keep thinking about what Trune and Ryllan and Tanan and Saki and Vytor said. That's a lot to think about. * Mikel nods, looking up towards the stars. "What'd they say? I'm apparently way out of the loop at the moment... well, unless getting threatened by Rachel counts." You did too, huh? * Niri thinks Well. First Trune tried to cheer me up, and he told me that I wasn't supposed to blame myself for what happened. And then he started telling me about the kinda crap he went through before he met all of us, and about this little witch who betrayed him and joined Bree's guard. That was...interesting... Then he told me I'm keeping stuff in and hiding things without realizing it, and he started telling me what a raw deal I've got and he reminded me of everything that's gone wrong and everything I never expected would happen... He said he'd be pissed if he were me and I had no idea what I was in for when I accepted the armor. Then he gave me a kitty and left. I was sorta in tears by then. * Mikel 's face darkens a bit as he listens, frowning. "....I see." Then Ryllan tracked me down later and told me that I was going to have to face up to losing more people in the future. He told me that if it came to it, I'd have to be willing to abandon everyone and get myself out - to sacrifice the group to save my skin. He reminded me of what I signed up for when I accepted the armor and what my responsibilities were because of it. * Mikel ...seems to be close to bending the staff for a moment before he just sighs. "...and hence, blue kittens to cure tactless stupidty." ...Oh. Uh. Yeah, kinda. I mean, don't get me wrong, Trune MEANT well! I really do appreciate it. Well, yes. But that has to be the worst approach to cheering someone up I've heard. Unless Ryllan was trying to too. In which case /he/ wins that award and Trune just gets second place. I don't...think Ryllan cares much about cheering me up at this point. He's concerned that I'm not capable of facing up to reality. * Mikel mulls over that for a moment, no longer looking like he's about to break something. "...I suppose if you took the cold and logical approach he'd be right... but well, somehow I just don't see that approach working as well for you as it would for him." I don't think he's going to give up on this. But I'm not going to give in, either. * Mikel scratches the back of his head. "That's good, at least. You and Tanan are more than just a weapon to be aimed at Zophar and knock 'im down." He eyes Niri for a moment, raising a hand. "Just don't go overboard with protecting us or something, hm? You already lectured me about doing that before." I did? On the way back to Carribia from Ien, yep. ...Oh. Well, that's because you fall over in a light breeze. * Mikel adopts a hurt expression. That was low. * Niri grins. C'mon, you know what I mean. Seriously, I'm a better bet to protect people in the first place, because I've got Tanan. * Niri looks thoughtful. I...think Tanan actually agrees with me on the whole protecting people thing. Oh? Yeah. He said we can't do this on our own, and we need the whole group behind us if possible. * Mikel grins. "The Prof speaks wisdom, there. We got this far together and that's how we'll keep going." He taps a finger on the deck, mulling. "Not abandoning folks is part of who you are, too, I think. Not one I mind all that much either." Really? Awesome. One more point for my side of the argument. If Ryllan comes around to punch me again I'm blaming you. Just so you know. * Niri chuckles But really, if you were one who'd do that you probably wouldn't have stuck with this in the first place. Nahh. I think I'm just gonna tell him no the next time he tries to argue that we need to come up with an emergency escape plan for me. Well, don't me wrong, it'll be good to have a plan for what to do if something goes wrong. I'd kinda prefer a plan that didn't end with all of us dying though. Maybe I'm being selfish here. * Niri grins. "I think that's a reasonable point of view." Good. I'm in favor of views that lead to me living. I can't watch your back otherwise. ...So that's your exclusive job now, huh? I dunno about exclusive. It's like a partnership or something. There's a charter somewhere. * Niri raises an eyebrow. "This I gotta see." * Mikel closes his eyes. "Alas, we've taken a vow to keep it hidden from thy eyes. Either way though, nothing's getting to you without dealing with me if I have anything to say about it. Simple as that." He opens his eyes and peers up at the sky. "So what did Saki and Vytor have to say?" Oh. Saki wanted me to meet Rachel. Rachel was...pissed off, as usual, but I yelled at her and she shut up. ...oh dear, you yelled at her? I made a joke and she threatened to cave in my head. Well. I scolded her, at any rate! Man, I /missed/ this? And she...well. She asked how I could possibly have any idea what she's been through, and I told her basically I do, I've been through much the same. Then Saki laughed at her or something and Rachel got pissed because darnit, I was right. * Mikel winces. "Well, except for a couple hundred years at least for her. Am I gonna have to make sure Rachel doesn't pitch you off a cliff before she pitches me off?" Nope. I'm invincible. * Niri flexes Oh, and Vytor wanted to talk about my feelings. * Mikel lifts a finger. "Rules of dramatics state you're gonna regret saying you're invincible. How'd that go?" Umm. Not too bad, but a little...confusing. Also he wanted to ask how things are going with Tanan. But Tanan was right there. So um. I avoided the question. * Mikel nods, remaining quiet for a couple of moments before finally speaking. He sounds a bit more hesitant this time around though. "...So, how are they going?" * Niri stares at the deck and shrugs. "...I dunno." Still not sure...how human he is or what. But after our conversation, at least he bothers me a little less. * Mikel closes his eyes, shifting a bit so he's leaning against the railing and watching Niri. "...I think... well, I figure it might be easier to sort that out with him once Zophar's gone. His mission will be accomplished at least. I'm nowhere near positive on this but..." He shrugs helplessly. At least he doesn't seem as...bloodthirsty to me now. And a little while ago I would have said he'd sacrifice me with no hesitation if it came to it. Now I'm only mostly sure he would. * Niri droops slightly. * Mikel points at Niri. "Stop that." What? Thinking like that, I mean. I'm pretty sure he didn't choose you just to sacrifice you at some later point. Maybe that wasn't his intention, but if he had to in order to stop Zophar? * Mikel glances towards the ocean, voice quiet. "...I wouldn't let him then, I think. I can't think of a situation where that'd lead to stopping Zophar anyways, but there would have to be another way." * Niri shakes her head. "At least...I'm starting to believe that maybe he has the greater good in mind, rather than just stopping Zophar at all costs. After all, they're not /exactly/ the same thing." I'm trying to have faith that it will all get sorted out. But the bottom line is, he's not who he used to be. And he's changing, but I'm not sure who he'll end up being. ...well, in the end, will you still care about him even if he changes? * Niri thinks about that for a moment. I...well. I'll care about him. Just...maybe not in the same way? I mean, what if the Tanan he is now isn't the Tanan he used to be, and never is again? It'd be like the old Tanan was...dead, or something. I guess. * Mikel continues watching the water. "I think the Tanan we were used to is still there. Maybe he'll go back to that once Zophar's gone, but I can't really buy that it was entirely an act." He shrugs. "I might be wrong, but he still seems to be like his old self at times." That's just it. Sometimes that comes back through, and...well. It seems as if it can't have been entirely fake. Of course, at other times I wonder if the "old Tanan" wasn't just someone we all imagined was really based on a pretty good acting job. But how can you imitate human feelings and personality if you have none? I just keep going 'round and 'round and never finding any answers. * Mikel nods, looking back at Niri. "Once this business is done we'll find out one way or another I suppose... hm, I've got a question for you." Oh? Once all this /is/ done... what do you think you'll end up doing? * Niri thinks about that. Well...probably the same thing I wanted to do before we all found ourselves wrapped up in this. Well, a couple things actually. I mean, of course I want to keep exploring ruins with my dad. And I bet I'll be way better at it when this is all over, too. But...okay, promise you won't laugh? * Mikel raises an eyebrow. "Sure." I wanna travel the world so people can listen to me sing. * Niri ducks her head self-consciously, eyeing Mikel out of the corner of her eye. * Mikel blinks, though soon enough a grin appears on his face. "I thought it'd be something silly if I wasn't supposed to laugh. What's bad about that?" ...You don't think it's kinda...well, show-off-y? I'm probably the last person to criticize about that sort of thing, really. << to = who should >> * Niri blinks, then grins. "That's true." Still...my goals have changed slightly. How so? Well...I'm going to be REALLY disappointed if at least some of you guys don't come traveling with me. * Mikel snickers. "I can try, at least. I'm planning to go back to the Labs to work with Sonyele some more... but eventually I'll move on from there." Haven't quite figured out where though. Kinda early to decide that, isn't it? We've still got a long way to go. But I'm hoping that we can continue to travel together, or at least see each other often. * Niri frowns. I'm...not sure what Tanan will do though. If you think you're getting rid of me just because we beat the crap out of the incarnation of destruction you've got another thing coming, Niri. Someone has to race you to some of the ruins, after all... and I'm not sure if /he's/ sure, really. It's something he'll probably have to sort out once the deed's done. * Niri chuckles. "Just remember, I've been doing this all my life. You'd better move fast if you expect to keep up with me and Dad." Hmf. Don't underestimate me. As for Tanan...I guess you're right. I'll...try to convince him that he should stick with us, at least. Probably. Unless he...doesn't want to, I guess... * Mikel closes his eyes. "Bribe him with chocolate." * Niri grins and waves the bag of candy. "You think that'll work?" * Niri munches on another piece No one can resist the siren call of chocolate. * Niri hands one to Mikel! Not even storm mages! * Mikel grins, reaching out to take it. "Our one weakness." He takes a bite, thinking for a few moments as he chews and swallows. "...If you promise not to laugh, I'll tell you what my secret little dream was when I was a kid, at least." Oh yeah, do tell. * Niri props her chin in her hand again. * Mikel hmms, glancing back at the water below. "Travel the world and be the best adept out there, really. Even more than the Headmaster. Just a bit impossible probably... but well, sky's a limit." I dunno, you're doing pretty well by being a crazy insane masochist. I mean, you SPLIT YOURSELF IN TWO. Only the greatest of mages are that nuts. * Niri winks * Mikel gives Niri a fearsome look. "You shouldn't taunt the greatest of greats then." Sure I should. After all, you gave me CHOCOLATE. An unwise move. ...yes, well. * Niri brandishes a marshmallow. "Sugar in all its forms is very dangerous." You see... yeah I've got nothing. Maybe I'm too insane for my own good. * Niri chuckles. Then I'll have to stick around and keep you in line. So you don't accidentally get yourself killed or your soul swallowed up by monsters from the beyond. * Mikel blinks for a moment, though soon enough the cheer's back in full force as if it was never gone. "Here I thought I was supposed to keep an eye on /you/." * Niri tilts her head. "Hmm? Something wrong?" * Mikel shakes his head. "Nah, I'm fine. And... well, Gemini Storm's just the starting point really. Gotta improve it and build off of it." Mmm. As long as it's safe for you to do so... Are you REALLY sure everything's okay now? I haven't been able to get a solid reading off your harmonics, so I'm not sure... Can work willforce alright, I don't have random bouts of the two arguing in my head or anything... memories are pretty much sorted now. I think I'm alright. ...Okay. If you're sure. Just...something felt off when we pulled your doubles back together. I've been worried that I screwed up somehow. Parts of what helped put me together, I think. You didn't mess up though, so don't worry. ...though, well, you got my note, right? Yeah. But you didn't make me come along. I was worried about you, wanted to make sure you got put back together okay. * Niri fidgets a bit uncomfortably. I should have at least... well, given you a bit of time instead of making the trip right away. But what if delay had made it harder to fix? Eeeh, still. ...Mmph. I'm sorry. * Mikel eyes. "I'm the one apologizing here." It doesn't work if you just start apologizing. But I get the feeling I'm the one making things awkward for you. I just...nnngh. Don't wanna go back to Ien anytime soon. * Mikel rubs his forehead. "That's fine, really." Don't feel bad about it or anything. * Niri eyes Mikel * Mikel raises an eyebrow past his hand at Niri. Spill. Spill? Something's bothering you. * Mikel heaves a sigh. "Just a bit worried. Emili's how we know Pandora's is in the area around Saturn and everything. If Pandora catches on to that and decides she doesn't care for it.." What, you mean you're worried Pandora might figure out you've got an inside link to Emili now? How could she figure it out, though? * Mikel shakes his head. "More worried she'll just realize Emili has a link to her." And what do you think she'd do? I don't think she'll catch onto the bit between me and Emili... just, since she has most of Emili with her she's able to track where Pandora is. It's risky for her though, so I'm not gonna ask her to keep constant tabs or anything. ...It's not risky for you, is it? Only so far that if Pandora goes near Emili again you're gonna need to tie me up to keep me from coming after her with murder on the mind, I think. * Mikel coughs. Hmmm. Do you think there's any way we could get the jump on the Prophetess? * Mikel frowns. "If we could set a trap, maybe." We'd need a way to keep her from running though. Or take her down in one go. Bet you anything she's waiting for us when we find Saturn, though. Or hunting for Xavier. But if we do meet up with her, just suppose that this time we take her down for good. Then you wouldn't have to worry anymore, right? * Mikel nods, eyes narrowing for a moment. "I'm not letting her get away again. She's surrendering the souls she's taken or being put back where she belongs." ...Hey. Call me crazy, but... Don't you think there's a chance we could get Noah's soul released too? And then if we can figure out a way to get Rachel a body of her own... * Mikel ...eyes Niri for a moment. "You aren't planning what I think you're planning, are you?" ...What? What do you think I'm planning? This probably involves getting Noah his own body as well, doesn't it? ...Mayyyyyybe. This probably also involves setting them up, doesn't it? Mayyybe? * Mikel buries his face in his hand again. What! You are not contemplating seriously getting them to hook up, are you? Well. I dunno how seriously. It's just a thought. * Niri makes a face. "Seems at least /someone/ should get a happy ending out of all this." Yes. But... ask them first, at least. So I can laugh when Rachel benchpresses you. Rachel isn't gonna TOUCH me, thank you. * Niri does her best to strike a pose while still lying on her stomach on the deck. Impressive. Here, let me just go get Saki out here so you can tell Rachel that... * Niri sticks her tongue out at Mikel. * Mikel grins. "You just keep temptin' fate." No worse than you, Mr. split-myself-into-elemental-components. You. Bit. The. Prophetess's. ANKLE. * Niri grins proudly. I am merely an apprentice. And stomped on Trune's dad's foot. And slapped insane Emili in the face. And tried to headbutt Leah in the middle of that freeze spell. You tried to WHAT?! ...Whoops. You weren't there for that. * Mikel STARES at Niri. I. What. What in Althena's name made that seem like a good idea?! * Mikel seems absolutely stunned at this point. I was...going to try to knock some sense into her. Physically. ...I... oh goddess above. * Mikel buries his face in his hands. * Niri stares at the deck. "That's uh...kinda why it broke through Tanan's barrier, I think." I don't think it gets more insane than that. Started to freeze me too. I think Leah was trying to permanently encase me in ice. * Mikel blinks, looking up. "...why's that?" * Niri thinks * Niri closes her eyes. "She said something about...not wanting to let me die. Wanting me to stay the way I am now...forever..." * Mikel frowns. "That's...weird." ...really weird. Least she's concerned about you. * Niri shrugs uncomfortably. "I guess. Though I can't quite see how that's different from...from death..." * Niri rubs her temples with one hand. "And when I charged straight into it and started to freeze, that's when Mom darted in the way." * Mikel closes his eyes, leaning back. "...we'll get her back, don't worry. I'm gonna pry that sword out of her grip." * Niri shivers. For a moment there, I thought I was gonna die. That was really stupid of me. And...Mom paid the price for my recklessness... * Mikel opens his eyes, looking at Niri. "...don't start blaming yourself." I know. Not my fault, and all that. * Mikel nods. I've got claim on the next insane stunt. Meh. You're hit the limit. Gemini Storm counts for at least five insane stunts. Does not. Yeah huh. Do you KNOW how hard it was to put you back together? ....you realize I felt every bit of it, yes? * Niri blinks ...I'm honestly not entirely sure what you felt. It's... weird and hard to explain. I was too busy trying not to let the harmonics tear you apart. What DID happen? The best way to explain it would be... eeeeh... * Mikel thinks for a moment. ...this hurts my head to think about. Where'd I come up with this damn idea. Okay! Imagine Emili was like, a conduit or something. * Mikel raises his hands, a ball of water forming above one and lightning above the other. "These are me. Myselves. Them.... you get the idea." She did say she was going to do that, yeah... She basically... drew me in while you kept me from getting drawn in too far, then channeled me into the new vessel. * Mikel gestures as the water and thunder seem to be pulled towards a point between the two, then begin to intermix. ...Drawn in too far? At a point it'd get like... too intermixed or something I think. ...Gahh. If I'd known that was a possibility, I'd have...nggh. I'm sorry, Mikel. I should never have let you do that. Just think what could have happened... ...you're talking to the person who went ahead and split himself in half in the first place, you know. Which I also shouldn't have let you do. Are you sure you're...you know, all still you? I mean, SURE sure? Mm.. I'm.. somewhat different. Part of the effect that helped put me together. * Niri raises an eyebrow. "How so?" ...well. * Mikel lifts a hand again, starting to focus. >> Mikel's hand generates a tiny spark, as it gathers up ambient motes of sacred power present in the air. * Mikel holds the spark of Star magic for a couple of moments, starting to grit his teeth as a bit of sweat forms on his brow. Eventually though it flickers out of existance and Mikel falls back onto the railing, practically panting. "...couldn't do that before..." * Niri tilts her head a bit. "Where'd that come from?" ...Mmm. I might be able to help enhance it a little. ...I can't do much more than that spark for any period of time, I'm afraid. Still, that's far more progress than I ever made with anything that wasn't Water or Thunder. Concerns me, though. It shouldn't have happened. Maybe not, but it doesn't seem to have caused damage to me, so... ...Are you SURE? I'm in one piece and still myself, so yep. Mmm. Mmm? * Niri looks skeptical. * Mikel offers a helpless shrug. ...Wish I could be sure you weren't hiding something. * Mikel lets out a sigh. "If something seems off, you and Ryllan are gonna be the first to know." Just so long as I don't have to find out by watching you dying a miserable, screaming death with your soul being ripped into shreds. ...no I'm pretty sure I'll say something before we hit that point. You'd better. As long as you don't plan to have a gibbering, mentally broken Niri on your hands. * Mikel looks away. "...same goes for you." I don't exactly anticipate watching my best friend get himself killed horribly because he did something reckless without telling his friends so they could help. Mmph. And again, same. We both need to cut down on being insane a bit. ...speaking of which. I don't think I'm gonna be able to let you ride with me when we hit shore. Without Ryllan taking off my head, anyways. ...Wait, what? You promised! * Niri looks crestfallen. * Mikel scratches the back of his head. "That was before we warped straight back instead of driving back. Ryllan wants me scouting out paths through the minefields." * Niri mutters ...sorry. Wait, minefields? .../Minefields/? Minefields. What was that you just said about being reckless? * Mikel smirks. "It isn't reckless when you know you can do it. I'm the best damn driver around." Then what the heck is so dangerous about me coming with you? Easier target with just you and me on there. Moreso than just you? What's the big difference? Saki's gonna be riding with me again in case I run into trouble I think. Well. What would prompt a visit from one of Zophar's buddies? Just me and Saki driving along? Or me and you driving along? Any of the above, I'm thinking. I think it's a bit more likely if he sees you away from the rest in general. * Niri looks stubborn, And this is pretty much his turf we're entering. * Niri glares at Mikel with a sulky look on her face. * Niri then leaps and pounces, tickling him. W-gah! * Mikel is, well, taken by surprise. That'll teach you to go back on your promises! What, you /want/ to see Ryllan breathe fire and cook me alive?! I swear, first patch of dry land not next door to Zophar you're riding with me! * Niri lets up and goes back to her nice warm spot on the deck. "Fine. But remember, you promised. It's the least you owe me after keeping secrets!" And I dunno about Ryllan breathing fire. He doesn't exactly lose his temper that easily. ...okay come on. I'll suggest it. And you can heal me afterwards. ...wait, no. That presumes I'll be able to /heal/. * Niri snickers. * Mikel sits up, straightening out his jacket. Next time I see him, I will ask him. * Mikel buries his face in his hands. "Please don't." "Hey Ryllan, what would it take for you to barbecue Mikel alive?" * Mikel reaches for the book at the belt and opens it, starting to flip through. "Oh Goddess Althena above, protect and guide me through this time of hardship..." * Niri sticks her tongue out at him and grabs her notebook and pen. Okay, making a note that you promised me I could ride Stormrider... He also said I could drive. The whole way. ...but I want to drive some of the way. * Mikel sounds petulant. Also he promised he would TELL ME when he's being turned inside out by weird magical forces or what have you. * Niri GLARES at Mikel over the top of the notebook. * Mikel hides behind the Virtue Bible. Right? * Mikel mumbles something from behind the book. 'Cause I'm gonna have a sugar crash in a moment here but I am not going to leave till you promise. I'll tell Trune. And we'll both gang up on you. ... * Mikel opens up the book. * Mikel pages through a few chapters. "I'm gonna need this sooner than I thought..." I'm waiting for that promise! Does Gemini Storm count? Mmph. If it goes wrong, yeah. I can live with that. Okay. Compromise. * Niri snaps the notebook shut. "...I know you're still hiding something, but I'll let it slide for now." * Mikel leans back against the railing, flipping through the book. "This has nothing to do with giving you chocolate and marshmellows, does it?" What, letting it slide? Maybe. Oh no. Mostly I'm just exhausted trying to stop you from evading every single question. * Mikel makes a face. "I have not been evading every single question." You have too. Well, most of them. Have not. Too. Not. Toooooooo. Nooooooot. * Niri pelts Mikel with a marshmallow. * Mikel raises a finger, aims it at the ocean. "I'll do it." Ha. You know Trune is the one true target for that. You want to take that risk? For the good of humanity, I shall take any risk that presents itself! For I am Niri! Ankle biter and mage headbutter! That's it. * Mikel flicks a finger, sends a fish flying up and towards Niri. * Niri is ready for it and hits the deck, sliding forward! * Niri smacks Mikel in the face with her bag of marshmallows as she slides past. Gah! Oh that's it. * Niri rolls to her feet and takes off running, laughing as she heads for her cabin. * Mikel scrambles to his feet and gives chase, letting the fish flop back into the water. >> And so with a note of laughter on the ocean breeze we draw the curtain on this interlude! ==Hide your women and children! MAGE TAG, NOW WITH MOAR FISH== >> Mine's better, it has red >>s == NO ME I AM BETTERRRRR ==