Texts: Statue Completion

Texts: Statue Completion
Date of Scene:	17 February 2024
Location:	Texts
Synopsis:	Yuuto shows Coco the fruit of his work and they discuss how to have Yuuto circumvent the Fade.
Cast of Characters:	Coco Kiumi, Yuuto Shiraishi

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(PHONE) Yuuto Shiraishi texts: *photo text instead of his usual good morning* A small statue, nearly a meter tall. It's a mermaid sitting in repose, her tail wrapped against a small sea boulder, her fins flared out, the smooth texture of the tail rising to her hips before showing more detailing of her fins. A bare midriff shows a small indentation of a navel before rising into a lithe frame with clam-shell top, her arms held out as if waiting for an embrace. Around her neck is a small necklace with a shell on it. Her face is curved into a warm smile, her eyes chiseled to reflect affection. A shell is used as a hairpin on either side of her bangs and her long hair flares behind her, designed in a wave to provide a support of the back of the statue and to give it the element of the current moving it. It's easy to recognize herself in it.

(PHONE) Coco Kiumi texts: Yuuto, it's marvelous <3 You are so talented. This is a very good morning greeting. And, good morning <3

(PHONE) Yuuto Shiraishi texts: Good morning, my love. <3 I feel accomplished! And inspired... I kept looking at my ring as I worked on it.

(PHONE) Coco Kiumi texts: You did that without looking at the statue then? Super Wow :3

(PHONE) Yuuto Shiraishi texts: You know what I meant!

(PHONE) Coco Kiumi texts: Haha, yes, I did. And you are so lovely <3

(PHONE) Yuuto Shiraishi texts: What plans do you have for the day?

(PHONE) Coco Kiumi texts: Something in the last couple of minutes may have inspired me to bring a certain handsome sculptor underwater for good *wink* But besides that, nothing.

(PHONE) Yuuto Shiraishi texts: We'd have to visit the surface now and again, my Princess. After all, we'd start to miss movies and going on dates.

(PHONE) Yuuto Shiraishi texts: Speaking of, I hope you have March 14th marked off on your calendar.

(PHONE) Coco Kiumi texts: Yes, I do. But, the statue is already plenty.

(PHONE) Yuuto Shiraishi texts: Oh no. You're not getting off that easy, my beautiful mermaid.

(PHONE) Yuuto Shiraishi texts: :shocked emoji: You'd run away from me?

(PHONE) Yuuto Shiraishi texts: I have a month. I mean...

(PHONE) Yuuto Shiraishi texts: Do you think I'm doing too much? I just.

(PHONE) Coco Kiumi texts: I wouldn't actually. But I know you have another statue planned.

(PHONE) Yuuto Shiraishi texts: I do. I was going to start on that after White Day. I wanted to spend some time with my fiancee.

(PHONE) Coco Kiumi texts: And I am always open to that. There is no better gift than you.

(PHONE) Yuuto Shiraishi texts: <3 I was thinking of exploring a little later. I haven't really had a chance to settle in. Though spending some time with you underwater is also an option. So. Back to that. You said I needed to understand lucid dreaming to start the conversion process, right?

(PHONE) Coco Kiumi texts: Lucid dreaming is only needed so the dreamseer stone doesn't backfire on you. It would be a terrible thing if you dreamt of your house being on fire.

(PHONE) Yuuto Shiraishi texts: So.

(PHONE) Yuuto Shiraishi texts: Here's my plan.

(PHONE) Coco Kiumi texts: That's a stone that turns all dreams real.

(PHONE) Yuuto Shiraishi texts: I spend the best day and night ever with the girl I'm going to marry. We have all the fun things and she shows me how great the mer- life is. And then we visit the dreamseer stone and there is no way I would not dream about how great life with you as a merman would be.

(PHONE) Coco Kiumi texts: Oh, there isn't a single dreamseer stone. It just grows naturally on the seafloor. You don't know how many I have had to sift through while looking for your ring's gems.

(PHONE) Yuuto Shiraishi texts: Wait. Back up. Am I wearing a dreamseer stone?

(PHONE) Coco Kiumi texts: Of course not! I would never put you in danger!

(PHONE) Coco Kiumi texts: I threw out the ones I found.

(PHONE) Yuuto Shiraishi texts: Okay. Whew.

(PHONE) Yuuto Shiraishi texts: I know you wouldn't. I trust you. I love you.

(PHONE) Coco Kiumi texts: Love you too.

(PHONE) Yuuto Shiraishi texts: I need to take care of a few things and make sure the statue is secure. I'm glad you like it. Maybe we can go on a date tonight?

(PHONE) Coco Kiumi texts: I can't wait. I may have an idea. Don't ask. It's a surprise.

(PHONE) Yuuto Shiraishi texts: At least tell me how to dress?

(PHONE) Coco Kiumi texts: Casually nice will be good.