[Action at the Bay]
[He's alone. Haru wakes up to the sound of gently lulling water. It should put him at ease, but it's nothing like the water he has known before. It sounds different, smells different, and when he scrambles out of the pod, feeling trapped, it even feels different against his skin. He flops in the water and just lies there for a moment, soaking it in. Lifting his head up, he scans around for anyone he knows.]

Makoto?

[No answer. He calls out the names of his friends, sounding increasingly panicked each time. He doesn't know what to do. His eyes catch the box and he opens it, hoping there will be answers or mackerel or something he can use. His fingers brush over the videophone and he turns it on, before shoving everything to the side. He gives up. He removes his outfit until all that's left is his jammers and lets himself fall back into the water, unwilling to move or see what's outside.]

[Video]
[There is a view of the cavern ceiling, along with the sound of breathing before there's a glimpse of panicked blue eyes and Haru's face. He quickly turns away, ignoring the video, and the splash of water can be heard. The video continues to play for a few minutes before timing out.]

[When Azalea addresses the community, she sounds quite cheerful.]

Greetings, Genessia. I have an announcement to make. First, I'll begin by sharing a little bit about the culture of dragonkind in Sornieth.

There are eleven elemental deities that are birthed by the elements themselves. The deities, in turn, gave birth to dragonkind, to help them shape the world. Thus we dragons have an alignment to one of these elements.

At the end of every month, we hold a celebration to honor one of the deities and their dragon flight. This month has the most important holiday to my clan in particular, the celebration of the Nature flight, known as the Greenskeeper Gathering. The dragons of the Nature flight devote their lives to nurturing the flora and fauna of the world. Because this holiday is so important to us, we've decided to extend that celebration here in Genessia.

So beginning on the 22nd of this month, we are inviting everyone to visit our subarchway in Fayren and celebrate with us. However, I am still unsure of how...humans...celebrate. So if anyone would like to help us prepare in the week beforehand, we would appreciate it.

The Greenskeeper Gathering is an important time for me as well. It was during that week that I was hatched two years ago. And my colors are the same as those of a tree, so the matriarch gave me the name Azalea, after the flower. The matriarch considers me to be Nature's blessing.

Anyway, thanks for listening, and I hope to see everyone at the gathering.



[Action]

[Of course, Azalea had also promised to spend some quality time with her mate, and take a tour of the five cities. So she will lead a scenic flight over each city with Coco, and then take a walk on the ground to get a closer look. Everglade would be the last city they visit, late at night of course, while the night creatures are having their fun. Feel free to catch them anywhere, although they will not enter any buildings, since Coco was a bit large to fit through the entrances.]