IT'S GIVING ME AGITA ☆ vayne

[LUMIA CIPHER.]

The suggestion of a walk on the beach was a welcome one, to be quite honest. Lumia preferred to keep moving, even when she was doing something else. That was especially true when it came to talking about something as serious as her family. She found it best to keep her mind occupied with two things at once, so that she wouldn't become too caught up in one and end up saying something wrong. That had a pretty high probability of happening when it came to talking about the Cipher family, so the young feline was quick to nod, muttering, "A walk and talk on the beach... that sounds nice. Besides, I'll make sure not to go too fast that you can't keep up." The smile that appeared on her face was one filled with humor, making it clear that she was joking. After all, the actual height difference between herself and Vayme was tiny, at best. She wasn't exactly going to go speeding off anytime soon.

As she turned to start the walk, Mia couldn't help the small wince that traveled through her body at her father's name. It was an involuntary reflex, the girl so used to his name being spat in a disapproving hiss. It took a moment before she nodded, muttering as her tail flicked behind her, "Yeah, Caesar is my dad. My mom... well, she's not really important. I didn't get to know her all that well before she passed me off to Caesar. I... always kinda got the impression she had never really planned for kids." She hoped her expression didn't darken too much as she said that, despite the way her heart sunk. What Caesar had done to her had hurt, yes, but it almost hurt more that her mom had just dumped her onto him without a care in the world. Was that all Lumia had been to her? Baggage?

WATER POURING DOWN FROM THE CEILING

— Reggan