[quote=@Pseudo Stygian]
"You were right, ShiZhen. Here's a river," Lyra said cheerfully. She looked up and scanned her surrounding, or at least so much as he could see. "It's pretty wide, I don't think we're supposed to swim throu-ah!" She got up and pointed her flashlight. "You were right again. There's a bridge."

Lyra turmed to her friend and only then noticed, really noticed, the expression on ShiZhen's face. "What's wrong?" she asked."You look like you're seeing a... well, uhh, ghost?"
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[quote=@Regitnui]
"So..." The voice didn't seem to come from anywhere in particular, and the creature's jaw didn't move. "You're new..." The surface of the water making up its body went smooth again, rippling as it focused on the water elementalist girl. "New blood and new water. You want to cross my bridge?"
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[color=a187be]"I-I sense something else, but I don't...EEEP!"[/color] ShiZhen looked up suddenly as the water snake formed out of the river and 'spoke'. [color=a187be]"Th-this is y-your bridge? Y-yes, we'd like to cross if it will lead to the fountain."[/color] ShiZhen spoke directly to the snake, forgetting for a moment that there were probably prankful seniors controlling it. She looked over to Lyra for reassurance before continuing, [color=a187be]"We're wet and tired, and probably lost, and I'm not even sure why I'm out here right now..."[/color]