Owner	Pose
Arthur Curry	The King of Atlantis has traveled to Old Town to be amongst his Atlanteans. For once nothing evil is afoot and Arthur has decided to just traverse the watery landscape of his Kingdom and check in with those that serve him. He enjoys spending time with his people and often uses this time to hear their thoughts and grievances about anything that involves Atlantis. He is more than willing to fix anything that he deems is a necessary need for the Atlanteans. There are those that are closest to him that might have even accompanied him on this splashabout.
Aquagirl	Lorena isn't actually amongst the entourage of King Orin. Nope. She's actually just swimming through old town. She is very distracted. The look on her face is one of Vexation. She doesn't want to bring it up to anyone. Nothing is making sense and its just getting to her. She sighs and shakes her head as she weaves her way through the various Atlanteans, Many of which are enthralled by the Royalty present.
Arthur Curry	Aquaman spots Lorena and raises a hand. "Lorena! Come!" These are just words of greeting as he wouldn't want to not speak to one of his inner circle due to being surrounded by Atlanteans at the moment. "You must try these!" Apparently, one of the Atlanteans has given Arthur something delicious that he is munching on at this very moment. "It is delicious!" Oh Arthur.
Aquagirl	Lorena Marquez is startled when she is called out. She blinks a few times and looks over at Arthur. A nod is given. Its out of respect as, Arthur is of course the king of Atlantis. Even though Atlantis is a second home to her, She never really feels as though she belongs here. "Oh Hey. Sure! I'll try some." She does so and she gives a smile and helps herself as she was offered. She smiles, "Wow, It's really delicious!" She beams. She still seems distant though.
Arthur Curry	Aquaman can tell that there is something very wrong in the world of Lorena and thus feels as though he needs to excuse himself from those that are not exactly part of the inner circle. He looks around at those that are gathered. "My friends, please, if you will excuse us for just a few moments. I must speak with Lorena." Aquaman gives a nod towards 'up' so that Lorena can head that direction before he follows. He turns to look at the small crowd, "Save me some!" And then he's off to catch up with Lorena and offers her a statement of intent, "You are troubled."
Aquagirl	Lorena Marquez nods and swims upward from the crowd. She Looks around. A simple thought is given and a couple of brightly colored fish come swimming to her. She gently pets them as she waits. Then there is Arthur. The one person who actually has an idea of what she's dealing with. "Yeah. I'm just dealing with some things. I've been trying to get acclimated to the surface. Its weird. It used to come so easy but now... I don't feel like I fit in there."
Arthur Curry	"The Surface can be very difficult to deal with. They do not understand our plight. They fear us as well. There are things that the Surfacers do not want to understand. They would much rather see is in whatever light they deem is worthy." Aquaman floats there in the water as if he were hovering in the sky. His Trident glints off whatever light may be down this deep. "You must give them time. They will come around. They always do."
Aquagirl	Lorena Marquez frowns, "But I was one of them! I was a born and raised up there." She frowns as she continues petting the the fish friends. "I don't feel like I belong here or up there. I mean I'm not really an Atlantean. I'm human but I'm not really human anymore. I've been trying to become a hero up there. I want to help out and show people I'm not a someone to be afraid of. Ya know?"
Arthur Curry	"Lorena. Do you not remember that I too am both a Surfacer and an Atlantean? If anyone would know exactly how you are feeling then it is I." Arthur doesn't reach out to her. He doesn't need to. "Listen to me. They will come around. They will. You just continue to do what you feel is right and everything will be fine. I have saved countless lives and stopped numerous disasters and still there are those that run away from me on sight." Arthur doesn't seem to be bothered by that fact. "But it is not the adoration of the Surfacers that makes you a hero. It is what you do and why you do it."
Aquagirl	"I don't need adoration. All I want is friends up there. Feeling alone all the time kinda stinks you know?" Lorena frowns. "I know. I just don't know how you do it. I mean they accept you down here. Its hard not to accept a king. I still get looks and whispers down here that I need to go back to the surface. You're right though. I just gotta keep going. I've been thinking about getting in with a surface team. Maybe that will help?"
Arthur Curry	"To be honest, I don't know. I helped found the Justice League out of necessity. Atlantis needed allies. I needed allies. Now I have them. I do not pretend to be their friend and I believe they do the same to me. We have a different relationship." Aquaman gives the most diplomatic answer he can give on that. "Things will never be perfect. You and I? We will never truly be fully accepted. Either above or below. As long as we continue to do the right thing for the right reasons we will be who we are meant to be."
Aquagirl	Lorena Marquez sighs and nods, "I hear you. I will do my best to not let it get to me. I live here right? Well, part of the time. I'm part of your inner circle. That means I'm not an outsider according to you. That means they should get the point eventually right?" She smiles a little. Its a weak one but she's trying.
Arthur Curry	"You are Lorena Marquez. You are Aquagirl. You are more than you know." Arthur is trying his hardest not to say something about her being young and this being a phase. He finally reaches out to plant a reassuring hand on her shoulder. "You will do great things. Things that I could never even dream of doing. And that is what makes you special." Arthur decides to add a little bit more to that. "If people cannot see that, be they Surfacer or Atlantean, then that will be their loss. Not yours."
Aquagirl	Lorena Marquez nods, "Thank you Arthur. I'm going to do my best. I've been trying to help out where I can. Heh, Maybe I should look into the Magic college here in Atlantis." She laughs, "Yeah like I would actually be able to use magic. For now I think I will do what I can to help out. I know I spoke with Supergirl. Actually helped her prevent an oil tanker from going down. She said about getting me in with the Titans."
Arthur Curry	"I believe you can do anything you put your mind to, Lorena. Be exactly what you want to be." Aquaman then turns to look back towards the Atlanteans below with the delicious food. He even smiles and looks back at Lorena now that he has managed to actually do something useful for someone. He's always good for advice. Or at least he's okay with giving it. Now he needs to add a bit of humor to the situation. "And if nor, I'll write you a recommendation letter."
Aquagirl	Lorena Marquez snickers, "Thank you so much, Arthur. Its a huge help. I think maybe I am going to try a little harder to fit in. I know it will take work but I've got to try. Maybe things will change a little more." She beams. "I guess you'll need to get back to your audience down there. I'm pretty sure they are waiting on you." She smiles.
Arthur Curry	"Perhaps, I should. I believe they made desert!" Aquaman laughs at his own need and want to chow down for some odd reason and then he twirls in the water before rocketing down and back towards Old Town. Another crisis averted thanks to Aquaman!