"What's a rocky tiger eye?!" A voice would chirp from behind Balosi. Sylvia, a very short girl in a black cloak was looking up at Balosi with curiosity. She had been attracted to this place when she felt the strange ki emanating from this individual. She had her tail hidden as she did with most people. It was the kind of thing that would freak most people out.

"A rocky tigers eye... I believe tiger eye is a type of gem? Its something I've heard of mainly. A star like me doesn't need anything extra to make them glimmer." Balotsi waves a hand dismissively, slightly embarrassed to be questioned about something they know very little on. First impressions were everything, and a mediocre or even lackluster one could ruin future plans of stardom.

That's when... she came in. The girl who was essentially a spotlight on herself, and only seemed more dazzling when glittering off of the snow. Balotsi folds their arms and huffs slightly. The more that Photina is in Balotsi's presence, the more that she might notice that something seems.... off about the other? Their body language and general response to a light Elfen might seem more than slightly unusual to an actual Elfen. Along with the fact that Balotsi seems to be shivering occasionally in the weather, which is almost perfect by most Ice Elfen standards.

"Well listen up dearies, the name is Balotsi, future star~ At your service~" The bio android bows, similar to a performer after a well done show. As they bow, the two might be able to see something most elfen do not have: a somewhat slender tail wrapped around their waist like a belt. It didn't seem quite like a saiyan tail... raising the question of exactly what is Balotsi.

"Now... what brings you two sweethearts out here? Is it just for little old me? In that case I'm flattered~"

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Sylvia Photina

Balotsi seemed just slightly thrown off their game by Sylvia; the Elfen couldn't blame her. The Fae girl just seemed to have that effect on people. You were never fully prepared for whatever it was that was cooking inside her head. Photina found it amusing -- uh, at least when Sylvia wasn't trying to get into a surprisingly deadly snowball fight. That was... Something else.

Still, the more unusual thing here wasn't really what Sylvia was up to, but the behavior showcased by Balotsi. Now, Photina wasn't offended by it, but it was still noteworthy; not many people were dismissive of the Light Elfen. At least not on Hegemon, given their cultural significance in virtually every Tribe. It was a point of the Elfen to never forget the terrible curse that befell so many for their greed.

The Light Elfen only gives a slight hum as she muses on this. But for now, she doesn't point it out. Odd as it might be, there could be any number of explanations for it, and she was willing to give Balotsi the benefit of the doubt. Once they introduced themselves, Sylvia chimed in with her knowledge of what stars are. It prompted Photina to give a small chuckle as she gently pats her on the head.

"She means "star" in the sense of being a famous person. The focus of adoration among many people.", she explained.

Still, the other interesting part here is that Sylvia pointed out that Balotsi's Ki was strange, just like hers... Hmm. Photina hadn't been paying much attention to it, but she decided to hone her senses and focus on what Balotsi's signature felt like, along with comparing it to Sylvia's. Sure enough, neither of them felt like Elfen.

She could understand that for Sylvia, but as far as she could tell, Balotsi was at least trying to look like one. But their behavior was a bit off. Plus, they kept shivering here in the cold. The last strange thing is the tail-like appendage wrapped around her waist.

Suffice to say, Photina was intrigued. Perhaps these two were more alike than Photina thought.

"Well, we came to Hyperborea because Sylvia was excited to see the sights. Eventually she took off running when she sensed your energy.", she replies. "And I must admit, I am now curious of your story. If you're willing to talk about it, that is."

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Balotsi Sylvia

Sylvia looked at Photina, growing more visibly confused by the second. Then she turned her head back and looked at Balosi. "So you want a lot of friends? That seems like a lot to keep track of though. Lots of attention is good, but it doesn't mean anything if those people aren't friends. Being a star sounds like a lot of hard work."

Sylvia nodded at Balosi's request. "Fair enough! I'll tell you my entire life story! So I popped into existence in the Fae woods. I was just there. And I already knew many things cause someone to put information in my head. And then this voice talked in my head and said "if you grow stronger, all will become clear." So I decided to head out of the woods and practice my techniques. Plus the rest of the world sounded interesting. So I traveled to this water city and met up with Photina. We then went to a field of snow and played with energy balls. It was really fun and now we're the best of friends! And that's my entire life story! So Balosi, tell us yours now!"

Sylvia grinned eagerly, bouncing on the soles of her shoes as she looked up at Balosi.

... Well they certainly weren't expecting them to actually do this. They just wanted the two off their back about trying to find out more about them. Now they felt like they had to at least give something in return to the others. Not Pollux though. Pollux was something that still felt too raw and personal.

"Hmm... That actually does sound slightly familiar. The 'waking up with large amounts of information suddenly there event. I am what is commonly referred to as a 'bio-android'. Its a big long and booooring story to fully explain all of it, but essentially, I am a bit of a patchwork of several different beings. Something involving 'Deoxyribonucleic Acids', but I zoned out about halfway through eavesdropping on that conversation. A very long and complex story short, but Balotsi is a bit of an acronym. Bipedal Acclimatory Learning Organism: Type Social Interaction, but that tends to be a tad bit of a mouthful, so Balotsi it is!"

They smile, and their entire body begins to shimmer. Suddenly, instead of a female ice elfen being there, a male of an indeterminant race dressed in entirely different clothes stood there. "Much better now sweeties. Essentially, I was transported here to try to hide me from some people, but managed to convince them to let me go. Now, I'm on my way to becoming a star and making sure that nobody can even think about looking away from moi~" There's several issues to unpack with that statement, but lets sweep them under the rug for now.

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Sylvia Photina

Balotsi began to explain their own story, and it was very interesting, to say the least. A Bio-Android... The Elfen could hardly say she heard of anything like that before! Photina wasn't sure what to think, but she could determine that Balotsi here didn't mean any harm. If they wanted to cause a ruckus, they probably would have done it well before now, or shown some kind of aggressive when they were pressed for answers.

Photina definitely wasn't expecting their whole body to shimmer and then change in size, shape, and clothing... And, yeah. There was a lot to unpack with what Balotsi had just said. But Photina would reserve all of her questions for later. Because there was something even more unusual all of this. What she noticed was that Sylvia had gone very quiet.

As she looks over to her friend, concern immediately washes over her face. Oh... If Sylvia was a Bio-Android too... The Light Elfen gently kneels down, and wraps her arms around Sylvia. "Hey. I know this is difficult. It wasn't what you were expecting or wanted to hear."

She spoke softly, trying her best to comfort her. "But it doesn't change a thing. You're my friend, and I'm going to be right there with you, no matter what."

She didn't know what all she could say to Sylvia right now... She was choosing her words carefully. Sylvia needed to hear the right things more than ever. It wasn't her intention to ignore Balotsi either, but she just couldn't leave Sylvia hanging right now.

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Balotsi Sylvia

Sylvia wrapped her arms around Photina. She just barely managed to get them around her waist. She buried her face against Photina’s chest. She sniffed, holding the Elfen tightly. And she stayed like that for a minute. Learning about what she was overwhelmed by the poor girl. Why was she created? What was her purpose? She had no answer for any of these questions. After a minute Sylvia looked up, sniffing. She was on the verge of crying, but managed to hold it in.

“Balosi, why were you created for? What am I…”