Devotin' Full Time to Floatin' [Ysera | Invite]

Tseng really was having some issues figuring out how to situate himself. To anyone watching, it was probably quite a show. Normally, the man was very calm and collective. In this moment, he was beginning to feel frustrated and aggravated. Tseng hated being caught off guard or put into a situation where he was not prepared.
He would normally stalk out future assignments and do the prep work for plans as well as backup plans if things did not turn out well. This. This was nothing he had ever planned for. It wasn't logical.

That's when he heard a voice and a not too pleased tone associated with the voice. The Director lifted his head to see a strange looking fish woman approaching him. At least she seemed to be speaking English. That was a bit of a relief as he let out a sigh as he tried to focus a bit more to try and get himself right-side up.

Honestly, she had some pretty vibrant colors to her as well, the wings and antennae were pretty interesting.
However, if he saw that normally, he'd of probably had his gun drawn. Seeing as he was in the same kind of fish form,
he presumed that she was as human as they got wherever he was. That's when the realization hit him that he didn't know where his side arm went. He glanced at his side where it normally would be before looking above him in the sand.
He was relieved to see that it was safely situated above him. He reached up and collected his gun before placing it on his side, it disappearing when he did it. He was a bit confused by this as he gave up with the attempt to turn right-side up.

"Hello...." He replied as he watched her closely. At least it didn't feel like the blood was rushing to his head. That was a relief in itself to be honest. Maybe he could figure out what was going on from this person.

Tseng wasn't able to deduce as much as Ysera was able. He did not have horns or wings that had changed for whatever world he was on. Honestly, she seemed more human than the shadows he had already encountered. That made her alright to speak with. He had to collect information one way. The less hostile approach would be best seeing as the position he was in. It just bothered the Turk knowing he did not have the upper hand if things did begin to go south. Especially with his gun disappearing to Gaia knows where.

The Director did not not speak for a moment as he assessed the situation. Though, he did respond at her second inquiry. "Not at all..." As much as Tseng hated looking like a fool in front of another, he was desperate. "...Give me a moment..." He asked before he tried moving his arms a bit and figuring out how to move his fin properly. He managed to at least turn himself the proper direction and stop. That was a huge feat in itself.

"I apologize. Do you know where we are?" He asked. It was a simple question. In the back of his head he could almost hear Reno's smirk and snarky replies like 'its the ocean, boss'. It was enough to drive the head Turk mad. So, he almost immediately added onto his original question. "I mean a location, not the fact that we are underwater..."

Being right side up gave him the chance now to scan the woman in front of him better. She seemed to be a bit different in form than himself. He knew he probably had a single fin or something on his spine, yet the woman's was different. They portrayed wings much more than a fin. Then there were the antennas. They almost felt out of place on her body. But, who was he to judge. For all he knew, she looked like every average person on this world. Tseng had no idea that Ysera was not of this world either. That would honestly come as much of a surprise. Especially with the fact she was moving so well under the water.

Tseng was extremely pleased being rightside up again. Not being in control of a situation normally frustrated the man. But, this was almost an exception. He had been thrown about enough that it was more baffling then frustrating. Now that he was slightly oriented with being the right way, he figured it was alright to converse. She did not seem to be any threat, though her tone reminded him a bit of Rude.

The woman finally spoke up before Tseng nodded, not saying very much in reply. But, it was probably safer to be polite and calm. Especially when he was not sure where his gun went. When she spoke about a place called 'Ivalice', Tseng was a bit surprised. That certainly was not a location in Gaia. So, that would only mean she was from another world. Maybe he really wasn't dead. That at least gave him a bit of hope that this was not the afterlife.

When the woman asked about a clan, he shook his head faintly. "No, I am not. I'm not from Ivalice either." He was aware the universe was larger than anyone could measure. But, he never expected to meet someone from another planet. Jenova was the only being that Gaia had ever encountered from space. But, not everything or everyone outside of Gaia had to be evil. He just needed to be weary.

"How did you get here, if I might ask..." It was worth the shot to ask. Maybe she was in the same predicament as he was.

Tseng listened to the woman speak. He could sense from her body language that there was no ill will. She seemed genuinely curious with her statements and questions, but he could tell her emotions did not show all that well on her face. He could read only a bit from the body language, not knowing what was natural for the sea person. Honestly, he was still a bit stressed due to the change in environment. However, he did feel a little more relaxed with the woman. At least she was not a threat. That much was certainly a plus in his book.

Ysera explained about how she had found a gateway with black monsters. Though, he did not understand what she meant about bills being posted. Maybe it was whatever was required with the quest. The Director nodded as he listened intently. So, he was not the only person to experience these shadowed creatures. He had never seen them before until after he and his partner had been pulled into a 'gateway' when it caused their helicopter to malfunction and stall.

The introduction caught him off guard a bit. It was not something that he expected. But it was a nice gesture. A name would not be the death of him. He could muster that much. "My name is Tseng. I am not sure what a 'Gria' is, but I'm human. I'm not sure what this world has done, but I normally do not have fins or a tail..." He explained.

Tsengs brow ruffled a bit when the woman called him a 'hume'. He supposed that it was almost like a slang in their world for a human. It was the only thing that really made sense. Otherwise, he wouldn't know what to make of the term she'd just used. It was a bit odd honestly. But, he'd been called far worse from worse people. He wouldn't take offense to it. Being Wutainese did have it's negatives as well as it's benefits. His name was a little more common in Wutai and it was seen very strange outside the country. To be honest, Ysera was a little strange. But he had heard odder names and dealt with people's code names. That's what the Turks did for a while. They were nicknamed by the weapons they used.

When the exchange changed to her explaining what a Gria was, he watched and nodded slowly. So, she was almost a cross between a dragon and a human, It was slightly awkward to talk about, seeing as dragons were rather dangerous back on Gaia. They were not sentient like this young woman. They were dangerous and they'd had to have SOLDIER handle one or two in his time at ShinRa. Especially around Nibelheim.

"I see." He nodded a bit as he simply watched her. Tseng was not really sure what to make of her. But, at least he was getting more information as the day went. That much was a relief. He hated being uninformed. If only he knew where they were. That would make things a bit better in his mind.

"Gateways?" He asked when she asked him about such. It took him a moment before he spoke up. "You mean the black portals?" He asked her ins response. "I do not know much of anything about them. Other than the fact that I am here because of them."

Tseng never felt comfortable offering more information than was required. He did offer more depending on the situation, but usually to gain the other's trust. That was usually in the case of a mission or and it was always a facade. He never gave real information. It was always the information that he had made up for his cover story if he needed it. Honestly, it was very rare that he needed such information. But, being as he did not know where he was or what was going on, he would be far more open to giving some information if necessary. But, thankfully, the young woman did not seems all that interested in knowing about him. It made his life that much easier.

The young woman finally spoke up after looking around a bit. She was asking about the portals again and it was a bit awkward. He honestly wasnt sure. They seemed to open and close very quickly, he never really had much chance to react in those situations. "It had already closed, but I was somewhere else. It was much colder. My partner and I had gotten seperated. I stepped in accidentally, there was not any warning. I was partially hoping that she turned up here as well." He explained to the dragon woman.

"Her name is Elena. A bit shorter, blonde hair, caucasian, tends to talk a bit more than she should." He gave a half description. He was worried about her, but understood that she could handle herself in a situation. He just needed to find her.