Saira did an extra flourishing spin as she approached her prize for no other reason than she could, absently contemplating if this little pool was big enough for her to shift safely in. The water was cool but not cold, the current present but not overpowering and she could see herself spending days just floating in the water, letting the bubbles foam around her form. She stretched out her neck, a slow trail of bubbles flowing from her mouth to grasp the flowing leaves of her toy only to jolt back in surprise at the gray face that appeared to her
It's the strange fish! Saira realized immediately, although now that she was looking at it up-close, it was definitely not a fish. It had fins like one, but its ears were exposed and rounded like her own and it had long, feathery whiskers. It was mostly the nose that clarified things to her though - because it was very similar to the one on her own face.
Then she blinked when it spoke, tilting her large head. She opened her mouth to response, only a trail of bubbles leaving her mouth reminding her of the predicament but rather than panicking, she wordlessly allowed some of the fur on her neck to tangle inward, the sides becoming a fleshy-red that was immediately covered over by sleek fur as her newly created gills took a breath in. She coughed reflexively - Saira was a flyer more than a diver, it wasn't often she used her 'water-lungs' as her mother called them and she frequently forgot to empty her air-lungs before she used them.
"Hello," Saira offered, briefly fascinated by the gentle rumble of her own voice. Is that just what underwater voices sound like? Of course, her attention was immediately redirected once more by the grass floating toward her, presumably tossed by the strange-cat before her. "I'm Saira - what are you?"