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“Watch your head!” Katy called out.

You just barely had time to duck before a pink blur zips over your head, and continues spinning and flying about in the room audible giggling can be heard from the flying bundle of energy. As fast as it was going you can easily tell it was a young girl between the ages of eight and ten coated in pink flames on her wrists and ankles. How they're not burning her light violet skin and white sundress is beyond you. Her straight magenta hair now blown about by the air was cut short with straight bangs, and her tips reaching just below her shoulder. You also take notice of the silver accessories on her head, arms, and one on her left ankle all made from silver, and all resembling flames. As she zipped past you one more time you exchange eye contact and you stare back at a pool of deep purple pupils complimented by a wide innocent smile on her face.

“If you could just help me catch her we can start the lesson” Katy asked as she missed several more attempts at grabbing the overly excited child.

You see her zip in your direction and try to intercept her but she swerves to your left, your hands just brushing at her feet and ankles. Immediately you feel your hands start to tingle like some sort of electric toy zapper as you hear the girl giggling at your reaction. However, her laughter doesn't last long as Katy's tail moves faster and clutches at her waist where she is immediately pulled like a fish on a fishing line towards Katy's embrace.

“Now now settle down little one, there will be time to play very soon” Katy hushed the excited child who couldn't stop giggling perhaps enjoying Katy's soft scaly tail around her waist.

“This wily bundle of literal energy came from very far away, a distant world unlike our own, while being here since the beginning it is still teeming with many new things about said world that are so far undiscovered, and her kind are just one of the first of foreign explorers encountered when they reached the world of Praxis' oceans. This little one's kind is called: Erumo” Katy introduced.

The Erumo waved her excited hand at you, you take note of her growing embers on her wrist burning a tad brighter.

“Where to start...well first off there are two types of Erumo that we should take note of. There are those born from a couple in which after the birds and the bees are done strongly enough they give birth to one or more of these little girls. Then there are those like this particular one that are born when a strong ocean or tropical storm meets with a heavy dose of magical energy like say what this orphanage expels out on a daily basis. Girls like her are more mischievous and prone to be more wild and free while those raised by their birth parents are less trouble-making, more docile and compose. Regardless of their birth Erumo are basically all the same gentle tricksters, of course they mean no harm from the get go so don't get the wrong idea” Katy began.

Katy released the Erumo from her hug and she proceeded to hover about at chest level circling both you and Katy in a steady figure 8 pattern.

“Depending on how much energy is produced they may skip over infancy all together. A very strong field of energy can birth Erumo already in their stages of childhood and often more than one. Yet throughout recorded history we have never seen the birth of an adult Erumo, Just thinking of all that energy condensed like that can be mind boggling” Katy said.

The Erumo has now taken to playing with your zipper shirt, sliding the zipper up and down as she ogles the device with childish wonder.

“Anyways back to child raising, Erumo's almost never touch the ground...ever, and given the fact that they often day-dream for long periods of time, well let's just say in a home with walls all over the place it is not uncommon for your daughter to fly to you crying about hurting her head hitting a wall, or ceiling. They also tend to fawn over the father and can be surprisingly attentive when they see how hard he's work. They leave no hard work unrewarded and would happily rub his weary shoulders after a long day. That is of course if they haven't already staged some type of prank on him and the massage isn't just to let his guard down, or as a sort of apology. Like for example you may be some random, attractive hard working Echidna roaming your halls carrying a large pile of papers you just finished working on when you suddenly find yourself jumped at by an Erumo and you spill everything on the floor and you spend the next ten minutes picking everything up!” Katy's voice only got louder and louder.

The Erumo squeaked and swiftly flew behind you for cover.

“Oh good I see you two have made contact with each other, I think I'll wait until after 'it' happens” Katy said.

You glance over the Erumo who was now resting her head on your shoulder, she looks back at you smiling and you feel her hands gently squeezing at your shoulders. Then you felt a sudden jolt from both her hands, it tingled your body making your skin crawl and your nerves twitch in response. The Erumo once again let out a surprised squeak and jumps out of the way.

“There that's it, thus we get to our next part of the lesson. All Erumo just recently born have almost no control of their electrical powers. They're are even scared of it sometimes, those born into a family will have supporting parents who can calm them down and teach them to control their powers at an early age while this poor little one is still scared of her own sparks” Katy said.

You glance back at the Erumo who's flames on her wrists and ankles have dim to embers as she slumps in mid-air possibly feeling down on herself.

“O-of course that doesn't make you any less special dear! You! Do something, that's why I hired you for new-guy!” Katy ordered you.

“W-when you put me on the spot like that I don't...*sigh* fine I'll try” you reply.

You move close to the Erumo with a hastily made up plan in your head.

“Hey, I uh, really liked that little shoulder rub you gave me, and I was just wondering if you can finish me off, I kind of have a kink right here” you try to make her feel helpful as you motion your right shoulder.

The Erumo looks up and nods meekly as she gingerly moves her hands close to you, possibly still shaken from her shocking incident.

“Hey, it's gonna be okay, there's nothing to be scared of” you assure her.

Taking a risk you move your left hand towards one of her wrists coming in full contact with her pink embers and feel a ticklish sensation crawling along your skin. She rests her small hands on your shoulder and begins rubbing gently.

“Hey, that's not too bad, you're really good at this” you compliment her.

“Really?” She starts smiling again and you see her embers grow.

Then it happened again, her fingertips emitted tiny zaps startling the Erumo but you keep her on your shoulder with your hand still on her wrists.

“It's okay-it's okay. Don't worry about a thing, it's not hurting anyone” you assure her. You weren't lying either, those tiny zaps soothed and rubbed at your muscle deeper than any normal masseuse could possible do.

“It's like little fireworks” the Erumo notices.

“Yes, they're very pretty, just like you” you add.

Her cheeks turn a shade darker than her skin as her smile grows and her embers finally come to life to full roaring flames.

“I bet you can make a lot of amazing things with those sparks if you try hard enough” you support her.

“I-I always thought they were bad things...but they're not” the Erumo finally gets it.

“That's right, you're going to make some lucky person very happy one day” you reveal.

“T-thank you, u-um I can help you again if you want to” she offers.

“I'd like that, thank you” you thank.

“Great work, you're already a natural at this” Katy speaks up.

“So I guess this the part where we talk about how she deals with other kids” you reply.

“You're learning. Well Erumo can get along with just about anyone with a sense of humor, their little pranks can be enjoyed by most children and they're smart enough to be soft on younger children and toddlers. Having a little brother or sister means they'll coddle them with plenty of affection while being the younger sibling will usually mean they'll wish to be coddle and looked at instead. Also they tend to commit more pranks on their older siblings so you better watch out for that. While not experience they can use their electrical powers to soothe sore muscles and even sprains when the games go a little too rough, but can't do much about cuts and gashes other than fly as quickly as possible to get help.

“And their career choices?” You ask as you notice the Erumo has taken a liking to you; she was now sitting on your shoulder.

“Well one of the more obvious choices are masseuses, many people will pay top dollar to have their bodies worked on by an Erumo. I can also recommend navigation as the Erumo spend most of their lives at seas and know the oceans and shores by heart. But lately with the advancement of technology the Erumo's energy can disable electronics including radar and even most engines. Steps must be taken and rules applied to avoid any disasters at sea. If done right they'll make perfect cruise ship waitresses, and entertainers as their flying makes them immune to the sudden violent rocking of the boat that could spill your margarita you waited so long for” Katy concluded.

With the lecture done you wave farewell to the Erumo who looks rather upset at having to leave your shoulder, but as you remind her that you'll be working here, her smile brightens once again and you are promised free shoulder rubs every day.