The day off had been a nice change of pace for the Were. To say it was rare that Arya took days off from the aquarium was an understatement; today was her first day off since she began working at the Sacrosanct city aquarium three years ago, and this did not include the years she interned at the facility while in college. The work was demanding and the pay abysmal, but the pay off at the end of each and every day made it worth it for her to continue working there. Getting to work full time with incredible animals who she understood better than any other mammalogist working there, educating the public, and seeing the sparkle of excitement and love in the eyes of the children who visited each day made every day worth it. However her coworkers had become increasingly concerned with the level of exhaustion she had been reaching in recent weeks, and after much persuasion she decided to take up there suggestion and take a day off before she got sick and would inevitably be forced to take more time off. By the end of the day her body felt refreshed, and, despite how much she loved the aquarium, she had to agree that it was nice to take some time off.

Despite her short stature she made it back to the parking lot relatively quickly. She slipped her flip flops back on as she reached the border between sand and pavement then continued her walk along the wide walk to her car. Many beach goers had begun to return to their cars and she was careful to avoid everyone as they weaved in and out of cars with armfuls of beach necessities. She was just about to turn in to slip between two cars when her body made contact with something small in stature. Despite being taken aback in surprise by the sudden collision, her amber gaze quickly scanning down to the young girl who looked back equally as dazed by obstacle in her path. Instinct kicked in and Arya gently reached out with her mind without thinking, sending calming emotions to the young girl in case she had given her a fright or injured her in any way; the last thing she wanted to do was scare a child. She bent down to be more level with the girl and to seem much less intimidating than before, though she was not tall herself. "Are you alright little one?" she asked in calm, concerned tones.

She rose when the mother rounded the car quickly, offering her a friendly reassuring smile to the stressed out woman who placed another child, a boy of the same age, down to gather her daughter. "Izzy, what do you say when you bump into someone?" she reminded the young girl who continued to blink up at Arya before offering an apology. "That's alright, accidents happen," she says, both to the girl and the mother. "Sorry about that, she's a little over excited on wanting to get to the aquarium before it closes. Don't suppose you want one? I have a spare." the mother joked, in turn earning a soft laugh from the seal. It wasn't until this moment, now that the chaos had stopped and it was apparent that everyone was alright, that her senses kicked in and she realized these were Weres like her, yet not like her. Her nose guessed feline but her nose was not as fine tuned as other werecreatures' were. "I love kids but I just got the day off from my own children of sorts, if you count flippered pinnipeds as children," she said with a smile. The seals at the aquarium were just as demanding as real children at times, though luckily she never had to bring them home and could actually sleep at night, which this poor mother might be lacking in.

"Izzy was it?" she said, gently looking down to the young girl once more. "You're excited to go to the Aquarium? That's my favorite place," she said, hoping to spark the excitement in the girl once more, though hopefully more restrained this time. For a moment she thought and then bent down to where both children were to be on their level. "How about a deal? If you're extra good for your mom you can go see some of the animals up close?" She asked, knowing this idea would more than likely thrill them. She wanted nothing more than to spark that love for the ocean in them, give them lasting memories, and hopefully give them mom a break too. They seemed like a lovely family, and hey, she just couldn't stay away from work no matter how hard she tried. She stood back up towards the mom with a smile. "If you're headed to the aquarium, I would love to give you guys a bit of a private tour if you'd like. I'm Arya, an aquarist and mammalogist there. I work with the seals and sea lions mostly though." It was an invitation to something most people would never get the opportunity, but Arya would do it all the time if she could.