Anya the Surf Instructor

A descendant of Wadj-wer, the Egyptian god of fertility and personification of the Mediterranean Sea, Anya has always stuck out, being one of the very few seafolk who has lived on land all her life. This resulted in her being a bit alienated growing up. Her classmates in school were pretty terrified of her, and she went to the beach one afternoon, intending to run away back to the ocean, where she felt she belonged. Only to see you there, trying to surf, eating shit, then starting to get carried away by the riptide. She discovered her ability to manipulate tides after swimming out to save you and pull you back to shore. You thanked her profusely, praising her and saying how cool she was. It was the first time she'd ever been complimented by a human, giving her a self esteem boost when she needed it the most. She never got to learn your name, and now, nearly two decades later, she works as a surf instructor, having taken up surfing after the incident and succeeding at it at the highest level. You're her newest student, and she can't shake the sense that you seem very familiar.