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totherelentless2022-05-06 05:29 pm
pcrtiallystcrs) wrote in totherelentless2022-05-06 05:29 pm
MERMAY MEME
It's May and you know what that means: it's gonna be mers.
From the traditional to the octopi and jellyfish to selkies to turtles, come one and come all- even you folks who just want to smooch a fish. ...... Or keep one.
Comment below and roll for scenarios and please tag appropriately!
If one is human...
1. Abandon Ship: Maybe you were exploring the sea, but suddenly debris started floating down. It looks like something is happening on the surface- and perhaps someone needs saving... but from the waters, or from you?
2. Up Above: What's that casting such a huge shadow on the ocean floor? It's not a whale, and it's moving so fast- clearly it's time to investigate. Now, will you see something grand? Or will you get caught in a net?
3. The Saltwater Room: There's always been a strange window in the cliffside, and you never once knew what it was for. Every now and then you'll give it a look, but you never really find anything. Except this time. This time, the room has someone inside of it. And they just saw you, too.
4. O Captain: Maybe you aren't the mermaid. Maybe you're a sailor or a pirate on a journey, seeking something only a merfolk has the answer to... but will they help you? Or will you try to take your guide by force?
5. Captivity: Maybe you were captured recently. Maybe it was a long time ago. Maybe you've been in this tank all your life. A human keeps you on display, sometimes bringing guests in to see you and oh, they gasp in awe.... but maybe one doesn't. Or maybe your eyes are on your keeper instead.
6. The House on the Sand: You grew up by the beach, and side by side with a human who lived in a house on the beach. You were their closest kept secret, their closest confidant- and they, yours. Until one day they vanished and the house was empty. Years passed... but now, the light is on in the window again. And you'd know the person at the shoreline anywhere, even after all this time.
7. The Little Mermaid: You fell in love with a human, and you'd do anything to join your love on the surface... or maybe, they could join you.
8. Wildcard: Your city now.
7. The Little Mermaid: You fell in love with a human, and you'd do anything to join your love on the surface... or maybe, they could join you.
8. Wildcard: Your city now.
If both are merfolk...
1. New Seas: All your life you've lived in the reef- and you know the ocean is huge, of course, but your little piece of sandy waters is all you've ever known. You know everyone in the school... until one day, you see a new face in the water.
2. Shipwreck: Now here's something special- a long-since-downed ship, just full of all sorts of neat human treasures. Maybe you're curious, maybe human artifacts sell well back in the market at the reef- just be careful. You aren't alone.
3. The Sea Witch: Everyone knows about the banished witch in the depths- how the king of the seas cast them out. Everyone knows you shouldn't make deals with them, the cost is much too great. But you have a wish no one else can help you with.
4. Story Time: Sometimes you don't want an adventure. Sometimes, you just want to get snacks with the gang and tell outrageous stories about those weird leggy fuckers that can't swim very well. The more off-the-mark, the better- someone's always going to believe every word.
5. Undersea Temple: Maybe you shouldn't be here. But the long since empty halls are calling- perhaps literally. You and your friend are exploring holy grounds, be it once human or merfolk's. Maybe it's just eerie. Maybe you aren't alone.
6. Lord of the Sea: It happens rarely but sometimes the Ocean Deity leaves their territory and checks on the various undersea cities and reefs. Perhaps you are part of the procession, or perhaps you get to meet a god for the first time. Don't hide behind your tailfin too much.
7. Pearl of the Sea: Uh oh. You, a lowly commoner, fell in love with the Mermaid King's child. Whatever will you do? ... Other than give up. That's not on the table at all.
8. Wildcard: There's plenty of ideas in the sea!
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He looked surprised, amazed! He never would have thought of that, but it sounds like it would work! How amazing!
WenWhen do we go?]no subject
[Ochako nods her head on the other side of the glass, beaming back at the little Kat. Her long tail flutters behind her as she looks around a bit, then up at the dancing lights above the water's surface. Time isn't exactly easy to tell in the ocean's depths, especially the deeper you got, where no light could reach...but with the light up top now, it had to be fairly early morning.]
When can you come?
I can get the oil and come back.
An hour??
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[He was so excited at the prospect! He was eager to join her, not thinking of anything else, swept up in the excitement. He should get back to the surface! Maybe he can still communicate if he put the paper and pen in a bag?]
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See you by the water, then!
[And with a wave of her hand and a flick of her long, fan-like tail (and after wiping clean the messages from the porthole, oops), Ochako disappears from the glass and back into the depths. It does take a little while to procure some of that oil she was talking about, but she does manage to get enough of it for a few trinkets she picked up before she met the cute little Kat thing.
After that, she goes home to deposit her things, pick up a bigger mesh bag to store things in, and packs away some essentials like food, some medicinal sea-plants, and other little doo-dads. Then, it's back to the surface again!! Ochako has a mouthful of sea grapes in her mouth as a snack to give her some energy, and she's already peeking around the many boats on the harbor, keeping to the shadows and only visible enough that her eyes and top of her head peer out from the water.]
Am I too early...?
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Katscats love high places!He comes sliding down the sail of one of the ships, swinging down the rest of the way, landing on his feet at the bow of the ship.
Guta peered at her from the ship, then, quietly, climbed the bowsprit, making his way close to the very tip of it, and hung down over the waves, still gripping the bowsprit with his legs, but extending a free, furry hand.
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Uwaah, you're so acrobatic!! Like a penguin, but out of water!
[Since, uh...she only really knows aquatic creatures, and how they move. The birds and gulls are things she's only really seen for a few minutes before needing to go back below the surface.]
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[Guta’s ears twitched and he looked confused while trying to picture a penguin doing acrobatic stunts.]
I never saw one! Are there any around?
[He peered down at the water, as if thinking he might see one swimming under there.]
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[She laughs, waving her arms animatedly before remembering she has to remain on the down-low, lest she be spotted by someone unsavory. Most humans are kind, like this Kat, but there are definitely a good bunch that aren't so pleasant at all...]
I think the water's a bit too warm for most of them right now, but a few will swim out here from time to time to visit us and nest. Right now, the most you'll see are seals and sealions - they're, um...eh...eheheh.
[Ochako rubs the back of her head, her scales shimmering a brighter pink as she blushes.]
Courting. For mates.
[this sounds like it’s going Looney Tunes xD]
A sea… lion?
[He blinked and looked at his furry hands, unsheathing his claws, before tucking them away again and smacking his hands to his cheeks in surprise.]
You don’t think they’ll mix me up with a seal or sealion if I’m covered in seal oil, do you?! Who’s courtin’ who? The guys or the girls?
[He is totally thinking of passing himself off as a female if it’ll get less attention.]
LOL, it kinda does. also sorry for slowness, i've got a lot in my game taking up my time ;A;
[Eating a lot to fatten up, really, since there's no other way to avoid the sheer cold of the ocean's temperatures in the arctic. Certain skins and pelts can help a little, but not much, sadly. Not enough to stay in the water for very long. But oh gosh, this little Kat is getting all kinds of flustered. Ochako holds up her hands (which are clawed and webbed, slightly), chuckling to herself.]
The males court the females, but I doubt they'd think you're a seal or sealion, ehehe...you look way too different! Besides, I can talk to them and let them know to leave you alone. They're not so bad in the water, mostly their, um...bullying happens on the shore, when they sunbathe and stuff.
[no problem, I’m a bit slow too, work tends to wipe me out too, so we’re both kept busy o/]
We should be fine under the sea, then, huh?
So, how will I use the oil? Do I gotta hold my breath? Does it smell funny?
[Excited, if slightly nervous, tail-flicking!]
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[She raises her tailfins up to the water to wiggle them with a wink, but only for a second or two. No need to have anyone and everyone seeing there's a mermaid at the pier. As she moves closer, she reaches up and hands over her mesh rucksack, which had the oil inside a stopped vial.]
It um...i-it does kinda smell musty, but you rub it on your, um...fur? If you rub it on that, it'll repel water for the most part...at least for a few hours. But if we go diving, you'll need to hold your breath. Ehehe, most land-dwellers don't have gills like we merfolk do, after all!!
Oh, um...eh...just don't sniff the stuff after you pull the stopper. It's...r-really pungent. [Not bad, but...very oceanic and musky. Like low tide - salty, wet, muddy...not pleasant.]
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He accepted the vial.]
Got it!
[He took a few, slow breaths, before one big one to hold, and pulled the stopper!
Being a cat, even without intentionally takinf a breath, the strength of the scent still irritated his nose a tiny bit, but the salty sea scent wasn’t that bad at all, or even all that unpleasant! He was used to it, so it made it much easier.]
There!
[Slick and shiny! Almost comically smooth, too, but he should be ready, huh?]