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[irritum]

[Today, if one is to go near the beach or rivers connecting it, they will hear humming and faint singing. The words likely won't be made out, but they are likely oddly captivating to anything human. And always, nearby, or perhaps just below the surface, there is a flash of red and black, the tail of a mermaid breaking the surface momentarily as she seeks out food. Anything, anyone will do so long as they aren't a mermaid themselves.

But still, doesn't that voice make you just want to swim, to find the source of that voice? Aren't you maybe just a little bit in love?]

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[f1re0nthesun]

[he's visiting the beach today, because he does like how it sounds, even if he doesn't swim. the voice he's hearing is pretty alluring, but it'll take more than a voice (even a supernaturally-inclined one) to get him any closer than about a foot away from the highest point of the surf.]

[irritum]

[Oh, good thing she's keeping her eyes on anything that could be prey, then. She'll pop up after a few moments, climbing onto a rock and smiling oh-so sweetly.]

Hello. I wasn't expecting anyone to be out here.

[And yes, she is half-naked. What is modesty?]

[f1re0nthesun]

[not something he's familiar with, that's for sure. and half-naked chicks have no affect on him whatsoever; he glances down briefly, but just as a reflex of "oh, no clothing, cool".]

I don't come here very often. And I've never seen a mermaid while I was here.

[irritum]

[Might want to pay attention. Because this mermaid isn't Ariel.]

Ah, so then I'm fortunate to see you.

[f1re0nthesun]

[he hasn't seen most of The Little Mermaid, even. it makes him super uncomfortable. :( ]

Yeah? You know, most things with colors like that are poisonous, so I think I'll stay right here. But I'm glad to keep talking.

[he's figuring he's okay here anyway, since she doesn't have legs.]

[irritum]

Our coloring is to differentiate us by families.

[A lie, but a damn good one. She stays on her rock, still remaining there and smiling.]

Are you afraid of the water?

[f1re0nthesun]

...let's just say I have problems with it. Why?

[he's definitely not moving closer now, and is in fact subtly poised to retreat if need be.]

[irritum]

I'm trying to make conversation. And besides, don't most come to the beach to be in the water? Instead, you're sitting away from it.

[Don't worry, she won't go after him yet. She's quietly sizing him up at a meal. Hm, would there even be enough meat on this bony guy?]

[f1re0nthesun]

Like I said, problems with it. I like how it sounds, though.

[ah, he weighs more than his appearance suggests, and most of it is muscle, especially in his upper body. P: ]

[irritum]

[Muscle is nice. Proteins are just what a growing mermaid needs.]

That's too bad. The ocean's a wonderful place.

[f1re0nthesun]

So I've heard. But I also grew up in the desert, so huge bodies of water are still kind of strange to me, even now.

[trufax. muscle is good for any predator to ingest; he is familiar with this firsthand.]

[irritum]

Maybe one day I could introduce you to the sea. Slowly, of course.

[Well, she's not acting like a predator. Yet.]

[f1re0nthesun]

Thanks, but I've got my husband for that. He loves swimming, and he can at least get me to wade in with him for a couple of minutes, but that's about it.

[yeah, but she's still giving him weird crawly feelings. things that live purely in water are completely foreign to him, and the fact that she seems so interested in getting him in the water has him on edge, and is why he hasn't outright told her that water causes him physical pain and makes his head-buddy freak right the fuck out.]

[irritum]

[She is a mermaid and therefore baffled by people not liking the ocean. But yeah, she has ulterior motives.]

All right, then. By the way, my name is Vanitas.

[f1re0nthesun]

Axel. I've heard your name before, but I haven't met anyone with it yet.

[he's shifting his weight slightly, uncertain if she's planning something or not. being this close to the water is also unsettling.]

[irritum]

Oh, there are other mes here?

[Don't worry, she's decided she's too shaky on her legs still to be able to catch you on land. Not worth the expended energy.]

[f1re0nthesun]

I guess so. The only people who there aren't multiples of are usually peoples' kids from a future timeline or something.

[aw, she doesn't have tentacles or seaweed or something she can grab him with? TOO BAD FOR HER. 8D maybe she needs to mind-whammy him with song and lure him closer.]

[prince_of_tides]

[Okay. On the one hand, swimming is good, and singing is really nice. On the other hand, Nocturne usually has a decent idea of when his mind's being messed with, especially musically.

And he has something he hopes will counteract it a little - he sits on a rock, rather unwisely dangling his feet in the water, and starts to play along on his sitar. He picks up the tune pretty quickly; as captivating as the music is, he'd probably have slipped into it even if he'd started off trying to play something else.]

[irritum]

[Oh, yes, those feet in the water are definitely unwise. She will circle, still below the surface, but not yet grabbing. Instead, she's studying him while she continues to sing.]

[caged_memory]

[The singing gets this one's attention easily enough. At one point he actually forgets what he was doing by the river in the first place, but the singing he still hears is an immediate attraction. There's no caution at all as he wanders right up to the riverbank, looking for the source.]

Hello?

[irritum]

[The singing will only stop as the mermaid rises to the surface and comes to rest on her arms on the bank. Tail swishing beneath the water.]

Hello.

[caged_memory]

[Oh look, they could almost be twins. Sora's eyes widen when he realizes this girl has no shirt on and immediately look skyward.]

You're naked!

[irritum]

[Almost.]

Is there something wrong with that?

[caged_memory]

I'm not supposed to see!

[He's even backing up, stumbling a little as he navigates while still looking upward.]

[frisbeeoflight]

[well, why not? swimming in that voice's direction.]

...This is going to be horrible.

[irritum]

[Okay, then, easy prey. Come on an swim with the mermaid! Because as you get closer, maybe you'll see a flash of tail or a shadow moving.]

horrible things happen to him sometimes.

[frisbeeoflight]

[summons his Keyblade just in case. he's been remembering flashes of his forgotten training and practicing a little this month.]