Check-in! (Check fin?)

[thornsofmalkav]

Okay. Uh. Wow. I did not expect to be Investigating as a mermaid. Selkie. Finvestigating. You know.

I also did not expect to get all kinds of shiny mermaid knowledge dumped in my head the moment I ended up in the water, but that seems to have happened anyway. So if anyone wants to know anything about that shit, please do ask me. The most important thing is that the Thalassian Mermaid Queen, the Dread Empress or whatever, is as scary as fuck and our cover story should probably be that we ran away from her empire because we didn’t want to become cannibal berserkers. Which are a thing. Oh my god.

Anyway, it looks like we’re in the world with the Labyrinthine Shoals? Like, that’s evidently where we are. We’re in the Shoals. And I guess we’re mermaids? Some of us? Can anyone chime in to tell me if there’s anyone around who’s not a mermaid.

Actually, maybe we should make this a general check-in with, like, name and species. I’ll go first: this is Thorne and it looks like I’m a California sea lion selkie.

Comments

[awfullyironic]

Poor boo. Got less grass on the field. Whatever, bro.

I'm a fish with wings. What sense does that even make?

[naturaltwohands]

... Thankfully I have no more time to be upset about it, considering I may be the only one with sailing experience now. [He'll be mad at you later, bro.

Without a beat, though, he snarks back.] They didn't want you to miss your feathers.

[awfullyironic]

-=he he won't, drizzt totally loves his stupid face=-

Dang, someone's salty.

[naturaltwohands]

[And he does. Damnit.

He also relents a little, voice going a bit gentler in his teasing.]

You're the one in the ocean, not I. ... What does that even mean?

[awfullyironic]

Salty
slang
adjective
1. very annoyed; angry.

[naturaltwohands]

Then yes. I am thoroughly annoyed, although not at you.

[awfullyironic]

What's it matter what you look like? Everyone already knows who you are.

Well everyone that matters at the mo.

[naturaltwohands]

It's not so much the looks as the reduction in ability.

[awfullyironic]

What do you mean? Cuz you're not an elf no more?

[naturaltwohands]

No, that is only a small part of it. This younger body lacks the well-defined muscles of the older, more experienced warrior that I am. My blades will not strike as true or with as much strength. I am weaker.