uisgeannan | mermaid shenanigans au

[It's a calm, clear day with little breeze, so there's not even a strong current to wade against. Little fish and crabs dart and scurry out of the way of her feet, as she gets further away from the shore, and even a few rays when they're disturbed from their lazy sunbathing. But the water never gets above her knees, and remains practically crystal-clear--that's the nice part about a sand bar. If there's any threats about, they shouldn't be hard to spot, and big sharks wouldn't venture places they'd just get stuck on.

As she nears the island, though, the water gets just ever so much deeper. There's a few more boulders and sea rocks scattered around it's shore, too, which provide more potential danger if she's not careful.]

[The beginning doesn't seem that bad. If she could calm down then Euri might even think of her surroundings (the sun, the warm water, the soft sand under her feet) as being pleasant. But the further away from shore she gets the more alert she is. It's nerve-wracking to a Witch, even a halfbreed, to be out this far, especially without a broom or boat.

The girl eventually comes to a stop at the first boulder, taking care to look around cautiously before each step. As long as she doesn't disturb too much water she should be okay, right? She'll sneak in and out and no one - or nothing - will be the wiser.

... Fuck, who is she kidding? She's sweating bullets with each step, often stopping to glance fearfully at a suspicious shadow or movement in the water.]

[Poor thing. ;;

At least there's only a few more meters to go before she reaches the island. The water starts getting shallower again, but unfortunately...

To her right is another large sea rock, that reaches up above her head out of the water. The side facing her is rough, and pocked with oysters, limpets and some bright green flora that's taken root in the crevices. On the side facing away from her, however, is the one facing the tide, and as such has been worn more smooth and flat. And it's there that something, or someone is lurking.

As she passes, the face of a young teen around her age blinks at her, and stares. From her vantage point, she should only be able to see his head, and body from the chest up, as the rest of him curves away around the other side of the rock.]

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[Her eyes are drawn to the plants first, and for a split second she almost looks as if she's going to calm down.

Then she sees she isn't alone.]

-!!

[Her reactions are less than flattering. First she screams, then as she moves to step back her heel slips on the sand. Then there's a loud splash as she hits the water and starts flailing like a terrified idiot.]

[Well for what it's worth, he seems to be as surprised as her to be met with another person, though his reaction's not quite as dramatic. Instead, he just quickly rolls over onto his stomach, pushing himself up a bit at the same time that she falls into the water and flails.]

Hey! Take it easy... [And then he's coming forward, climbing (and yes, when he swings his lower body around, there's legs attached) down from his perch while still clinging a bit to the rock at his back.]

It's okay. [Though despite what he says, and despite his very human or Warlock appearance, he is... most definitely naked.]

[Euri doesn't hear him at first, her mind is too busy racing with thoughts of oh fuck oh fuck mermaid mermaid. The poor thing is trying to push herself back while simultaneously keeping her head above water and keeping an eye on him to make sure he doesn't get closer.

It's when she finally notices his legs that she freezes up in confusion, mind having trouble processing what she's seeing. A merm - no, that isn't right - a Warlock? That's absolutely ridicu and he's naked, too.]

......... [Her face turns very, very red as her feet find some solid ground. It's just a rock, but it's enough for her to get her back on her feet.]

Wh - what's a human doing out here??

[He's not blushing like her, but at least he's trying to keep a tiny bit of modesty, by turning so that she can't see him full-on. Not that it really makes much of a difference since he's sure she noticed while he was scrambling to right himself.

Her question gets a slight raise of his eyebrows.] I live here? Back on the shore. [And he gives it a little cock of his head back in the direction she came from.]

Better question is, what're you doing here?

[She's soaking wet and she's sure she swallowed some sea water, but Euri tries to retain what little pride she has left by folding her arms and looking as if he offended her somehow.]

None of your business, you stupid human!

[A quick glance around and she starts scooping up her shoes and stockings.]

I should curse you right now...!

[For a second, while she's busy scooping up her belongings, the boy's expression drops to something a little more intense and predatory. The way she's talking, definitely makes it sound like she's a Witch.

But when she looks back up, it instantly snaps back into a dubious look. One that looks mildly offended.]

What, for interrupting my nap? [T'ch. With that, he hoists himself back up and seats himself back on his perch.]

Go ahead, see if I care.

[If she could cast a curse she'd take him up on that, but sadly being a halfbreed means she's limited in her magic.

... Not that she's completely without it, though. With her shoes and stockings retrieved she scowls darkly at him.

Then takes a deep breath and sings a few clear and beautiful but haunting lines. There's a powerful force behind them, and it almost feels as if the air is rippling as it hits the boy. He'll find his voluntary muscles frozen and Euri smirking triumphantly.]

You asked for it!

[Okay, so it's only a minor paralysis hex that'll last ten minutes max, but it's enough to make her giggle as she makes her way to the island's shore.]

Wh--

[Oh, he definitely recognizes it for what it is, once she begins to cast it. After all, his magic is much older and more powerful than hers... but he lets her finish without interrupting, other than to flinch back a bit to make it seem real.

It also gives him a good idea of how powerful she is, once the spell begins to wear off. He does freeze up, because he's not completely immune to it, but once it starts to wear off, he just shakes free of it and turns his attention towards the island, narrowing his eyes now that he's alone.

A wide smirk spreads across his own face, as he waits for that white head of hers to make it further up the shore. Then, with a sudden movement he slides off his rock and into the water with a quiet splash, head and body disappearing beneath the surface.]

[Euri is completely clueless. As far as she's concerned he's just some stupid, naked human. And even if she's only a halfbreed she's confident her magic is still stronger than a normal human's. She's even chuckling to herself as she reaches the shore, looking around for a flat rock to leave her shoes and stockings to dry.]

[It depends if she's confident enough to look back and see if he's still there. Because as soon as ripples are gone, it's like he was never even there. The sun beaming off the water also hides any escape route he might've taken--it's impossible to tell if he's swam off into the deeper ocean, or is heading straight for shore.]

[She doesn't, of course. Because that would entail common sense and we all know she's lacking in that particular quality.

Euri heads further inland, going over the plant's appearance. Apparently it's an aquatic fern with indigo and purple flowers. Supposedly it only grows on this island, in a lagoon. The thought of more water makes her wary, but a lagoon isn't nearly as bad as the entire ocean.

It takes her about an hour to find the lagoon, and when she does she practically stumbles upon the area by accident. But she's pleased with herself, and heads down to the edge of the water to start searching.]

[Of course, the island has several sea caves running through it's core. And it's through one of these, that the male navigates his way into the island's waterways.

It takes him a few stops, too, to find the right destination, because he doesn't know exactly what she's after. But he has a good guess, and when he finds himself in that very same lagoon, he hides himself deep near it's bottom, resting against the sea grass that flourishes in the relatively still water.

The trees here are overgrown with dangling vine, and branches, too, which further shades it from the sun. So he has no fear of her catching a glimpse of pale skin or yellow eyes lurking beneath the water's surface.]

[It's made worse by her poor eyesight. She does her best to check for any movement in the water, but she doesn't notice anything unusual and after about ten minutes Euri starts to wade into the water, curvy pale legs quite obvious in the darker waters. She focuses on areas overgrown with other aquatic plants, sweeping them aside and digging through them to find what she's looking for.

It's tough work, especially since she's trying to remain aware of her surroundings, but if she finds it the payoff will be worth it.]

[She'll definitely find what she's looking for! After searching the edges, she should notice some of those tell-tale fern fronds growing out of the water, along with a couple purple and indigo flowers. There's only a couple of them, which seems to match with the idea that they're a very rare sight.

And they're growing just beyond where the lagoon bottom drops off to chest-deep water.]

[Of course they do.

For a moment Euri actually thinks the water is much deeper, hesitating at the edge because she can't swim. But experimentally she snatches up a rock and throws it near the plants. It's just dark enough for her eyes to follow, and she sighs with relief when she sees it isn't deep enough to go above her head.

But it means her dress will get wet again, and she doesn't want to deal with that again. It would take at least another hour for it to dry....

Chewing on her lip, Euri makes her way to the shore. There's only that idiot human around, and there's no way he would find her, so... she proceeds to yank her dress off, laying it out on some rocks before turning and heading back to the plants.

There, now she only has to deal with wet underwear. That's a lot less uncomfortable, so with a deep breath she steps forward into the deeper water. It's a little cooler and makes her shiver, but the plants are practically within reach now and that's all that matters.]

[Naturally. B)

For a second, he wonders if she isn't giving up, when she heads back to the water's edge. But it doesn't take more than a few minutes for her to strip, and return, the sound of her movements through the water like an elephant in a china closet to his sensitive ears. Who'd have thought that Witches were even more clumsy in the water than humans?

Then again, it made sense that they would be. He'd never seen a Witch or Warlock brave the ocean before, which made him more than a little interested in drawing this out. The chance that he'd get to play with one again was pretty slim, so...

He lets her move closer to the plants, close enough to reach out and brush her hands against them, before he finally moves. Swimming slowly and silently forward, with a few movements of his tail.]

[While she's far from gentle with the water that isn't the case with the plants. As soon as she's close enough to them she doesn't yank them out. On the contrary - she carefully takes one of the flowers in her hands, examining it closely before following the stem to the main vine-like body of the plant. She'll need to find the roots and remove them carefully to avoid shocking it, but given that it's aquatic that process shouldn't be too difficult.

Unfortunately all of this means her concentration is focused on the plants, and not her surroundings.]

[Indeed, it seems to just be growing on top of some other lily pads, roots only extending around them to get to the fresh water filtering up to the lagoon's surface. A few of them are weaved around some stems, but it shouldn't be a difficult process of extracting them.

Shouldn't be, until she'll feel something cool and smooth brush along her calf. He's kind enough not to do it against the reverse side of his scales, since having something akin to sandpaper would probably take off a good portion of her skin if he did.]

[With her reaction one would've thought his sandpaper-y side was the side that touched her. Euri stiffens instantly, but she doesn't stay still for long. A split second later and she's flailing backwards, absolutely terrified as she tries to get back to the shallower waters.]

[HAHAHAHA. Oh man, he is laughing at you so hard right now, Euri.

But he doesn't pursue her, just watches as she scrambles back for the shore. Like earlier stated, he wants to have plenty of time to play with her.

Now the question is, is she brave enough to risk a second chance? Just how important are these plants, to her?]

[The poor thing goes right up onto the shore, shaking as her eyes dart around for any movement. She needs to know what touched her, damnit.

And once her breathing slows down she gathers up a handful of rocks, throwing them at that area. In case it was just a fish hopefully this will scare it off.]

[Oh, honey. Vanitas just watches as the rocks come floating down, still silently laughing to himself, and even does a little mirthful loop before he circles around and waits.

She thinks she's so clever, but just wait~]

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