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[013. Part of Your World.]

[First day -- Spam -- Stiles]

[She has no idea what is happening. Lydia was swimming back home when all of the sudden, she found herself on something hard, like the bottom of the ocean. In a-- place. A place that seems to be above the ocean. And father is going to kill her. But she didn't mean to go anywhere! Not this time?

Lydia is freaking out, her eyes are wide and she can't move properly. She smashes her tail against the ground, shifting toward an entrance of some sort. Has she been-- fished? Is she in a boat? Could her dad have been right about humans? But she's not hurt! They wouldn't fish her up and not hurt her if the King had been right, right?

...But. She should hide. Just in case.]

[Second day -- Video -- Public]

[With a very bored expression on her face, Sea Princess Lydia appears in the bathtub in her room. There's a slight pout on her lips as she holds the comm sideways instead of the right way up.]

I can't swim in here. It's too small.

[ooc: everyone is welcome to chat but Jerry, the big bad wolf will be the one coming in to 'help' her to the pool! If your character would come in, too, they can simply find her already gone!]

[Later Second day/Third Day -- Pool Spam -- Open]

[She has a pool! Lydia is happily swimming around the pool and doesn't plan on going anywhere. She's excited to hear more about the humans and everything they have around here that she's never seen, but she's missed swimming.

Most of the time, she can be found lounging by the edge, looking for other humans to chat with, see if she sees Stiles coming back to see her, and more importantly, see what kind of different things they are carrying!

Sometimes though, she dives in deep and disappears for long periods of time. So someone who hasn't seen her on the network, might be surprised to find a mermaid around.]

[ooc: ref post link]

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[Lydia doesn't know where the sound is coming from at first. She looks down at the small screen she's holding and carefully sets it on the side of the bathtub. There's definitely no one in it at the moment. But she sound means there is still someone out there! Someone else she can talk to. Another human.

And she wants to learn as much about humans as she can. She doesn't know how long she will be allowed to be in a ship after all. And with Stiles taking care of her, she does want to stay, but she misses being able to go places and explore.

But she needs to find this human first! And maybe he is coming from the way Stiles left?]

Hello? I'm in here! [Her voice is bright as she calls out from the bathroom, water splashing on the floor as she turns in the bathtub.]

[ Shoulders and head rolled in frustration. That wouldn't work. Claws dug against the floor as he sniffed at the door. He couldn't still get in. Even if he could open it. It was something he could feel on a level that he didn't quite grasp.

A tongue ran over over his lips as he heard the splashing inside. A clawed hand resting on his bare stomach. ]

I can't help if you don't say "come in."

Oh, is that a game?

[Lydia doesn't know human habits, she's learning them slowly, and she does want to learn as much as she can.]

Come in!

[ A wolfish grin spread over his his face as she said it. The invisible barrier that kept him out was gone. He reached up and opened the door. He crept inside. Not quite on all fours, but keeping low to the ground.

He expected a girl. A full girl. But instead, he found...a mermaid. He crept closer. Sniffing at the air in her direction. Oh, she smelled delectable. But could he eat her? ]

What have we here? You are neither girl nor fish. But you are both.

[ He wanted to run and chase. It was no fun if they didn't run. ]

Edited 2014-09-07 07:29 (UTC)

...Hello?

[He's a very strange looking human. But Stiles told her there are others that aren't human. He does look like one, but she's never seen one so-- hairy?

Still, she smiles, even if hesitantly.]

I'm a mermaid. What are you?

[ He just smiled. All wicked pointed teeth. He crept closer to the tub, sniffing at her. Considering her question. He opted to not only NOT answer the question, but to lay out a blatant lie. ]

I'm here to help you, little girl.

[The smile reminds Lydia of a shark and she shifts in the bathtub, a little uncomfortable.]

You know a place where I can swim?

[ Her discomfort only seemed to please him further. But confusion settled in at her question, his head tilting. Swimming. He knew of a place. An indoor lake. But he'd not seen it. How did he know if he'd never been there? Maybe he'd heard of it. But he knew he couldn't get there without...something. ]

I do. But we need a key. A key....that you have.

[ He wasn't going to bother figuring out how he knew that. But he felt it in his bones that it was true. They needed the key. Her warden item. ]

A key?

[Lydia looks around for a moment, picking up a bottle of shampoo on the corner of the bathtub. She has no idea what a key is supposed to look like. She holds it out to him tentatively.]

Like this?

[ He sniffed at it, yanking his head back, nose wrinkled in disgust. He gave his head a sharp shake, trying to rid his nose of that smell. ]

Something...smaller. Something that glows.

[She makes a face at his expression then tentatively smells the shampoo. It smells good to her. Like... something sweet? But she puts it away, anyway.]

This glows. [She lifts the communicator.]

But I think Stiles called it something else.

[ He rubbed at his nose, snorting, clearing it of the last dredges of that awful, sweet smell. He gave his head one last shake, before moving in to sniff at the communicator. His face split into a wide, shark-like smile. ]

Yes! That's the key!

[And that's exactly what the smile reminds her of. A shark. Like the shark that attacked her a few months ago, and left deep scars on her side. Lydia inches away, but smiles a little.]

Can you tell me where it is?

[ He hesitated. His head tilting, trying to think of the exact way to answer that. ]

It's up. Behind doors. But with your key nothing can keep us out!

Up? Higher than the surface?

[That seems a little scary. This whole thing does, honestly. She's not entirely sure she should...]

Where?

[ He just shook his head. He was done answering questions. His growling stomach was doing all the talking, now. He moved to pull her out of the tub, but then stopped. Hands planting on the edge. Perplexed. ]

Fish out of water are dead fish. Do you breathe water or do you breathe air?

[ If she died on the way up to the pool, there'd be nothing good to eat. ]

[The growling made her still, she stared at his stomach and shook her head.]

I-I don't know.

[Both. Both is the right answer, but she doesn't know what to say as he leans in closer.]

[ When she reacted to the growl, it only made him smile that toothy smile again. ]

There is only one way to find out!

[ He grabbed her by the arm without any real warning, intending to just yank her out of the tub. No real care involved. ]

Ow! [He pulls her by the arm and it hurts, she doesn't want to go anywhere anymore, so she tries to hold on to the bathtub with her other hand.]

No! Let me go. You're hurting me!

[ He let go of her once she was on the floor. Looking so proud. He prowled around her. Sniffing. Before finally speaking. ]

You did not die without water.

I could!

[She tries to inch away when he prowls and sniffs. But there's not really anywhere she can go. Especially not on land.]

Let me just stay here. Please.

[ Her distress only made his stomach growl more. She'd draw too much attention. ]

You can't stay here! We need to get you to water. Bigger water than you have here.

I can, I can wait for Stiles! Please. Let me say.

I want to stay. [She wraps her arms around herself, her side pressing against the bathtub as she tries to get away.]

[ He regarded her, head tilted. And then after a moment, put on a rather convincing look of innocent. Those glowing eyes wide and innocent. He was up to no good. Honest. ]

But he might be gone for a long time. I can carry you! And you can swim all you want!

[Lydia stares at him, she starts to believe him for a second and then she shakes her head.]

You'll hurt me.

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