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[ He builds you, in his mind, from the slivers of sight and sound that fall through the cracks of your world into his. He catches the curve of your hand, the glance of sunlight off of hat and hair, through the gaps of rope and rigging and rail. He goes still, and lets himself sink, and listens to the muffled half-sounds that hum in the water against his skin. He can hear your voice, from the dim-and-dullness, the quiet riot.
He is a patch of pale skin and a long, winding tail distorted by restless water. He is intrigued, but he is... shy? Cautious.
He will follow you anywhere there is water to swim. ]
[ ooc: Zane is a merperson who is spying on everyone, particularly people he finds intriguing or dangerous. This is especially open to people that we've plotted/discussed him stalking, but also open to... yep, pretty much everyone who wants to spot a mercreeper.
Also available for general interaction for fellow water-and-island-creatures! ]
He is a patch of pale skin and a long, winding tail distorted by restless water. He is intrigued, but he is... shy? Cautious.
He will follow you anywhere there is water to swim. ]
[ ooc: Zane is a merperson who is spying on everyone, particularly people he finds intriguing or dangerous. This is especially open to people that we've plotted/discussed him stalking, but also open to... yep, pretty much everyone who wants to spot a mercreeper.
Also available for general interaction for fellow water-and-island-creatures! ]
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[It's actually fairly affectionate.]
Would you really drown me?
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But - ]
No.
[ Maybe he'd untie that knot after all. ]
Not you. Another, yes.
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Maybe you could show me, if we're stuck on this island for too long.
A navyman, though. If that's all right.
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. . . Whoever you want, then.
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How do you plan on leaving here?
[ He has a laugh in his voice. ]
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You keeping me here forever?
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The best? Hardly. ]
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What is the best, then?
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I thought you'd say me. Good answer.
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You still haven't answered.
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[ He slides into the water. Holds out a hand. ] I can take you to the surface now.
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[But he takes his hand anyway and slides into the water after him.]
Go on, then.
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Take a breath.
[ And once Cassel has breathed in, they plunge. Go deep, navigate flawlessly through a twisting and jagged tunnel, and then they're back in the lagoon, and a few strokes from Zane's powerful tail get them to the surface.
Zane never reaches the surface. He lets Cassel go, and he vanishes down in the depths again. ]