[Softea]

ENDS TOMORROW AT ROLLOVER

[hunnybee]

username; hunnybee
link to a fanclub post you've made; link
link to mark on main page; link
are you on the discord?[this is optional, I just wanna know]; not currently

fishy fishy 🐟

[Softea]

Yeep
Forgot to close at rollover my apologies


This is closed to new entries
No posting until the opening post and second round has begun!

[Softea]

Everyone has passed the first round!
Congratulations!


the second round is a writing comp!
only a few people will pass this round!

prompt;
how do they find their way through the dark?

you may not know what they look like, but
describe the hardships they would face in the
dark.

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username;
name[may be changed once they are revealed];
prompt answer[min 100 words, max 500];
link to round 1 post[no editing, YOU MUST HAVE HAD FISHY FISHY IN THE POST SOMEWHERE];

sorry this is late,
this will be closed on the 20th!

ROUND 2 IS OPEN FOR ENTRIES
do not edit your form, no posting marks/res!
extensions welcome!

[•boo•]

username; NightMareRose
name; Alex
prompt answer; Alex is basically blind, so they can't actually "see". Instead of seeing they have a strong sense of touch. As they move around this hightened sense of their's will pick up nearby objects along with other creatures. However this causes them to be jumpy. Out of dread for bumping into things, they'll quickly move out of the way of anything. This has lead to multiple incident of bumping into things. It takes a long time, but eventually they'll get used to the layout of their location. It's basic and sometimes the placement of things like shell, rocks, and garbage that made it down to their level will throw them off. Thus resetting their "mental map" of the place.

[S-S-Sweets]

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username; S-S-Sweets
name; Carmen Linden
[180 words]

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How do I see
a light in the dark
when nothing is real,
and I don’t feel a heart?

Carmen often uses singing to make their way through the darkness. With their eyes squeezed shut, they often continuously bump into things accidentally. They’re quite clumsy, though singing makes them feel at peace when travelling, and helps them locate things that they may bump into. They can open their eyes, though everything is severely blurred. Objects often melt together and warp into strange figures when their eyes are open, so they prefer to keep them shut. They’ve considered getting glasses, but they’re quite clumsy and often loose things. Carmen is afraid of losing things, even though they lose things all the time.

Carmen hates the dark. Fears it. Despises it. They know things can hide in the dark, and much prefer the light. Even with their eyes squeezed shut, they can tell whether they’re in the light or surrounded by pitch black. They often panic in the dark, and this is when they often turn to singing to calm their nerves.

[Neon sparks]

username; Lieutenant sparks
name[may be changed once they are revealed]; mark
prompt answer[min 100 words, max 500];
the darkness is a void they have always known around the small home under water. the sun never reached down this far so it's just always been there. the expansive deep sea base they have does have some long stretches of open water one must cross due to how expensive it would have been to stretch tunnels that far. so as they fallow the lead rope they find themselves creating and reciting poetry. simply to keep their mind off of the nothingness all around them. the poetry, while on the spot and repetitive, helps to keep them calm if they're coming up with verses while they walk. they especially like to talk about current events they experience and things they see such as the glowing deep sea fish and the pale coral structures that grow along the lead path.

some hardships of this darkness are definitely the creatures. deep sea fish and sea monsters are abundant and they always have massive teeth or lights that easily confuse you into heading the wrong way. it's so easy to become lost and run out of oxygen or to make a wrong step in the dark and slip into a trench or pit. the trail between bases is so long that it's very hard to send rescue out.


link to round 1 post[no editing, YOU MUST HAVE HAD FISHY FISHY IN THE POST SOMEWHERE]; here

[Kirimuu]

username; ☼ Red Beanie ☼
name[may be changed once they are revealed]; Louis
prompt answer[min 100 words, max 500]; Louis Looks out for the noise around the water, as sound and the small crack of light are his only source of navigation. His eyesight won't help at all through the dark. The rattling sounds of the small pebbles, looking out for woosh noises from the water, Louis survives by becoming silent and stealthy, looking out for various noises and small bits of light from other creatures.
link to round 1 post[no editing, YOU MUST HAVE HAD FISHY FISHY IN THE POST SOMEWHERE];Click

[bakuraas.]

username; Golden-Boy
name; Burmuda
prompt answer; [457/500]
A soft cough echoed into the darkness, shuffling in the abyssal emptiness.

They had never been one to hide from darkness, they adored the cold feeling in the starless nights- and any chance for a feeling similar to that would be a miracle for them. They had become adjusted to the dark, as most creatures do when they find themselves trapped in darkness for a long time. They've thought of ways to make this easier, and questioned if he would be able to wear an eye patch, much like pirates would, to make one eye always adjusted to the darkness. They thought it was silly, however, especially so deep down in the ocean.

They see it as an inconvenience to be up in the light, with all of their effort to become adjusted to the darkness being destroyed by bright lights. A better question to ask would be how they make their way through the light, but going through the dark is just as good of one. They walk normally for the most part, but tend to look down towards the ground and look out for small creatures in the sand. If there's anything they'd hate to do more than live at the top of the ocean, it's step on a poor innocent creature in the darkness. He can't see that well, even with the most adjustment to the darkness, only able to identify obstacles by the slightly darker shadow against the dark blue background of the ocean.

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"Burmuda? Can you see me?" A voice called out in the darkness, and the creature knew exactly who was speaking to him. A glowing lure in the darkness, and Burmuda knew only one speaking Angler fish. He chuckled, looking to the ground, beginning to dull away due to the light, only to reappear in the light of the lure. Burmuda barely stepped over a small crab, which scuttled away into the sand. "Barely. I can see your lure from a mile away, though." The creature complained, moving to bring the angler's lure away from his face a little. "You know how I am with lights, Angler." Burmuda continued, a slight bit of a smile on his face, going against his thoughts of anger towards having to bring up his night-sight afterwards. "Sorry, Muda, I can't exactly get rid of it." The angler laughed back, slowly beginning to swim next to the creature as he began to walk towards the rocks.

"Walking in the dark is a lot easier with me around, huh?" The angler said softly as they approached the small mountain. Burmuda laughed, softly smacking the anglerfish in a bit of playful banter. "As if, I could walk down here fine without you...but, the company is certainly nice."

link to round 1 post; [ click ]

[Weeping_Angel }Y{]

username; Weeping_Angel }Y{
name; Crystahl
link to round 1 post; <3

prompt answer;
155/500

In order to find their way through the dark, Crystahl relies heavily on the water itself. To navigate the darkness that is her home, her world, she has to pay careful attention to changes in water pressure and the currents of the ocean. Even minor changes in her environment could mean that there is a potentially hazardous obstacle in their way. Most of the time this isn't the case, but Crystahl is hyper-aware of the changes in an effort to keep not only herself but everyone around her safe.

In addition to this, Crystahl also relies on the natural lights some of the creatures of her home possess. She keeps quite a few of them as pets, in a way, allowing them to stay near her home. In return for them providing light, she'll oftentimes bring them food, so that they don't have to worry about ever going hungry as long as they're her friends.