~THE ISLAND OF NO RETURN~ version 2 (accepting forever!)

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Skye Storm | Siren | 19

I almost smiled. "Many who come here are. You shouldn't have to worry about dangerous animals other than poisonous insects and plants. Sleeping near or on the beach with a fire should keep the bugs always mostly." I continued walking along the stream until a smaller one branched off of it and I followed that one down to the beach. "I have a few things salvaged from ships if you honk you could use some of them." We had come out onto the beat where the cliff was, but I could easily climb down the short rock face if needed.

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Sam walked with her and listened to everything she was saying. "thanks, i could use everything i can get." he replied. "you keep saying there are others that washed on shore. where are they? i haven't seen anyone but you and that mermaid he said as he walked.

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Skye Storm | Siren | 18

I hesitated. "Well. Some of them salvaged parts of their ships and built boats, others gave up hope and went off the deep end, others simply weren't strong enough to survive." I walked to the edge of the cliff, ready to climb down. "There haven't been many ships recently, so I don't know if there are other humans on the island." I made my way down the cliff face and grabbed a few clothes, a canteen of fresh water, and some dried fruits along with my journal and pencil. I pulled myself up over the cliff edge and handed the items to him and opened the journal. "This is a record of who I've met on the island and when. Most of these are...gone, but some of the more recent ones may be still alive." I handed the journal to him, opened to the last written on page and his entry.

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Sapphire decided to swim around the island a bit, looking for some more shells to turn into jewelry. she found a bed of abalone and sat up on some rocks, carefully cracking them open with a rock clasped in her small, delicate hands. she started humming a tune and didn't realize she could be seen from the nearby beach a mere few feet away.

(for Tazor.)

Sam accepted the items gratefully, knowing he could use all the help he could get. "thanks." he said. "i really appreciate you helping me. seems like i'll have my work cut out for me. what happened to the people that made boats? did they ever get back home?" he asked.

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•Alex•
Alex's eyes combed the beach for any sight of life. His hand blocked out the bright sun but it slowly drifted down. With a expression that was a mix of awe and confusion, he took a couple steps forward then stopped, looked around again, squeezed his eyes shut the opened them as if he expected to wake up in his bed back home, and then rubbed his eyes with a thought that he was hungry and he was just hallucinating. The creature picked through some shells, he watched it and thought about the old legends of mermaids. He never believed them, of course, but now he began to question even story's about old women that would eat children who disobeyed
their parents. He was quickly entranced by her hair and beautiful tail. He began to absentmindedly stumble over towards her a look on his face of udder wonder. "h-hi" His eyes traced her body once more. "Are...are you real?" he asks, questioning his sanity.

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Sapphire jumped at the sound of a voice and became wide-eyed with fear seeing a human so close to her. though she found them so facinating she was very shy and timid. this was the first time one had spotted or spoken to her. she turned to dive into the water but realized one of her fins had gotten stuck in between the rocks. pulling away too quickly would tear it. she moved herself farther behind the rock to try and hide herself though she knew it was too late.

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Skye Storm | Siren | 18

I pursed my lips deciding what to tell him. "Many have died in the fierce and unpredictable storms around this island. Some have made it past where my people live, but I don't know if they've survived. As far as I know, it would take a couple weeks at least to reach the nearest mainland." I searched his face carefully for the look I knew all too well, one of determination. "It would be foolish to attempt it now. We haven't had a storm recently and we rarely go for too long without one. Also, you must regain your strength and collect supplies if you wanted to attempt the journey." I stared at the water and sighed. "I wish my people would help, but unfortunately, we were made to lure humans to their death, not to help them escape."

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Sam thought about this, setting a downcast gaze to the sand in between his toes. she was right. he was in no condition or ability to make a journey right now. even if he was, it was unlikely he would survive. he nodded his head in response. "so then i guess you're kind of different, huh?" he said, looking back up at her again.

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Taj~
She'd grown up in a fishing village after all, and of course every once in while, they'd here those bizarre stories from sailors about mermaids and the sirens and silly legends and stuff like that. When she was a very small child, she'd wanted to be one of those "exotic" creatures who could live and breath underwater with not a care in the world. But she had moved past that stage and never in her wildest dreams could merpeople actually be real! She sat there in stunned silence for a while, but then began to think of the future....

Corinne~
He finally got to the city and its market of many fish and other edibles. He grabbed a few things and paid for them. Then he decided that he might as well go by the palace, to see if the guard was doing anything and to look at the gardens.

(Just makin' things up as I go here...sorry if that bothers you!)