[0ceanButterfly]

Username + CSID: 0ceanButterfly + 700927
Maru name: Emelaigne
Prompt: Emelaigne loves roaming the vast forest. The way the sun sparkles and dapples the leaves in the daylight, and the way the path becomes lively with nocturnal critters and will-o-the wisps lighting the way year-round, joining the fireflies of the summer months. But nothing will ever compare to being witness to the birth of new wildlife. She felt tears of joy prick at her eyes as two twin fawns took their first shaky steps forward, wobblily joining their mother as she contentedly munched away on some wildflowers.

[paopu]

Username + CSID: paopu + 712868
Maru name: Brine
Prompt:

Just as the ocean ebbs and flows, so does Brine. She is locked in a dance, following the same steps she and the moon have been following for as long as they can remember. They wouldn't break the dance - she never would pull away from that destiny, but that doesn't mean they don't long for the distance between them to be smaller. 63

[squints]

user + csid: squints 40520
name: Penelope
prompt:she is so sleepy,

it’s difficult, y‘know? being so beautiful and charming!

[Andromeda]

Username + CSID: Andromeda 342336
Maru name: Amphitrite
Prompt:

Amphitrite is a killer chef, well-known on both land and in the sea. Her signature dish is a ceviche made with both shrimp and squid. She gathers her land ingredients from the unguarded farms of the land Marumi, and chases down the shrimp and squid in the shallows and depths of the world's oceans. A good chef knows, fresh ingredients are best!

But is Amphitrite's biggest weakness bad criticism, or spoiled ingredients? No.

This chef's reign is brought to its knees by the tyrannical sting of a fresh cut onion.

[90 words]

[Griff]

Username + CSID: Griff 254592
Maru name: Isalai
Prompt: Isa found herself laughing so hard she started to cry! You see, her best friend knows she has a weakness for sea puns and gathered as many as she could for Isa's birthday to present to her. It may have been one or two too many for Isa to handle, but they both had a good time with it! She's 'sea'king help for her horrible addiction... Ill see myself out for that one. XD

[Aizaka]

Username + CSID: Aizaka + 995625
Maru name: Nadia
Prompt:
Nadia felt alone. Her face did not always show much expression. And with her beautiful colors and who her parents were, others thought of her as stuck up and arrogant. She tried to say otherwise to those that might say as such near her, but could not think of the right words before they had left. To distract herself, she started a hobby of collecting. Every couple days, she would head out to collect some seashells for her collection. Small but colorful were her favorite, but she had a few larger ones as well. She loved to wear these in her hair. And the tinkling sound of them helped her feel a little less alone.

115 words 627 characters

[strawberrymwilk]

Username + CSID: strawberrymwilk
Maru name: marielle
Prompt:
marielle takes her task of protecting her strip of sea very seriously. night and day she can be found talking to its residents or tidying up its shores. a loss of one of her friends physically pains her, seemingly like part of her heart is being pulled from her body. however, she cries not because of this pain, but because she has lost a friend, because she has failed her duty to protect the vulnerable.
the most recent loss? a grey whale cow, struck by whalers while marielle's attention was elsewhere. she left behind a calf, forever orphaned. [98]

[astral.]

This was a really hard comp to judge! ;v; <3
All of the entries were so amazing!

This one stood out to me the most <3
Congrats nimmy! <3

Username + CSID: nimmy + 1103030
Maru name: allure
Prompt: it’s easy to find the sadness in the world, that surrounds us day in and day out. allure has very high emotions, being an empathetic and caring soul. this day though the tears do not come from sadness. this sweet hearted maru is crying from happiness after seeing a flourishing pod of humpback whales pass by with several young calves. she cherishes moments like these, seeing such kind eyed creatures taking back the oceans they once thrived in.

[78/100]

[nimmy]

My little pastel sea sprite 😭 she is so precious thank you so much!!