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mermaids
creatures rumored to be myths.
but what if they really are real? well, they are. they're being driven to the bottom of the ocean due to fishing nets, baiting, and mermaid hunters. if you're lucky, you might get to see one. however that might be your first and last time seeing one as well. mermaids are creatures of trickery, as they often flirt with men, only to drown them. if a mermaid were to kiss someone though, they would share the ability to breathe underwater, which is basically the only means of saving if you're unfortunate enough to be lured into their traps.



you're a mermaid
congratulations...? you're sly, clever, and flirty.
you can pretty much charm your way through
any situation, so that's a plus. on the downside
you're stuck in the ocean with no means of
having legs. this isn't the little mermaid, sorry.
the question is, will you fall in love with a human
or remain underwater for the rest of your life.
the mermaid/merman population is very high
believe it or not, they're just being pushed to
the bottom of the ocean, which isn't all that
bad considering all of the ancient ruins they've
turned into thriving colonies. however, if you fall
in love with a human, god forbid the others find out-
you could be shunned from your colony or even worse;
killed.
you're a sailor/fisherman/mermaid hunter
again... congrats? either way, you're stuck
at sea on a ship full of seasick men. woohoo,
must be a blast huh? well- actually, it is kind've fun.
but things have been getting a little strange. vibrant
fish the size of dolphins have been spotted nearby,
and you're a bit curious as to what they might be.
fishing nets are placed down, harpoons are loaded,
and fishing poles are located on just about every
nook and cranny there is on the boat you're on.
word has spread fast back to the mainland, and
now everyone is in a mad rush to capture one of
these fish. though you have suspicions that
these might not be fish at all, and instead
something much more extraordinary.



















rules.
♔ all of tess's rules apply
♔ this is a semi-lit role-play, please write at least 3-4 sentences or more as i'd like to keep this role-play alive.
♔ no perfect characters
♔ there is no character limit, but please know your limits.
♔ ftb when kissing or fighting becomes more than that.
♔ romance takes time, don't fall in love after 1-2 posts.
♔ no major plot twists without pm'ing me
♔ if you kill a character make sure it's alright with the owner.
♔ use real people for reference pictures
♔ reservations last two days
♔ please remove your signature for each post (it makes the thread look cleaner.)
♔ please make your own forms and post them to the discussion thread
♔ If you can find a mermaid gif/picture, that's great! If not, then just describe the mermaid/man's tail as best you can.

discussion thread

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characters.
all characters are listed below
reservations last 48 hours
pm me if you wish to reserve a character
first come first serve for characters
not all mermaids/men fall in love with humans












mermaids.


conch colony (6/7)
america burns ;; female ;; 20 ;; star lord;
seraphina ;; female ;; 21 ;; kotalicious.
cameri ;; female ;; 17 ;; ｐａｐｅｒ ｏｂｓｅｓｓｉｏｎ.
- female
- female
beck marlow ;; male ;; 21 ;; Metronome
caleb rivers ;; male ;; 19 ;; Cyr
kelp colony (3/7)
tate baez ;; male ;; 20 ;; ThunderAndLightning
cody willits ;; male ;; 21 ;; maxineride
lynn ;; male ;; 18 ;; Kapoon
- male
- female
- female
- female













rouge mermaids (2/4)
chesiabell ;; female ;; 19 ;; ThunderAndLightning
finnegan ;; male ;; 22 ;; star lord;
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fishermen/mermaid hunters


The Pretty Lady (1/3){fishermen}
seon kidd ;; male ;; 20 ;; Cyr
- male
- male
Scale Trail (3/3){mermaid hunters}
christopher morgan ;; male ;; 21 ;; maxineride
killian jones ;; male ;; 22 ;; star lord;
april king ;; female ;; 21 ;; jbird1

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[.:Kira:.]

xxxChristopher Morgan. It was such a normal sounding name. No one would ever suspect anything different from something that sounded so normal. But Kit Morgan, as he went by, was anything but normal, in fact he had a strange fascination for the sea and what lies below. Still sounds normal? Well, for Kit, "what lies below" was something more than just fish, kelp, and coral; it was something most people only dreamed were real, dreamed they could be.
xxxMost people imagine mermaids and mermen as mysterious yet kind and caring creature. But Kit knew better. He knew much better. These creatures would stop at nothing to make sake sure the human kind never touched the sea again.
xxxKit had been hunting these creatures for many years, but today was different. Today Kit was ready to take his hand made fins out to sea. He was ready to find the center of the colony. He secured his fins on nice and tight, prepared for a deep dive, then slipped over the edge of the boat and into the water.
xxxHe swam deep into the water, using a hidden air-tank in his "tail" every so often for a breath. Today wasn't a hunting trip, it was a scouting trip. Check to see if he was even in the right spot to be searching.

[ravenblue;;]

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female
21
mermaid hunter
tags: none
location: Scale Trail Deck
feeling: meh

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❂Δρяιℓ 'ЯƲƬĦ˩ЄƧƧ' Ƙιиɢ

Mermaids. Even thinking the word made April feel disgusted. Why, you ask? Well, that question comes with a simple answer - they killed her father. That's enough to make any girl despise them, especially since he was her only family after her mother died during childbirth. So, like any normal person, April set out at the age of 18 to avenge her father, joining a small crew of mermaid hunters, spending the last few years hunting and killing their kind. Sure, it's dangerous work, and a few of their crew has sadly perished at the hand of their fowl prey, but what else was she supposed to do? Spend her days alone at home, gossiping with her
many friends and going shopping? I don't think so. Oh yeah, and she doesn't go by her real name. Oh no, her having a completely sane mindset after the death of her father made her adopt the title or 'Ruthless'. Not that it doesn't suit the girl, who was currently sitting up on the deck sharpening her favourite hunting knife. She wasn't the only one up, and as she sat quietly in the corner she observed as her fellow crew member tried out his new mermaid suit. The sight of it on him brought a scowl to her lips. She greatly disapproved of this, as the tail made Christopher look extremely like the species they hunted, and she had to strongly resist the urge to throw her knife as he went over the edge of the boat and into the calm water. At least, if his suit worked, he could scout out whether or not they were on the right track. With a sigh, she sheathed her knife and stood, striding over to the front of the Scale Trail (their ships name) and set her gaze out towards the vast, deep blue sea in front of her, becoming mesmerised by it's beauty as she waited for either Christopher to return or their third member of the crew, Killian, to wake.

[fiver]

Cʜᴇsɪᴀʙᴇʟʟ Aɴᴀʟʟʏᴀ
Rᴏɢᴜᴇ Mᴇʀᴍᴀɪᴅ Lᴏᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ;; by the docs Tᴀɢs;; ~
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After watching the surface of the water, she looked over to where she saw the shadows of a boat. The lone swimmer spotted a simular figure swimming from the ship and Chesiabell took refuge under the rock like boulders. She had always been isolated from others. Kept from harm. She was naturally curious in result. Why had that Merman been on a ship anyway?

She blew out a bit of bubbles from her mouth as she watched him swim before the mermaid crouched down more behind the sea moss covered rocks. She was careful not to disturb seastars or coral as Chesiabell squished her dark black ruby hinted tail to keep her from sinking the white sands. Some admired her for her beauty, comparing her to a black rose in looks but she was all but thorned. Having lost her parents to what she assumed was a trap she had been forced to go out on her own. Make decisions for herself. And chesiabell wasn't so sure if she was making the right choices.

Maybe if Chesiabell just went up and introduced herself she could maybe understand more... She slowly swam from her spot and slowly after the so called mermaids, yet she was unaware of this, and followed but kept a great distance in between her and him in case she needed a quick getaway. With beautiful yet agile movements of her tail she could easily outlawing any human but was slower then most. She was far to fragile to just fling herself around in race's or other practices of getting stronger.

Tᴀᴛᴇ Bᴀᴇᴢ
Kᴇʟᴘ ᴄᴏʟᴏɴʏ Mᴇʀᴍᴀɴ Lᴏᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ;; open waters Tᴀɢs;; ~
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Throwing his sharp barbed spear he snagged another fish. He figured three was enough. Enough to take back to the colony and be proud. Tate turned and swam back to kelp colonys center and unstrung his catch and dropped it off at his small underwater dwelling spot. Once he had dropped off the fish he ran a hand through his black hair before looking down to his dirty scales. He was somewhat embarrassed to be so well unkempt.

Swimming to the sand he grabbed a handful of sand and scrubbed it on his tails light blue grey scales. The sand rubbed off the dirt and gave it a nice shine. Once he had successfully scrubbed off the dirt and suck from his tail Tate nodded in satisfaction.

[.:Kira:.]

xxxKit swam happily through the water investigating crevices in the rocks and other small opening where a mermaid might stash something. After finding only interesting shells and colorful fish Kit finally stumbled upon a crook in a bit of coral with an old coin, probably from the 1700's, a small ruby that needed polishing, and what appeared to be a piece of a silver necklace chain. He carefully looked at each item then placed them right back were they were.

xxxAfter taking a quick small breath, Kit swam just above the coral hiding place to take a look. Wherever a mermaid/man stash is, there is usually a merfolk nearby. The blue of his tail glimmered with the water reflections, and the white markings on his tail appeared to look like the reflections themselves, dancing through the water. The circled above the coral looking, searching in every direction for and merfolk. Brightly colored fish swam past him, an octopus below, and a few sea-turtles above, but no signs of merfolk.

xxxKit made a mental sigh, and decided that an hour and a half was long enough underwater with his small tank of air. He decided to swim along the ocean floor back towards the boat. But that was when he saw it. Just a hint of a shimmer behind a rock. Something that almost looked like a dolphin, but not quite. He smirked and decided to casually swim in that direction.

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xxxCody had just gotten up for the day, ruffling his hair through the water and brushing a few sand grains off that settled on his tail though the night. Swoon enough the black and white skin on his tail shown brightly through the water like before. The small sea cave, he called home, was nestled behind a bit of coral and would be rather difficult for a diver to get to. But that wasn't his concern, he was confident in the safety of his location.

xxxCody swam out from his little home and into the open water. After grabbing a bit of seaweed to munch on till he caught breakfast, he looked over and saw Tate swimming back with his morning catch. Cody guessed he should go catch a few of his own now, and grabbed his fishing spear.

[fiver]

Cʜᴇsɪᴀʙᴇʟʟ Aɴᴀʟʟʏᴀ
Rᴏɢᴜᴇ Mᴇʀᴍᴀɪᴅ Lᴏᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ;; ~ Tᴀɢs;; ~
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Watching what this merman as doing intrigued he'd. What was he looking for? She bit her lip before he turned around and she quickly hid back into the closest thing which was kelp. When didn't notice the curious swimmer followed him from the side instead. When he circled above the coral Chesiabell smiled. Even the fish could be less alarmed by his appearance due to the fact he wasn't a hunter. Her blue gaze followed his though she still couldn't understand what it was this blue tailed merman was searching for...

Chesiabell saw him swim in her direction and her eyes widened. She bolted into her hiding place and kept down low gripping onto the rocks as she clenched her eyes shut tightly as she kept dead tail with the drill of her tail covering her head even though her black hair floated behind her like majestic mane. Scolding herself for being so idiotically stupid for letting her curiosity get the best of her and make her loose her concentration of focusing n if he was going to look up or start swimming. Maybe he wasn't going for her?

Relaxing she peaked through the rock once more to him but didn't see him. Chesiabell frowned looked around her tail swishing as she looked around. Now where did the other swimmer go?

[.:Kira:.]

xxxKit lazily propelled himself though the water with his hand-crafted tail. A few fish swimming along side him as he swam towards the area where he saw the glimmer of dark scales. He pushed his was though some kelp and other sea-life until he found her. A dark-tailed mermaid, balled up in her own tail, and tucked back in the sea-life. 'What is she doing?' he thought to himself and he watched her unravel and peak over the edge of a rock, looking at where he was swimming just a moment before. Then he realized what was happening, she was looking for him!

xxxThere was no way he would be able to swim away without her noticing, he was in too close of range. And he didn't want to kill her, not yet at least. He needed to know where the rest were hiding. Gain her trust and follow her out.

xxxThe dark tailed mermaid turned in his direction and he was frozen in place with a stupid look on his face. He attempted to make a smile, but it probably looked really dorky.

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♞ Ａ Ｍ Ｅ ＲＩＣ Ａ - Ｃ Ｏ Ｎ Ｃ Ｈ Ｍ Ｅ Ｒ Ｍ ＡＩＤ
▬▬ ❝ＯＮＥ ＭＯＲＥ ＴＩＭＥ.❞ ▬▬ ＦＥＭＡＬＥ ▬▬ ＴＷＥＮＴＹ ▬▬ ＴＡＧＧＥＤ;; Ｘ ▬▬


xxxxxAmerica had been getting lazy about keeping herself a secret. With more and more people venturing out into the waters to catch a glimpse of mermen and mermaids, she needed to be able to adjust. She'd been swimming for hours now, trying to escape a mermaid hunter. Of course by now she was far away from them, but she just needed to make sure she was safe. Unlike the fishermen, who occasionally caught an unlucky mermaid or merman in their nets, mermaid hunters were a completely different story. They went out of their way to hunt mermaids, and they were almost as clever as a mermaid too.
xxxxxIt had to be at least noon when America finally took a break and broke for the surface of the water. Being a mermaid provided America with gills and a translucent eyelid that prevented the saltwater from stinging her eyes. However she did need to resurface to see where she was. She couldn't just navigate by looking at coral reefs and rocks. Well, she could, but she'd probably end up going around in a circle. If she needed anyone from her colony, she'd just call for them via conch shell, - hence he colony's name - using it as a sort of trumpet or horn. As far as she could tell, her colony was the only one that communicated like this, but she knew that the Kelp colony communicated via messenger fish. Somehow, she had ended up close to the shore. With a small groan, she turned around once more. Her tail was beginning to cramp up. She didn't have the best sense of direction, but it would help if she had a compass like everyone else did. The land walkers had were technologies like a GPS or an iPhone or something like that. The humans were far more advanced in technology than merfolk were, but it didn't really matter, seeing as how most of the walker's technology weakness was water. In the distance, America could spot a couple of figures that had a striking resemblance to menfolk. It'd be better for her to linger behind, so she remained where she was, watching them from afar.


☠ ＫＩＬＬＩＡ Ｎ Ｊ Ｏ Ｎ Ｅ Ｓ - Ｍ Ｅ Ｒ Ｍ ＡＩＤ Ｈ Ｕ Ｎ Ｔ Ｅ Ｒ
▬▬ ❝ＡＮＤ ＴＲＵＴＨ ＢＥ ＴＯＬＤ Ｉ'Ｍ ＬＹＩＮＧ❞ ▬▬ ＭＡＬＥ ▬▬ ＴＷＥＮＴＹ-ＴＷＯ ▬▬ ＴＡＧＧＥＤ;; Ｘ ▬▬



xxxxxKillian had woken up a bit later than usual, mostly because he had been drinking last night. His job was dangerous and stressful, and Killian normally drank his problems away. As he walked to the deck of the boat, he looked at the girl, Reckless or whatever -something like that- with his bloodshot eyes. "Where's the other one?" He slurred, his slight Irish accent a bit thicker than usual. He leaned forwards, backwards, then stumbled sideways and held onto the railing of the ship for support. His headache was pounding and the constant swaying of the vessel made it slightly more irritating. "Can't really hunt for the blasted fish if he's in there. We might get him by accident." He gave a small sigh, then retreated back into the interior of the ship to get an aspirin. He grumbled for a moment or two, sifting through the bathroom cabinet for the medicine. When he finally found it, e popped one of the little pills into his mouth and returned to the deck, watching as the other crew member sharpened her knife rather maliciously. "Calm down or you might just break your knife." The man growled before taking a seat. The sun was already pretty warm, but it was a bit cloudy today, so it'd cool down later probably. -wb-


ooc: finnegan is open but I'm just too lazy to post his reply rn