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[B0N3D4D1]

Lynn continued to thrash around so he created enough noise from all the splashing, he was actually enjoying the attention. Though when some humans came close he'd make sure to either splash them especially or hit them with his tail. He made sure his moments were random and flashy, something to draw attention yet not reveal what he was.

[Puppy_Paws]

~LILAAKU~

Lilaaku was enjoying a nice quiet swim through a warm current when she was disturbed by a loud splashing sound. With a groan she followed the sound to discover its source and hopefully make it stop. As the sound got louder as she drew closer she was astounded by what she saw. Lynn was dangerously close to humans and even worse was being flashy about it. "Are you crazy!? They could see you! You know how that would end!" She whispers fiercely, barely able to keep the excitement out of her voice. She had always loved dangerous situations like these even though she pretended not to in hopes that it was just a phase and would pass...but it never did.

[B0N3D4D1]

Lynn glanced over at her though didn't stop his splashing, "I know right? But it's fun and anyway this is a rescue mission and I'm the distraction." He explained with a smirk, hitting his tail against some human who tried to touch him.

[Puppy_Paws]

LILAAKU

Lilaaku gave him a confused look. "A rescue mission? Well that changes things. How distracted do you think they'd be if another creature showed up?" She asked with a smirk. She couldn't pass up an opportunity like this. And if anyone asked, well...it was a rescue mission. "By the way, who's the rescue mission for?"

[ellie!]

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name ➤ Cameri.
age ➤ sixteen.
colony ➤ conch.
location ➤ beach.
tags ➤ n/a
feeling ➤ panicking.

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Cameri felt herself dying, or at least she thought so. In all of a sudden, the excited humans broke the circle surrounding her and some of them hurried towards the sea, and she distinctly heard splashing. Still thrashing around, trying to get the net off her, yet in vain, she heard a whisper right beside her and started, supposing the voice to belong to yet another human insulting her, so she whirled around instinctively, as quick as she could with the net muffling her movements, and was oh! so relieved to find a merman near her, and realized that he was trying to help her. Repeating the words he had said in her head, she lingered for a moment, deciding if to trust him or not, then relaxed a bit, probably because she was too tired to keep resisting the net. Cameri backed away, horrified, when Cody took out a knife and motioned as if to get it near her. " No no no... " She stammered, and backed away into the net, getting herself even more tangled. The sight of the knife was horrifying, and the merman was probably trying to kill her, or so she thought. She felt a terrible pain in her side, and she glanced down only to discover a throbbing wound on her left hip, her dark blood slowly leaving a trace on the sand. Cameri started to panic with all the nerves, and she still thought that the merman was about to stab her so tears started to stream down her bright blue eyes onto her smooth cheeks, and she looked up at him pleadingly, cowering slightly. " No, please don't use the knife, don't! " If she passed out she wouldn't be able to get to the water at all, so she balled her fists and tried to stop her tears, but couldn't.

[.:Kira:.]

xxxWhen Cody pulled his knife out the mermaid in distress seemed to panic, insisting that he not use it. "Look, it's the only thing I have on me. So if you want to get back to the water I need you to calm down." That was when the mermaid began to cry, weeping for him to stop. "Oh, stop it already!" Cody half shouted. He was trying to rescue her, and she decided to throw a hissy-fit just because the only tool he had on him was a knife. What else was he supposed to use? A starfish?!

xxxThe dry sand clung to Cody's skin making it that much harder as he inched closer to the girl again. "Now don't hit me, okay?" He said after he noticed her hands turning to tight fists. After that was said and done, he simply ignored her pleas to stop, grabbed handfuls of net, and cut them clean through. He tossed the cut net off the girl and put his knife back in his pouch. "There. Now stop crying and get in the water before the humans comeback!" Cody could only hope his new friend, Lynn, was holding up out there.

[sandpipers]

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America watched the two menfolk until she grew bored, quickly swimming away to find something else to do. Although the young mermaid was in a colony, she sometimes felt like one of the lone, rouge menfolk that entered off without colonies. The waters were very dangerous for her kind nowadays, so she never really saw many lone menfolk now. It was smart to stick to a colony, as strength comes in numbers. Her blue eyes scanned the ocean surrounding her, only to find a small school of fish and a small crab scuttling on the ocean floor. With a bit of a groan, she swam down to a kelp bed. She found kelp to be very soft, and it hid her well in the water if she ever took a nap. However her moment of peace didn't last long as she watched a couple mermen pass by quickly, worried expressions on their faces. She slowly drifted out from the kelp bed, then watched as one was left behind and the other raced forwards to a net; one of the humans various traps. A mermaid had gotten into one, judging by the amount of thrashing she could see from where she was.


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Killian looked over to the edge of the boat as one of the other mermaid hunters popped up from the water's surface. "Mate, you ever call me Kil again I'll feed you to the bloody fish." He growled, rubbing a hand over the shadow of a beard on his face. With an audible sigh, Killian hoisted Kit into the boat with one strong pull. "How are you gonna kill the things if you got..." The Irish man paused to gesture towards Kit's tail, "That." He finished. Killian was never a fan of Kit's fake tail, seeing it as more o a threat than a benefit. What if it slipped off or ripped? Killian wouldn't be able to do anything to save him, but it's not like he really cared either. The way Killian saw things was that as long as he was okay, then everything else was okay. There had a been a couple of close calls though, as a job as a mermaid hunter wasn't exactly all it was made up to be. There used to be a lot more crew members on this very ship, but sadly none of them were as bright as the three that still remained. Mermaid hunters got paid extremely well, but catching one was the hard part. So far, the crew had only caught three of the fish people in a span of five months. Perhaps this was the reason why Killian had resorted to drinking when he was onshore? Even though he hadn't captured a mermaid in awhile, he still had more than enough money to live on for now.


♕ＦＩＮ Ｎ Ｅ Ｇ Ａ Ｎ - Ｍ Ｅ Ｒ Ｍ Ａ Ｎ
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Finnegan hadn't eaten for at least a day, as his orange-gold tail gave him away a little easily. A group of fisherman had been hunting him for a couple of days, nicknaming him "traffic cone". He didn't know what a traffic cone was, but he wasn't sure if he wanted to find out either, knowing that it was a land walker device. He let out a small sigh, his hazel eyes searching the area around him. He ran a webbed hand through his brunette mohawk, flicking his tail slightly to prevent him from sinking to the ocean floor. As he got ready to continue on an look for something else to do, a shimmer caught his eye, easily recognizing it as another menfolk. He tried to avoid other menfolk, especially if they were in colonies, but he was curious. He hadn't seen too many merpeople lately with the human infested seas; he could only hope that his eyes weren't playing tricks on him. His tail fins were a tad smaller than normal, so he had to put in more effort to try and catch up. When he could finally see the other mermaid clearly, he stopped and dove under a coral reef. He needed to think about his approach, knowing that some of the merfolk were turning on each other because of all the chaos on the water's surface.

[B0N3D4D1]

Lynn shrugged, "Not sure, just know Cody went to cut her free while I'm the distraction. He should be done soon though, I'm getting pretty tired." He said his movements slowing down a bit, though he made sure if anyone started coming close they would become soaker and possibly hit by his rust colored tail.

[Puppy_Paws]

LILAAKU

Lilaaku couldn't help but laugh. "Way to use human's curiosity against them! That curiosity is what makes them so fun to mess with." She said, her smirk returning. She just couldn't stay away from danger could she? It was like it was programmed into her DNA.

[.:Kira:.]

xxxKit was released when one of the crew members finally came to help him up. Killian hoisted Kit on the boat as Kit grabbed on to various handles to help. Once he flopped on the floor, he began to shimmy his way out of the tail; partially ignoring Killians comments about his nickname. But the attitude of Killian was one that needed just a twinge of help sometimes. "Dude, I told you before. This round isn't hunting exactly." He said as he pulled his feet the rest of the way out of the tail and placed it aside to dry. "I'm tying to find the colony. You know where a large gathering of them go. The more mermaids, the bigger the paycheck, remember."

xxxKit slipped on a pair of swim trunks over his speedo and reached for a towel. "Besides, I already found one. And she didn't suspect a thing. I just need to find a better way to get my air." He said as he glanced down at the small air tank the rolled out of his tail.