by ᴇᴜᴛᴏɴʏ » Sat Apr 25, 2020 4:13 am
Owner: s e n e c i o
Name: cerith
Gender: female
Power: Air manipulation
Mantra: "do not be a fool of the tide, it pushes you back because it wants to pull you back in."
Secret word: seaward.
Prompt: word count [468]
how peculiar. in all her time as a self-proclaimed, 'wanderer of the deep blue,' it would be easy to believe she had seen it all. but alas, here she is, in awe of this magnificent creation. a shell unlike any other in her collection, rendering no similarities whatsoever. countless times cerith had ventured over this sand, but like a fish out of water, there it sat being licked by the waves. with curiosity, she stood there hunched over examining the 'oddject,' muttering to herself as she inspected it. a large slender body with an even larger and slender elongated spire, an alarming configuration of vibrant colours topped off with a surface riddled with little notches and blunt spikes. this was by far the most beautiful and unique shell she had ever come across and with caution she picked it up off of the damp golden sand, carefully wiping off unwanted grains. satisfied, cerith trotted away still flustered with her find. but not even two minutes later she began to hear faint cries coming from the ocean. in confusion, cerith turned towards the sea and her jaw dropped to the floor the moment she saw it.
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"it couldn't be, surely they aren't real ??" what appeared to be a mermaid sat splayed on a large sun-warmed rock further out past the reef. cerith locked eyes with the fish-tailed specimen. "that's mine !!" cried out the mermaid urgently. still in shock, cerith stood there silently, as pale as a ghost.
"would you be so kind as to give it back ??"
"uhm, this is yours ??" cerith yelled back, holding the pink and blue shell in the direction of the supposed mermaid.
"yes, yes it is"
"may i ask why it was sitting just over there then ??" she pointed to the spot in the sand where she first saw it.
"i lost it while on my swim last night, i've been looking for it all day, thank you so much kind stranger !!" cerith frowned in disappointment as the excitement in finding such an odd shell dissipated into thin air.
"wait there !!" ordered the mermaid, "i'll come get it." the creature dived off of the rock only to reappear soon after right in front of cerith with a beaming grin. however, upon her arrival their smile faded. "is something the matter ??" they asked. cerith shrugged,
"i found the shell with the hopes of keeping it, but if you want it back, i'd be happy to oblige," she replied quietly. the creature sighed and stayed silent for a moment. "no, you keep it. there are plenty more where i come from !!" the creature gently pushed cerith's hand away and with a smile and a small wave waddled back into the shallows before disappearing below the surface for good.
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ᴇᴜᴛᴏɴʏ on Sat Apr 25, 2020 7:42 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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