weakahoshi | Adventure 1- The Surface [Action]

IIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!

[Anyone in the area of Luceti's beach has probably just heard an ear-splitting, sonic screech. The astute observer (or, even the non-astute observer) may notice uncharacteristically large waves breaking up on the beach. For any curious enough, if they look out to sea, they'll notice something spectacular. A large pink mermaid is splashing about, swimming quickly one direction, then crying out- much more quietly now- and changing directions suddenly. She does this a number of times, then dives deep, only to surface a few minutes later, looking for all the world like she's trying to beat the world record for "longest surface jump made by a fish". Whatever her goal is, she doesn't appear to be achieving it, because the process repeats itself over and over.

Those with extremely good eyesight, or who are brave (or stupid) enough to try getting closer may notice a bit of flotsam trailing along behind her.

A Malnosso-issued journal.]

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[Oh god.

Oh god oh man oh god, oh man.

With a very high-pitched screech, Perona practically dances away from the water, running as far up the sandy shore as she can to avoid the full force of the waves Shirahoshi created. She pants, hard, pale and terrified, and whimpers slightly. Th-That was...r-really scary... Did she make the mermaid angry or something? What was it even trying to do?]

O-OI!

[Hopefully it...hears her from her spot so far away from even the shore. <<;;]

[Shirahoshi does hear Perona's scream, and turns toward the shore. But she can't really tell for sure, but it seems like someone might be there? Oh, good! They can protect her from this cursed book!

Shirahoshi begins swimming, quickly, toward the shore, a look of desperation on her face.]

[A-Aaah...haha...it's coming. It's just a mermaid, though! Perona's heard plenty of stories about mermaids, and the whole island of them and Fishmen under the sea - the gateway to the New World. She's always wanted to see one, in fact, but...well, they do splash a bit, don't they? And they're s-so...big. And thus make really big splashes. Had Perona not suffered at the hands of the Malnosso, she may not have this kind of reaction, but at least she's daring to creep a little closer!

She's just hugging onto a palm tree desperately. It can be her anchor or something, in case anything happens again. Yes.]

...Y-You are a mermaid, aren't you? [And not a scary, creepy, blood-thirty seaking.] Weeh, so big...

[When she makes it to shore, Shirahoshi crawls on the sand as fast as she can, trying to somehow maneuver herself behind Perona.]

P- Please keep it away from me!

[Now that she's close enough, Perona can probably make out the streaks of tears running down her cheeks.]

[JESUS F--! Perona nearly jumps out of her body on reflex, screeching with fright. Wh-Wha-What in the world is it doing?! Keep what away? She looks around swiftly, pigtails trailing behind her. Perona's half expecting to find some kind of gargantuan shark or something following the mermaid or something, to be perfectly frank. And if that happens, things may very well start exploding.]

Wh-What are you talking about?! Stop moving! You'll crush me if you're not careful!

The book! Vander Decken-sama is still throwing things after me!

Now they're both hiding behind a tree.

Sort of.]

[...Book? What book? As Perona tries to scoot as far away from the gargantuan mermaid as she can, she looks around, and finally sees the perpetrator - one of the Luceti journals. Scowling, and feeling her frustrations mounting to impossible heights, Perona stomps her foot into the sand, balls her fists, and turns on poor Shirahoshi with fury in her eyes.]

That's the journal we're all given when we arrive here, so we can all communicate! It's yours to keep - like a denden mushi! Why are you even afraid of a book to begin with?! It can't hurt you, you...!

[Huff. Perona can't think of anything to call her, though she's also too mad to really think straight. The girl's cowardice could have cost Perona her life! That wave was huge! It could have swept her out to sea or something!]

Vander Decken-sama started sending notes after me, and then it was axes. And now it's books!

[She might need a little more convincing that the journal is really okay.]

[Vander Decken? That name isn't at all familiar to Perona. But...good god, if he was sending all those kinds of things, she can't blame the mermaid for feeling a bit troubled and all that. It's still annoying as hell, but at the very least it's a little justified.

...Doesn't mean Perona's not going to still feel miffed, though, and shows off her own journal, though hers is much, much smaller, obviously.]

I have one too! It's harmless! It's only following you because the waves are carrying it to shore! [Though they do kind of have a tendency to appear even when you lose or break them, but Perona doesn't know that.] It looks just the same as mine, only bigger - stop being such a coward! You're a woman, aren't you?! Hold up your head, no lady looks cute when they're making such a fuss.

B- but what if he starts throwing axes and ships at me again? I don't want to have to stay in the tower all the time again!

[And she sniffles. For someone so big, it's amazing how dainty the sound is.]

[Dainty or not, she's annoying being all mopey and paranoid and, dare Perona think it - negative. It's not as much fun seeing someone wallow in their misery if she's not the one to cause it!]

Oh, be quiet! I've never heard of such a person in Luceti before regardless! If nothing bad has happened yet, then why worry so often?! I said you're not cute when you cry and mope like that, so stop it right this second!