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[asea]

Who: Merman Walter and anyone
Where: Island (beach)
When: Afternoon
Style: Either
Status: Open

[Walter is seated at the edge of shore and damp from waist to toe. Under normal circumstances, he would've been out of the beach by now, but one thing is keeping him from returning to the city. That thing is a jellyfish, who's found a new home.

On Walter's leg. More precisely, his left boot. Somehow.

Despite the frustration welling up in him, Walter doesn't tear the sea creature off of him. He submerges that part of his leg underwater and picks almost gently at the tentacles with his bare fingers. In the eyes of others he may run the risk of being stung, but he doesn't fear such an event.

This is going to be a long afternoon.]

Comments

[asea]

[ no. ]

. . .

[ he shouldn't have said anything. Walter only glances at her for a brief second before turning back to the jellyfish, her existence already ignored.

nice to meet you, yourself. if she wants to share her name, fine. he's not obligated to do the same. ]

[spiria]

[ okay, this is kind of awkward. that earns a bit of a bored stare from her before her attention turns back to the jellyfish. ]

Are you going to kick it off?

[ can I touch it? no? probably not a good idea. ]

[asea]

[ kick it off? kick it off. why would he kick it off --

he picks at a tentacle with his bare hand, slowly peeling it away. it's only wrapped around the leg of his boot, so it's not as hard as it might seem. ]

. . . kicking it off won't remove the tentacles.

[spiria]

Huh. So then are you just going to wait for it to detatch itself from your boot?

[asea]

That'll take too long. I'm removing it.

[ so scram, girl. ]

[spiria]

You know how to do that without getting stung?

[ color her impressed. sorry dude, she's not leaving you alone just yet. ]

[asea]

[ no, why is this happening. ]

If it has no reason to sting, it won't.

[ in other words, it's blameless. if he gets stung, it'll be by his mistake. ]

[spiria]

Ahhh ... sorry, I really don't know a lot about Jellyfish. That's really interesting to know ...

[ trollolololololol ~ ]

[asea]

Then why are you here?

[ if she's clueless about jellyfish, what business does she have at the shore? ]

I am so sorry I don't know if she's trolling or if Shing is rubbing off on her derp derp

[spiria]

I can be curious, can't I? Plus, the view is nice.

both. the answer is both.

[asea]

[ with a final (gentle) yank, the jellyfish is free. he lets the ebbing tide carry it away before standing. ]

. . . it's free.

[ read: bye. he's turning to go. ]

sob, it must be. :'D;

[spiria]

[ she looks up at him curiously before standing herself and shifting her weight to one leg. she crosses her arms over her chest, raising an eyebrow. wow, rude.

but she'll be nice. kind of. she lifts a hand to wave at him, a smile on her face as she does so. ]

It was nice meeting you, no-name!

[ and this is how she will refer to you from now on, Walter. ]