[Wow. That...surprises even Totoko, who's expression falls just a little as Choromatsu explains his situation. She exchanges a brief glance with her fish still circling the area before folding one arm across her front, her other coming up so her hand can rest along her cheek.]
Well well well. It sounds like you've gotten yourself into a whole lot of trouble. Guess that explains what all of that noise was last night...
He destroyed my haven - the place where I stored all my most precious human things, stole a gift they both gave me, and if that wasn't enough already, he's forbidden me from ever going to the shore and seeing them ever again!
[ He's getting a lot more emotional now. ]
I know he's probably made it so the sea will stop me if I try to go back... but I can't accept this! I have to see them again! I won't be able to live with this heartache otherwise...!
But I... I don't know how... there isn't even anywhere I can go in this ocean where my father won't find me...
[Oh wow, this is...very, very dramatic...he's definitely Poseidon's son, alright. But she's also surprised by the fact that Choromatsu would have fallen in love with humans...after all, she's heard the stores of the dangers of them, even though she doesn't believe or put much stock into them herself. Not when you're as powerful as she is.
She clicks her tongue and swims towards Choromatsu when she notices him getting himself worked up, and without prompting she reaches out and tilts his chin up so he'll look at her, brushing his bangs off his forehead at the same time.]
But that is exactly why you came to me. Your dear old daddy might have done some horrible, nasty things...but I am only here to help. You have come to the right place! Poseidon himself isn't the only one with magic, after all~
[She smiles, staying very close to Choromatsu as she speaks.]
Now then...what you want is to be able to see your human loves again. To be able to visit the shores of humans once more, right?
[Totoko laughs, a trill of a sound as her tentacles sway beneath and around her like a massive skirt.]
That's what I do, after all. I give people what they want...helping poor, unfortunate souls, just like you.
[She draws her hand across his forehead again, letting her fingers linger in his hair.]
But love...is very tricky to work with. It's like a kind of magic all its own...but what I can do is get you past whatever pesky barrier your father has put in place to keep you in the sea.
[She moves around behind Choromatsu, then, leaning against him from behind with her hand on his shoulder so she can whisper in his ear.]
I...I wouldn't call it a catch. It's more like I can't just give away all of my spells to people for free. If I did, then I would never get any rest, and as much as I would love to do things out of the goodness of my heart...I like having things too, you know.
[What does he have to do...she seems to have to think on that, starting to circle him again. This time, her fish move back to watch from the shadows, their eyes focused on the witch as she eyes Choromatsu in a way that's crossed between intrigued and predatory.]
It's not so much what you can do...but what you might be able to give me.
[She's taken a lot of things from other merfolk for the past in exchange for the gift of her powers. Some big, some small, most of the time all devastating in their backfires. But since this is the son of Poseidon, the very being who has banished her to this area of the sea, she has to think big. She has to think of a way to bring this back around into her favor.
After a moment, a cloyingly sweet smile spreads across her face.]
Oh...I know just the thing.
[She swims towards him again, and then taps his chest with a clawed finger.]
Oh, that should be easy for you! You see, I'm just...borrowing your voice.
[She starts to swim around him again while she talks.]
Think of it as...collateral. Just in case something in our deal doesn't exactly...pan out.
[Is that the truth? Well...maybe...it's up for Choromatsu to decide.]
I'll keep it nice and safe with me...and all you have to do is get one of those humans that you love so much to kiss you. But you'll have three whole days to do it, so that shouldn't be a problem, right? Not if they truly love you...
[She plays with the end of her ponytail as she swims by, looking off to one side.]
If you can do this successfully, my magic will transform you into a human permanently.
[...okay, even her fish are bewildered at his just. Immediate acceptance of this bargain. Totoko, meanwhile, just sort of hovers in the water for a moment before reminding herself just how these guys were as kids: stupid enough to willingly be hypnotized so she could have them do whatever she wanted.
No wonder Poseidon never let them talk to her again.
She lifts her hand to her mouth for a moment, not wanting Choromatsu to notice how shit eating her grin has become.]
Exactly. My magic can't keep you that way forever unless you seal your end of the deal, and all~ And if it's true love for sure, then it will work.
I'm actually impressed, little Prince. You're so eager to become something you've never been before...you aren't scared?
[Honestly...knowing that Poseidon had upset one of his sons to the point of not even being missed by them is almost enough for her. The thought of it makes her giddy, and she has to hold herself back from cackling. This is so delightfully broken, and she's more than happy to make it all the worse.]
Make no mistake, Choromatsu. Once the spell is fulfilled, I won't be able to change you back. But you still have three days to change your mind...and the only price I require you to pay is your voice.
[She gestures to one of her fish, and after it disappears for a moment it returns carrying a scroll that she carefully plucks from its mouth, unfurling it for Choromatsu to see. It's....a damn lot of text, but with a line to sign at the bottom. A moment later, a quill appears next to it for writing.]]
All I need you to do now, then, is to sign this contract...and everything will be ready for me to make your wish come true.
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You are, aren't you...? So what is it exactly that you want from me, Prince Choromatsu?
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[ He looks away and starts fidgeting again, one hand going up to where the pendant was until a few hours ago ]
I... have fallen in love. With... two humans. They have both returned my feelings and like each other too, so we entered a... relationship of sorts.
[ He pauses, his eyes starting to sting again as he recalls what happened just a few hours previous ]
But... my father has found out.
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[Wow. That...surprises even Totoko, who's expression falls just a little as Choromatsu explains his situation. She exchanges a brief glance with her fish still circling the area before folding one arm across her front, her other coming up so her hand can rest along her cheek.]
Well well well. It sounds like you've gotten yourself into a whole lot of trouble. Guess that explains what all of that noise was last night...
[Yes. The yelling.]
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He destroyed my haven - the place where I stored all my most precious human things, stole a gift they both gave me, and if that wasn't enough already, he's forbidden me from ever going to the shore and seeing them ever again!
[ He's getting a lot more emotional now. ]
I know he's probably made it so the sea will stop me if I try to go back... but I can't accept this! I have to see them again! I won't be able to live with this heartache otherwise...!
But I... I don't know how... there isn't even anywhere I can go in this ocean where my father won't find me...
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[Oh wow, this is...very, very dramatic...he's definitely Poseidon's son, alright. But she's also surprised by the fact that Choromatsu would have fallen in love with humans...after all, she's heard the stores of the dangers of them, even though she doesn't believe or put much stock into them herself. Not when you're as powerful as she is.
She clicks her tongue and swims towards Choromatsu when she notices him getting himself worked up, and without prompting she reaches out and tilts his chin up so he'll look at her, brushing his bangs off his forehead at the same time.]
But that is exactly why you came to me. Your dear old daddy might have done some horrible, nasty things...but I am only here to help. You have come to the right place! Poseidon himself isn't the only one with magic, after all~
[She smiles, staying very close to Choromatsu as she speaks.]
Now then...what you want is to be able to see your human loves again. To be able to visit the shores of humans once more, right?
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Y...Yes. That's exactly what I want... please.
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[Totoko laughs, a trill of a sound as her tentacles sway beneath and around her like a massive skirt.]
That's what I do, after all. I give people what they want...helping poor, unfortunate souls, just like you.
[She draws her hand across his forehead again, letting her fingers linger in his hair.]
But love...is very tricky to work with. It's like a kind of magic all its own...but what I can do is get you past whatever pesky barrier your father has put in place to keep you in the sea.
[She moves around behind Choromatsu, then, leaning against him from behind with her hand on his shoulder so she can whisper in his ear.]
I can make you human, Choromatsu.
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[ he can't believe what he's hearing. he breaks away from her, turning in place to face her ]
You... You can really do that...?
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Oh, of course! I've transformed merfolk into all sorts of things...including humans.
[She just isn't going to let him know what ever happened to them.]
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There's a catch though, isn't there?
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[Flounder that was quick.]
I...I wouldn't call it a catch. It's more like I can't just give away all of my spells to people for free. If I did, then I would never get any rest, and as much as I would love to do things out of the goodness of my heart...I like having things too, you know.
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He sighs. ]
Yeah, yeah... so tell me what it is I have to do in exchange?
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Hmm...
[What does he have to do...she seems to have to think on that, starting to circle him again. This time, her fish move back to watch from the shadows, their eyes focused on the witch as she eyes Choromatsu in a way that's crossed between intrigued and predatory.]
It's not so much what you can do...but what you might be able to give me.
[She's taken a lot of things from other merfolk for the past in exchange for the gift of her powers. Some big, some small, most of the time all devastating in their backfires. But since this is the son of Poseidon, the very being who has banished her to this area of the sea, she has to think big. She has to think of a way to bring this back around into her favor.
After a moment, a cloyingly sweet smile spreads across her face.]
Oh...I know just the thing.
[She swims towards him again, and then taps his chest with a clawed finger.]
Your voice.
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[ he... can barely even comprehend the request. in fact at first he thinks he heard her wrong ]
My... voice? But...
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[His voice is a very specific thing to want, though...and it might even be a deal breaker.]
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B-But... why though? How am I...
How am I ever supposed to talk... or sing again...?
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Oh, that should be easy for you! You see, I'm just...borrowing your voice.
[She starts to swim around him again while she talks.]
Think of it as...collateral. Just in case something in our deal doesn't exactly...pan out.
[Is that the truth? Well...maybe...it's up for Choromatsu to decide.]
I'll keep it nice and safe with me...and all you have to do is get one of those humans that you love so much to kiss you. But you'll have three whole days to do it, so that shouldn't be a problem, right? Not if they truly love you...
[She plays with the end of her ponytail as she swims by, looking off to one side.]
If you can do this successfully, my magic will transform you into a human permanently.
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[ That's so reasonable! :> ]
What happens at the end of the three days if I don't? I just change back?
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No wonder Poseidon never let them talk to her again.
She lifts her hand to her mouth for a moment, not wanting Choromatsu to notice how shit eating her grin has become.]
Exactly. My magic can't keep you that way forever unless you seal your end of the deal, and all~ And if it's true love for sure, then it will work.
I'm actually impressed, little Prince. You're so eager to become something you've never been before...you aren't scared?
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Also I... I'd miss my brothers but... if it gets me far away from my father, then I'm glad.
[ W O W ]
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Make no mistake, Choromatsu. Once the spell is fulfilled, I won't be able to change you back. But you still have three days to change your mind...and the only price I require you to pay is your voice.
Does that sound fair to you?
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Yes. It does.
I'll do it.
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[She gestures to one of her fish, and after it disappears for a moment it returns carrying a scroll that she carefully plucks from its mouth, unfurling it for Choromatsu to see. It's....a damn lot of text, but with a line to sign at the bottom. A moment later, a quill appears next to it for writing.]]
All I need you to do now, then, is to sign this contract...and everything will be ready for me to make your wish come true.
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I guess Totoko is Sebastian now
don't break out into accent now girl
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