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.
Whaat, all of this? Oh no, it's just a contract to bind our agreement! It's all pretty much everything I just told you, explaining the rules for what you need to do and all that...just in a lot more detail, that's all.
[A lot more.]
It's all boring stuff, trust me. You got the gist of what you need to know.
[Once his name has been signed, it actually seems to glow a very bright, burning gold right off the paper until the contract snaps shut into a roll in Totoko's hand before disappearing all together. After that, she sweeps away to a higher shelf in her home, pulling out various bottles of things and stacking them up in her arms.]
Now theeeen~ Let me just see what I can whip up for you, alright? This shouldn't take long! I assume you want to get out of here as quickly as possible, after all.
And? Just because he's a god doesn't mean he's got all the power.
[IT KINDOF DOES- but she ignores the contradiction and tosses in a few more bottles anyway, causing more and more of the crater to bubble and ooze and seep strange mist that looks...toxic.]
Have you ever thought about what us merfolk can do, Choromatsu? Compared to the humans? We might not be gods, but we can do so much more...
Oh come on. Think about it- we can swim to parts of the ocean they'll never reach, we can breathe underwater, and we've created entire civilizations under the sea! Can humans do any of those things?
[Another potion goes in and she wanders to the crater's edge, looking to see if it's about the color she wants it to be.]
I mean, I'm not judging you or anything, but the human world sounds awfully boring in comparison.
[Totoko makes a face and shrugs, turning back to rummage through her things again.]
Still sounds awfully boring to me! But what do I know...I've never dealt with humans in person or anything, just made them on occasion.
[She resurfaces from the top of the cavern and comes back down, carrying what looks to be a twisted up nautilus shell. Her smile is bright and excited, still the sickly sweet it was before.]
Okaaay, everything's ready! Are you ready to be human?
[Well...hopefully Choromatsu made the decision he thinks was the right one. There's no turning back now.
Totoko snaps her fingers, and the two trout that follow her around suddenly swim to Choromatsu's sides, hovering near him as she draws her hands over the concoction of potions she's put together. Already the bubbling steam has started to rise up out of it, churning through the water and completely masking her for a moment behind it.
it starts to curl and writhe around them both, making the sudden light coming up out of it all the more potent as she reaches for the shell and holds it up in front of her.]
[Totoko cackles, periodically shouting at Choromatsu to sing louder, louder still...and as she holds up the shell towards him, that light suddenly moves to combine with all of the steam curling around them, physically reaching down Choromatsu's throat to pluck his voice right from out of him. And once it's gone, it gets sucked up into the shell that Totoko immediately pulls back protectively to herself, lifting her other hand.]
I hope you took a big breath after all that singing, little Prince!
[And there's a reason her fish are nearby. She doesn't want to kill him, and the moment he can't breathe water any longer he'll only have minutes to get to the surface, but her fish can drag him up as far as he needs to go.
Meanwhile...Choromatsu himself will have to contend with a rather abrupt and quite honestly brutally fast set of transformations as his tail suddenly splits in half to make way for legs, and the rest of his clothes come ripping off of him in the wake of it.]
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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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...Awful lot of text, huh? [ he picks up the quill though ]
Um... should I be reading this...?
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[A lot more.]
It's all boring stuff, trust me. You got the gist of what you need to know.
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But the rest is like "okay but she's so cute though????? what is there not to trust" ]
Well... okay. If you say so.
[ and with that he
signs his name above the line ]
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Now theeeen~ Let me just see what I can whip up for you, alright? This shouldn't take long! I assume you want to get out of here as quickly as possible, after all.
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Yes. Please.
I fear my father might find me if we don't hurry...
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[She turns around and tosses something into a crater in the center of the cavern, bottle and all, and it bursts with a massive puff of steam.]
I have more than a few tricks up my sleeve, Choromatsu~
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A-Are you sure? I-I mean, he's a god and...
[ But he shuts himself up because at this rate he's gonna jinx it ]
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[IT KINDOF DOES- but she ignores the contradiction and tosses in a few more bottles anyway, causing more and more of the crater to bubble and ooze and seep strange mist that looks...toxic.]
Have you ever thought about what us merfolk can do, Choromatsu? Compared to the humans? We might not be gods, but we can do so much more...
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But her question catches him by surprise. ]
We... can?
I guess Totoko is Sebastian now
[Another potion goes in and she wanders to the crater's edge, looking to see if it's about the color she wants it to be.]
I mean, I'm not judging you or anything, but the human world sounds awfully boring in comparison.
don't break out into accent now girl
I... guess. But humans can go almost anywhere... they've even figured out how to cross the sea on their own.
And they have fire and cooking and can make beautiful things without magic at all...
[ he's getting kinda rambly but this is precisely why he's so into them ]
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[Totoko makes a face and shrugs, turning back to rummage through her things again.]
Still sounds awfully boring to me! But what do I know...I've never dealt with humans in person or anything, just made them on occasion.
[She resurfaces from the top of the cavern and comes back down, carrying what looks to be a twisted up nautilus shell. Her smile is bright and excited, still the sickly sweet it was before.]
Okaaay, everything's ready! Are you ready to be human?
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I... really won't be able to turn back once they kiss me... huh...
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[That you didn't read.]
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...Okay. I'm ready.
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Totoko snaps her fingers, and the two trout that follow her around suddenly swim to Choromatsu's sides, hovering near him as she draws her hands over the concoction of potions she's put together. Already the bubbling steam has started to rise up out of it, churning through the water and completely masking her for a moment behind it.
it starts to curl and writhe around them both, making the sudden light coming up out of it all the more potent as she reaches for the shell and holds it up in front of her.]
Now...sing, Choromatsu. Sing as loud as you can!
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And so, timidly he opens his mouth ]
Aaah-aaah-aaaaaaaa...
[ And it's quiet at first because of his nervousness but then it gets louder and louder until it's as loud as he can go... ]
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[Totoko cackles, periodically shouting at Choromatsu to sing louder, louder still...and as she holds up the shell towards him, that light suddenly moves to combine with all of the steam curling around them, physically reaching down Choromatsu's throat to pluck his voice right from out of him. And once it's gone, it gets sucked up into the shell that Totoko immediately pulls back protectively to herself, lifting her other hand.]
I hope you took a big breath after all that singing, little Prince!
[And there's a reason her fish are nearby. She doesn't want to kill him, and the moment he can't breathe water any longer he'll only have minutes to get to the surface, but her fish can drag him up as far as he needs to go.
Meanwhile...Choromatsu himself will have to contend with a rather abrupt and quite honestly brutally fast set of transformations as his tail suddenly splits in half to make way for legs, and the rest of his clothes come ripping off of him in the wake of it.]
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