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.]
[ The hand going down his throat is unsettling enough and once his voice is gone he stares at it go into the shell, clutching his throat in surprise.
And then the transformation comes.
He'd scream if he could. The split is quick and sudden and doesn't feel right and he can already feel himself going into shock... but there isn't any time for that when he realizes he can't breathe.
Oh... so this is why humans can't live under water.
He's already struggling to figure out how to swim with legs so THANK GOD FOR THOSE FISH ]
[THANK GOD FOR THOSE FISH INDEED...Totoko actually waves them off cheekily as they push up beneath Choromatsu's arms and drive him up and out of the cavern toward the surface with more strength than they have any right to have. Thanks to Totoko's spell, Choromatsu isn't pushed back by currents...they're able to push him right up through to breach the surface.
Whether Choromatsu is still conscious or not at this point, the trout carry him the rest of the way to some sort of land he can rest on, just to make sure they don't just dump him in the middle of the sea with no actual way to swim to shore.
And back in her cave, Totoko grips the shell with the sea king's son's voice trapped inside, giggling to herself. Things were going to get interesting very soon.]
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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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And then the transformation comes.
He'd scream if he could. The split is quick and sudden and doesn't feel right and he can already feel himself going into shock... but there isn't any time for that when he realizes he can't breathe.
Oh... so this is why humans can't live under water.
He's already struggling to figure out how to swim with legs so THANK GOD FOR THOSE FISH ]
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Whether Choromatsu is still conscious or not at this point, the trout carry him the rest of the way to some sort of land he can rest on, just to make sure they don't just dump him in the middle of the sea with no actual way to swim to shore.
And back in her cave, Totoko grips the shell with the sea king's son's voice trapped inside, giggling to herself. Things were going to get interesting very soon.]