The pod was excited to have visitors, and frankly Llŷr was as well. It wasn't often they saw other mer and especially not from so far away! He had met a few of them already, but they seemed fairly reserved. Even so, he's pretty sure the elders will break them down with aggressive hospitality soon enough.
There were also talk of some marriage that might be going on, which was even stranger. Was someone marrying into the pod? They just got here, after all! You don't marry someone you just met.
Right?
Swimming over the nearby reef to a more open flatland of deep water, Llŷr was mostly just getting some exercise and enjoying the freedom of the sea when he spotted the moon.
The moon was under the sea? No, that was another mer. (Obviously the moon couldn't be down here!) He shakes his head and swims a bit closer, wondering if this one was part of the visiting pod. The other mer's tail was radiant and so unlike any other he had seen before. It was more similar to his own green shimmer, out of place in cold water.
...but his was because of his mixed blood. Was this mer also a siren?
"Hello?" he says, raising a webbed hand in greeting.
"It's nobody's hunting ground, you're fine." He swims around the other mer in a playful way, flicking his tailfin to show off the shimmering scales.
He can't quite help the grin when the new visitor spoke about how cold it was. Llŷr nods and gestures to the open flats. "It's colder here than in the reef. I know where there's a few volcanic vents, too, if it all gets too cold."
Moving up closer, he gently touches Mahina's shoulder in a more official greeting. "I'm Llŷr. You're with the visiting pod, right?"
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There were also talk of some marriage that might be going on, which was even stranger. Was someone marrying into the pod? They just got here, after all! You don't marry someone you just met.
Right?
Swimming over the nearby reef to a more open flatland of deep water, Llŷr was mostly just getting some exercise and enjoying the freedom of the sea when he spotted the moon.
The moon was under the sea? No, that was another mer. (Obviously the moon couldn't be down here!) He shakes his head and swims a bit closer, wondering if this one was part of the visiting pod. The other mer's tail was radiant and so unlike any other he had seen before. It was more similar to his own green shimmer, out of place in cold water.
...but his was because of his mixed blood. Was this mer also a siren?
"Hello?" he says, raising a webbed hand in greeting.
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"I hope I'm not intruding. I was having trouble getting used to the cold, so I thought I'd move my tail and see if that helped."
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He can't quite help the grin when the new visitor spoke about how cold it was. Llŷr nods and gestures to the open flats. "It's colder here than in the reef. I know where there's a few volcanic vents, too, if it all gets too cold."
Moving up closer, he gently touches Mahina's shoulder in a more official greeting. "I'm Llŷr. You're with the visiting pod, right?"