a whole new world doo doo doo doo doo

[shipwrecking]

[THE BOAT IS SINKING OH GODS THE BOAT IS SINKING WHY IS IT SINKING

cue one (1) girl frantically trying to bail the water out with a bucket which is... entirely ineffective. dammit, this was supposed to be a quick fishing trip, not whatever the hell this is!!

eventually she's left flailing in the water, desperately trying to keep herself afloat. wearing heavy clothing wasn't a very good idea, in retrospect, plus her boots are weighing her down. so the trying to stay afloat thing isn't really working out.

shit shit shit fuck fuck shit fuck she's gonna drown!!]

A-aahh- fuck fuck fuckflhgh- [whoops down she goes beneath the rolling waves.]

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[sisfists]

[ wait, wrong touhou.

Ichirin isn't a princess, though she does have a rather overbearing father. Unzan was too protective. she has a perfectly innocent curiosity in the land-dwellers' world, she has more common sense than to fall in love with one and sell out her voice and soul to try to be together. what a silly story.

speaking of land-dwellers, she'd been tracking this ship for a while. it was like birdwatching. just a hobby of hers. only in this case, the bird had crashed into a window and now lay twitching on the grass. metaphorically.

literally, the sailor she'd been watching over like a rare bird had dropped into free-fall into the sea.

she really shouldn't, but she debates with herself for only a second before flipping her fins and giving chase to Murasa's descent. ]

[shipwrecking]

[what what something's close in what what. a shark?? actually no Murasa can't tell that somebody's following her because she can't see underwater. seriously, why do characters in TV shows always open their eyes underwater? seawater really really hurts your eyes you know!!

technicalities aside she's still flailing and sinking, struggling to shed her boots and heavy clothes. bubbles froth from her mouth and nose- apparently she's not holding her breath in very well- and her movements become more sluggish by the second.

her crappy boat is already far below her, fading into the deeper depths.]

[sisfists]

[ humans can swim, right?? she was quite certain she'd seen a few try before. their attempts were rather laughable, but it made for an entertaining spectacle. like watching people fall from great heights, or into the water, or both.

she stops just out of arms' reach from the sailor.

she'd never actually touched a human before. ]

It'd be bad for you to go any deeper down, you know.

[shipwrecking]

[is that a voice

or is that the lack of oxygen making her hear things

Murasa's gonna lose consciousness soon, though. she's not moving now, save for a few feeble twitches and one or two small bubbles leaving her slack jaw.

she's going deeper down!!]

[sisfists]

... Now that I think about it, it'd be bad for a human to see me in the first place. Who knows if they'll go fishing for us next.

[ she really... shouldn't... help. humans drowned all the time, surely. not having gills is so inconvenient. there's nothing to be gained by this at all.

but she reaches out to touch one of the tiny bubbles. then Murasa's wrist, gently--maybe she still has strength to pull away or notice her. ]

[shipwrecking]

[Jesus is that u.

no response, except for another twitch. hurry up Ichirin, Murasa's running out of time and I'm running out of ideas for bracket filler.]

[sisfists]

[ drags this out for one more tag, drown sailor drown. ]

[shipwrecking]

[RUDE??????]

[sisfists]

[ dwi nerd.

or deal with her dragging Murasa surfaceward. slowly. don't die in the progress, or do, either works. ]

[shipwrecking]

[this must beeee the hand of jeeeeesuuuus pulling her up towards heaveeeeeen?? she's barely able to register what's going on, her lungs burning like fire.

that's silly, though. there can't be fire underwater.]

[sisfists]

[ yes don't be silly. be alive, hopefully, when she finally breaks through to the surface, pulls Murasa up by the elbow. here's your precious air, land-dweller!! ]

[shipwrecking]

[give her a moment.

just wait a second.

just wait. a. second.

-she retches violently, seawater spilling from her mouth and nose. gross. just. wait. a. second. and her heaving eventually turn into coughs, hurriedly gasping for air.

she swallowed/inhaled a lot of water ok?? oh my god her throat and sinuses are on fire help.]

[sisfists]

[ .......... humans are so damn gross, why the hell would anyone ever fall in love with one. jfc.

she quickly kicks back, still arms-length and clutching Murasa's, but hopefully out immediate vomitrange. maybe. maybe she'll just wait for the sailor's bodily functions to recover from near death for a moment, sure. ]

[shipwrecking]

[bluhhhh buh bluhbluhbubh. she reaches up with a shaking hand to wipe wet bangs from her eyes, completely dazed from her near-death experience. she drowned, didn't she? so why is she still breathing?

she opens her eyes. and stares. blinks. stares some more.]

... Hey.

[real smooth. but she's still out of breath so more words will have to come later.]

[sisfists]

... Are you done trying to throw your lungs up?

[ an equally smooth reply, obviously. she starts making her way towards land--it'll take a while, but maybe if Murasa stays disoriented she won't necessarily blow her mermaid cover yet.

don't look down at her tail ok. ]

[shipwrecking]

[no. yes. no. she coughs a little more, turning her head away out of ~consideration~.] Who... are you? How did you save me?

[come to think of it there weren't any boats around at all. she slowly reaches to poke Ichirin's face, as if to confirm she's real flesh and blood.

and no, she doesn't notice the fish tail yet.]

[sisfists]

I... I was in the area? You should be mindful of sea conditions when going out!

[ ... well it's not a lie. the whole sea was about what she considered 'the area'.

time to high-tail it back to land slightly faster. no emphasis on tail--don't look back. ]

[shipwrecking]

[TOO BAD she looks back

oh my gosh???]

You're- you- that-- you're-- [so articulate!!]

Mermaid?!

[sisfists]

[ COVER BLOWN... ]

I... no, I think not! You're seeing things from having water in your eyes, miss!

[ frantic splashing towards land intensifies-- ]

[shipwrecking]

[holy shit a mermaid



touching Ichirin's face with both hands yes hello.]

H-haaaah... a mermaid rescued me...

[sisfists]

[ oh god no her cheeks heat up at being touched and she tries to lean away but... that's not easy when trying to drag sailor to land. ]

S-stop that! You were quite careless in nearly drowning back there!

[shipwrecking]

[nope she's clinging now.]

You saved my life! I- I would've died if you hadn't-!

[sisfists]

[ ... well ok this is rather flattering, but shh. also making swimming rather difficult. ]

If you could loosen your grip, I could get us back to land more quickly!

[shipwrecking]

I need to know your name, at least! Mine's Murasa!

[CLINGING LIKE A LIMPET enjoy]

[sisfists]

[ more like a lamprey, ughh-- ]

It's... it's Ichirin. Um. It's nice to meet you, Murasa?