The Pirate Prince

Captain Rocket parody blog!!!! [Icon by akperson11]

[captain-lotl]

✗ Ahoy maties! ✗

The name's Captain Rocket! And I'm the prince of the Seven Seas! The ocean is under the command of myself and my father! I hail from a kingdom half sunken under the waters! If anyone knows the oceans, it's me! And did you REALLY think all merdemons were gone? Wrong! Because I'm one too! I wonder... No. Let's have some fun! [Also featured: K. Zuka and Sunkenhammer]

🏴‍☠️ Some ship rules, matey! -> If you wanna ask me naughty then uh.... I guess you can! -> Kindness is key! I won't tolerate any disrespect on my ship! -> I'll have Sunken take care of ya if you try anything. -> I'll come back with more later...

-> YAY YIPPIE WAHOO!!!!!!! I'M SO HAPPY HE'S FINALLY HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY!!!!!! -> Captain Rocket is involved with @gladiator-sun [Who's run by my friend Disco]!!!!! -> Captain Rocket and Captain Valk do NOT know each other, although Captain Rocket knows Mermaid Dom [Valk still believes that Dom is the only merdemon left] -> If you think he's gonna be something big and scary.... Well he can be!!!! But he's honestly just a cutie patootie... -> HCs and AU stuff galore!!!!! -> IC answers will be in GREEN -> OOC answers will be COLORLESS -> Lore/HCs post: Seafoam Rocket / K. Zuka / Sunkenhammer -> Enjoy!!!!

[captain-lotl]

-> It's cold. Everything feels so cold right now. The prince's scales were fanned out, a couple of them even seemed to be missing... -> Where was he? What happened to his scales?

[captain-lotl]

"No.... No no no...." -> The prince's breathing picked up as he rushed around his castle, seeing objects tossed about and things destroyed, his footfalls thudding loudly. "Seafoam- SEAFOAM?!" -> Frantic. He was frantic as he searched around for his son, only to find the castle's sole guardian unconscious on the floor, his massive form slightly spread out. "Oh god..."

[captain-lotl]

you dont get a pass ignore the idiot below. are you gay

"Uh.... Yeah? I have an ex-boyfriend and I've got a crush on a man..."

[captain-lotl]

happy almost spawnday man you get a pass on our gaydar testing

"Uh.... Thank you?"

[captain-lotl]

-> The pirate prince was sitting in his ex-boyfriend's living room, staring out the window as the sun slowly lowered itself. "My spawnday's tomorrow... Won't be celebratin' it at home."

[captain-lotl]

-> A small demon dressed in pink sits on the edge of a dock overlooking the ocean. The dock is in major disrepair, the wood rotting and cracked, ready to break at any moment. But the demon doesn't seem to care. He stares down at his reflection, socks and shoes sitting beside him as he dangles his legs in the water and idly swishes them around.

-> He looks numb.

@rabidsfoot

-> This isn't the waters from the ocean that surrounded the world this little scientist knew. It was cleaner and clearer, little fish and blades of seaweed could be seen below the surface as either mere shadows or much closer reflections. -> The area was quiet, maybe it was a little TOO quiet. But wasn't silence a good thing right now? Wasn't the peace of the ocean a nice thing to have? Wasn't- -> What was that?

[rabidsfoot]

-> Cutie glances around. He swore that he'd heard something. But.. Maybe his mind is playing tricks on him. Wouldn't be the first time. He wasn't even sure how he got here - all he remembered was running away and not being able to find Jester's old carnival.

-> He looks down at his lap, sniffling softly and rubbing his eye. He hated feeling sorry for himself, but he couldn't keep denying a lot of things anymore. He just couldn't.

[captain-lotl]

-> Bubbles. -> Those were bubbles in the water. Bubbles breaching the surface and... A shadow slowly getting bigger and bigger. Something was coming out of the water. And it looked absolutely MASSIVE.

[rabidsfoot]

-> The scientist shrieked and scrambled back, staring at the water with a wide eye. His heart thumped and his mind screamed at him to move, to run, to hide, to do ANYTHING, but he couldn't get himself to move.

[captain-lotl]

-> A pair of horns broke through the water's surface, followed by a head and eventually the upper body of... A demon? What the hell was going on here?

-> The man was absolutely MASSIVE too, much larger than a normal demon. Was it a god? Demigod maybe? Whatever it was, it was big and threatening looking.

[rabidsfoot]

-> He stumbles to his feet and quickly backs away, the dock's rotting boards groaning under the weight.

"What- W-Who- Don't you even try to hurt me!"

-> His voice quivers and his fuzzy ears pin to the sides of his head. He tries to hiss threateningly, but it's feeble and he shrinks under the demon's gaze.

[captain-lotl]

-> The demon doesn't say anything and merges out of the water, stopping at right about his waist. He was massive, a strong build and a threatening aura to him. -> In his hands looked like... An anchor? A glowing, semi-translucent anchor that had some odd little orbs resting within it. The demon hasn't said a single thing, but the tentacles that breached from his attire twitched and squirmed a little.

[rabidsfoot]

-> His eye darts from the anchor to the demon's helmet, back and forth, as his hands shake. He hisses again, and it comes out a bit more confident.

"W-What do you want?!"

[captain-lotl]

-> He doesn't say anything and continues to stare at the small pink demon, watching him while breathing heavily. He hasn't said a single word this entire time, why wasn't he talking? Could he not talk or something?

[rabidsfoot]

-> Cutie opens his mouth to say something, only for the board below him to crack. It snaps below his foot, making him yelp as his leg plunges into the newly splintered hole in the wood.

-> He tries to pull his leg out, but it only makes the other boards creak around him. Blood begins to trickle from above his knee, down his leg, and into the water below.

[captain-lotl]

-> The guardian watches silently before sinking back below the water and vanishing from sight. Suddenly, something cold and slimy wraps around the scientist's leg and helps him slip out from the boards. -> It was... A tentacle? Hopefully the tentacle came from that big guy and not something else...

[rabidsfoot]

-> He whimpers and presses his hands against the deck, trying to steady himself. There's a large gash in the side of his leg along with many other scratches and splinters from the broken board. Blood stains the wood below where he's sitting.

-> He was panicking and confused. Did this creature just HELP him? Why? What could he want from Cutiespace??

[captain-lotl]

-> The tentacles gently slithered around the scientist's broken leg, squeezing it and producing some sort of... Weird film? Slime? It was kind of hard to tell. -> Eventually the tentacles pulled back, leaving the scientist with a sort of... Cast? A cast of the slime that covered up the wounded area.

[rabidsfoot]

-> He stares wide-eyed at the tentacle, then at his leg, temporarily forgetting the burning pain in his leg.

"Woah..."

-> He tries to move his leg, only to hiss and wince from the pain.

[captain-lotl]

-> The bubbles came back. -> And soon enough, the massive demon emerged once more, that strange strange anchor gripped tightly within his massive hands! Had he... Had he done that?

[rabidsfoot]

"Did you.. I-I mean-"

-> He gingerly shifts so that his leg is splayed slightly to the side.

"Why did you do that?"

[captain-lotl]

-> A gurgle. A simple bubbling sound. The massive underwater demon hasn't said a single goddamn word. Could he not speak? or was he purposefully holding himself back from communicating? -> Although he did nod. Yes, that was his doing. A very small splotch of the scientist's blood could be seen on the tentacle that broke through his helmet.

[rabidsfoot]

"Oh-"

-> He stares at the tentacle for a moment, then covers his wound with his sleeves as if hiding his weakness.

"..Thanks..."

[captain-lotl]

-> Another gurgle! -> He moved closer to the dock, the weight of his upper body causing the rotten wood to groan underneath him. It looked like he wanted to step up, to join the other, but he didn't. He knew the dock would simply crumble underneath his weight. -> He'd be able to survive in the other, the scientist uh... Most likely not!

[rabidsfoot]

-> He scooches forward until he's sitting in an awkward position closer to the demon. He's bleeding.. A lot. But he doesn't seem to notice all that much.

"So, uh.. Who are you? I've never met a big water demon guy."

[captain-lotl]

-> More gurgling. All this demon did was gurgle. There must be something preventing him from speaking. His build was... Oddly familiar. There must be another demon with his shape! -> He was on the bigger side so he definitely a deity of some sorts! He didn't look like the SFOTHs and was FAR too big to be someone like Dom or Valk....

[rabidsfoot]

"You can't speak, can you?"

-> He sighs and his fuzzy little ears droop slightly, as if he's disappointed.

"Guess it's up to me to do all the talkin' then. I'm Cutiespace."

[captain-lotl]

-> He nods in understanding and lowers his anchor, holding out one of his big meaty hands. It was... Probably going to be wet and gross feeling, but hey! He was being civil! -> The guardian hadn't entirely figured out if Cutie was a threat or not, but he was going to be polite for now.

[rabidsfoot]

-> He stares at the hand for a solid bit before slowly expending his own hand, awkwardly grabbing onto the larger. He.. Doesn't seem to mind the fact that the guardian's hand is soaking wet!

"Nice to meet you, I guess.. 'M not feelin' super enthusiastic, kinda goin' through it lately, sorry."

-> The apology's tone is flat and he looks away.

[captain-lotl]

-> He cocks his head to the side and holds the smaller demon's itty bitty hand. He's never seen someone so damn small before. The smallest demon he's ever known is Seafoam. -> Well... In his current life, that is. -> He gurgled slightly at the scientist's word. Was he curious? Worried? It was hard to tell, but he was listening.

[rabidsfoot]

"Ah, hah, um.."

-> He scratches at his neck a little, looking down.

"Anywayy! I wish I knew your name! I could make up a nickname for you for now, though. Since we're friends now!!"

[captain-lotl]

-> He bubbled curiously! He leaned towards the scientist, the scent of sea salt and rot coming from him... Didn't smell entirely nice! Not at all! But hey, he seemed friendly so one could overlook that! -> His massive scaly tail swished slowly behind him, making little ripples in the water as it went.

[captain-lotl]

-> A small demon dressed in pink sits on the edge of a dock overlooking the ocean. The dock is in major disrepair, the wood rotting and cracked, ready to break at any moment. But the demon doesn't seem to care. He stares down at his reflection, socks and shoes sitting beside him as he dangles his legs in the water and idly swishes them around.

-> He looks numb.

@rabidsfoot

-> This isn't the waters from the ocean that surrounded the world this little scientist knew. It was cleaner and clearer, little fish and blades of seaweed could be seen below the surface as either mere shadows or much closer reflections. -> The area was quiet, maybe it was a little TOO quiet. But wasn't silence a good thing right now? Wasn't the peace of the ocean a nice thing to have? Wasn't- -> What was that?

[rabidsfoot]

-> Cutie glances around. He swore that he'd heard something. But.. Maybe his mind is playing tricks on him. Wouldn't be the first time. He wasn't even sure how he got here - all he remembered was running away and not being able to find Jester's old carnival.

-> He looks down at his lap, sniffling softly and rubbing his eye. He hated feeling sorry for himself, but he couldn't keep denying a lot of things anymore. He just couldn't.

[captain-lotl]

-> Bubbles. -> Those were bubbles in the water. Bubbles breaching the surface and... A shadow slowly getting bigger and bigger. Something was coming out of the water. And it looked absolutely MASSIVE.

[rabidsfoot]

-> The scientist shrieked and scrambled back, staring at the water with a wide eye. His heart thumped and his mind screamed at him to move, to run, to hide, to do ANYTHING, but he couldn't get himself to move.

[captain-lotl]

-> A pair of horns broke through the water's surface, followed by a head and eventually the upper body of... A demon? What the hell was going on here?

-> The man was absolutely MASSIVE too, much larger than a normal demon. Was it a god? Demigod maybe? Whatever it was, it was big and threatening looking.

[rabidsfoot]

-> He stumbles to his feet and quickly backs away, the dock's rotting boards groaning under the weight.

"What- W-Who- Don't you even try to hurt me!"

-> His voice quivers and his fuzzy ears pin to the sides of his head. He tries to hiss threateningly, but it's feeble and he shrinks under the demon's gaze.

[captain-lotl]

-> The demon doesn't say anything and merges out of the water, stopping at right about his waist. He was massive, a strong build and a threatening aura to him. -> In his hands looked like... An anchor? A glowing, semi-translucent anchor that had some odd little orbs resting within it. The demon hasn't said a single thing, but the tentacles that breached from his attire twitched and squirmed a little.

[rabidsfoot]

-> His eye darts from the anchor to the demon's helmet, back and forth, as his hands shake. He hisses again, and it comes out a bit more confident.

"W-What do you want?!"

[captain-lotl]

-> He doesn't say anything and continues to stare at the small pink demon, watching him while breathing heavily. He hasn't said a single word this entire time, why wasn't he talking? Could he not talk or something?

[rabidsfoot]

-> Cutie opens his mouth to say something, only for the board below him to crack. It snaps below his foot, making him yelp as his leg plunges into the newly splintered hole in the wood.

-> He tries to pull his leg out, but it only makes the other boards creak around him. Blood begins to trickle from above his knee, down his leg, and into the water below.

[captain-lotl]

-> The guardian watches silently before sinking back below the water and vanishing from sight. Suddenly, something cold and slimy wraps around the scientist's leg and helps him slip out from the boards. -> It was... A tentacle? Hopefully the tentacle came from that big guy and not something else...

[rabidsfoot]

-> He whimpers and presses his hands against the deck, trying to steady himself. There's a large gash in the side of his leg along with many other scratches and splinters from the broken board. Blood stains the wood below where he's sitting.

-> He was panicking and confused. Did this creature just HELP him? Why? What could he want from Cutiespace??

[captain-lotl]

-> The tentacles gently slithered around the scientist's broken leg, squeezing it and producing some sort of... Weird film? Slime? It was kind of hard to tell. -> Eventually the tentacles pulled back, leaving the scientist with a sort of... Cast? A cast of the slime that covered up the wounded area.

[rabidsfoot]

-> He stares wide-eyed at the tentacle, then at his leg, temporarily forgetting the burning pain in his leg.

"Woah..."

-> He tries to move his leg, only to hiss and wince from the pain.

[captain-lotl]

-> The bubbles came back. -> And soon enough, the massive demon emerged once more, that strange strange anchor gripped tightly within his massive hands! Had he... Had he done that?

[rabidsfoot]

"Did you.. I-I mean-"

-> He gingerly shifts so that his leg is splayed slightly to the side.

"Why did you do that?"

[captain-lotl]

-> A gurgle. A simple bubbling sound. The massive underwater demon hasn't said a single goddamn word. Could he not speak? or was he purposefully holding himself back from communicating? -> Although he did nod. Yes, that was his doing. A very small splotch of the scientist's blood could be seen on the tentacle that broke through his helmet.

[rabidsfoot]

"Oh-"

-> He stares at the tentacle for a moment, then covers his wound with his sleeves as if hiding his weakness.

"..Thanks..."

[captain-lotl]

-> Another gurgle! -> He moved closer to the dock, the weight of his upper body causing the rotten wood to groan underneath him. It looked like he wanted to step up, to join the other, but he didn't. He knew the dock would simply crumble underneath his weight. -> He'd be able to survive in the other, the scientist uh... Most likely not!

[rabidsfoot]

-> He scooches forward until he's sitting in an awkward position closer to the demon. He's bleeding.. A lot. But he doesn't seem to notice all that much.

"So, uh.. Who are you? I've never met a big water demon guy."

[captain-lotl]

-> More gurgling. All this demon did was gurgle. There must be something preventing him from speaking. His build was... Oddly familiar. There must be another demon with his shape! -> He was on the bigger side so he definitely a deity of some sorts! He didn't look like the SFOTHs and was FAR too big to be someone like Dom or Valk....

[rabidsfoot]

"You can't speak, can you?"

-> He sighs and his fuzzy little ears droop slightly, as if he's disappointed.

"Guess it's up to me to do all the talkin' then. I'm Cutiespace."

[captain-lotl]

-> He nods in understanding and lowers his anchor, holding out one of his big meaty hands. It was... Probably going to be wet and gross feeling, but hey! He was being civil! -> The guardian hadn't entirely figured out if Cutie was a threat or not, but he was going to be polite for now.

[rabidsfoot]

-> He stares at the hand for a solid bit before slowly expending his own hand, awkwardly grabbing onto the larger. He.. Doesn't seem to mind the fact that the guardian's hand is soaking wet!

"Nice to meet you, I guess.. 'M not feelin' super enthusiastic, kinda goin' through it lately, sorry."

-> The apology's tone is flat and he looks away.

[captain-lotl]

-> He cocks his head to the side and holds the smaller demon's itty bitty hand. He's never seen someone so damn small before. The smallest demon he's ever known is Seafoam. -> Well... In his current life, that is. -> He gurgled slightly at the scientist's word. Was he curious? Worried? It was hard to tell, but he was listening.

[captain-lotl]

-> A small demon dressed in pink sits on the edge of a dock overlooking the ocean. The dock is in major disrepair, the wood rotting and cracked, ready to break at any moment. But the demon doesn't seem to care. He stares down at his reflection, socks and shoes sitting beside him as he dangles his legs in the water and idly swishes them around.

-> He looks numb.

@rabidsfoot

-> This isn't the waters from the ocean that surrounded the world this little scientist knew. It was cleaner and clearer, little fish and blades of seaweed could be seen below the surface as either mere shadows or much closer reflections. -> The area was quiet, maybe it was a little TOO quiet. But wasn't silence a good thing right now? Wasn't the peace of the ocean a nice thing to have? Wasn't- -> What was that?

[rabidsfoot]

-> Cutie glances around. He swore that he'd heard something. But.. Maybe his mind is playing tricks on him. Wouldn't be the first time. He wasn't even sure how he got here - all he remembered was running away and not being able to find Jester's old carnival.

-> He looks down at his lap, sniffling softly and rubbing his eye. He hated feeling sorry for himself, but he couldn't keep denying a lot of things anymore. He just couldn't.

[captain-lotl]

-> Bubbles. -> Those were bubbles in the water. Bubbles breaching the surface and... A shadow slowly getting bigger and bigger. Something was coming out of the water. And it looked absolutely MASSIVE.

[rabidsfoot]

-> The scientist shrieked and scrambled back, staring at the water with a wide eye. His heart thumped and his mind screamed at him to move, to run, to hide, to do ANYTHING, but he couldn't get himself to move.

[captain-lotl]

-> A pair of horns broke through the water's surface, followed by a head and eventually the upper body of... A demon? What the hell was going on here?

-> The man was absolutely MASSIVE too, much larger than a normal demon. Was it a god? Demigod maybe? Whatever it was, it was big and threatening looking.

[rabidsfoot]

-> He stumbles to his feet and quickly backs away, the dock's rotting boards groaning under the weight.

"What- W-Who- Don't you even try to hurt me!"

-> His voice quivers and his fuzzy ears pin to the sides of his head. He tries to hiss threateningly, but it's feeble and he shrinks under the demon's gaze.

[captain-lotl]

-> The demon doesn't say anything and merges out of the water, stopping at right about his waist. He was massive, a strong build and a threatening aura to him. -> In his hands looked like... An anchor? A glowing, semi-translucent anchor that had some odd little orbs resting within it. The demon hasn't said a single thing, but the tentacles that breached from his attire twitched and squirmed a little.

[rabidsfoot]

-> His eye darts from the anchor to the demon's helmet, back and forth, as his hands shake. He hisses again, and it comes out a bit more confident.

"W-What do you want?!"

[captain-lotl]

-> He doesn't say anything and continues to stare at the small pink demon, watching him while breathing heavily. He hasn't said a single word this entire time, why wasn't he talking? Could he not talk or something?

[rabidsfoot]

-> Cutie opens his mouth to say something, only for the board below him to crack. It snaps below his foot, making him yelp as his leg plunges into the newly splintered hole in the wood.

-> He tries to pull his leg out, but it only makes the other boards creak around him. Blood begins to trickle from above his knee, down his leg, and into the water below.

[captain-lotl]

-> The guardian watches silently before sinking back below the water and vanishing from sight. Suddenly, something cold and slimy wraps around the scientist's leg and helps him slip out from the boards. -> It was... A tentacle? Hopefully the tentacle came from that big guy and not something else...

[rabidsfoot]

-> He whimpers and presses his hands against the deck, trying to steady himself. There's a large gash in the side of his leg along with many other scratches and splinters from the broken board. Blood stains the wood below where he's sitting.

-> He was panicking and confused. Did this creature just HELP him? Why? What could he want from Cutiespace??

[captain-lotl]

-> The tentacles gently slithered around the scientist's broken leg, squeezing it and producing some sort of... Weird film? Slime? It was kind of hard to tell. -> Eventually the tentacles pulled back, leaving the scientist with a sort of... Cast? A cast of the slime that covered up the wounded area.

[rabidsfoot]

-> He stares wide-eyed at the tentacle, then at his leg, temporarily forgetting the burning pain in his leg.

"Woah..."

-> He tries to move his leg, only to hiss and wince from the pain.

[captain-lotl]

-> The bubbles came back. -> And soon enough, the massive demon emerged once more, that strange strange anchor gripped tightly within his massive hands! Had he... Had he done that?

[rabidsfoot]

"Did you.. I-I mean-"

-> He gingerly shifts so that his leg is splayed slightly to the side.

"Why did you do that?"

[captain-lotl]

-> A gurgle. A simple bubbling sound. The massive underwater demon hasn't said a single goddamn word. Could he not speak? or was he purposefully holding himself back from communicating? -> Although he did nod. Yes, that was his doing. A very small splotch of the scientist's blood could be seen on the tentacle that broke through his helmet.

[rabidsfoot]

"Oh-"

-> He stares at the tentacle for a moment, then covers his wound with his sleeves as if hiding his weakness.

"..Thanks..."

[captain-lotl]

-> Another gurgle! -> He moved closer to the dock, the weight of his upper body causing the rotten wood to groan underneath him. It looked like he wanted to step up, to join the other, but he didn't. He knew the dock would simply crumble underneath his weight. -> He'd be able to survive in the other, the scientist uh... Most likely not!

[rabidsfoot]

-> He scooches forward until he's sitting in an awkward position closer to the demon. He's bleeding.. A lot. But he doesn't seem to notice all that much.

"So, uh.. Who are you? I've never met a big water demon guy."

[captain-lotl]

-> More gurgling. All this demon did was gurgle. There must be something preventing him from speaking. His build was... Oddly familiar. There must be another demon with his shape! -> He was on the bigger side so he definitely a deity of some sorts! He didn't look like the SFOTHs and was FAR too big to be someone like Dom or Valk....

[rabidsfoot]

"You can't speak, can you?"

-> He sighs and his fuzzy little ears droop slightly, as if he's disappointed.

"Guess it's up to me to do all the talkin' then. I'm Cutiespace."

[captain-lotl]

-> He nods in understanding and lowers his anchor, holding out one of his big meaty hands. It was... Probably going to be wet and gross feeling, but hey! He was being civil! -> The guardian hadn't entirely figured out if Cutie was a threat or not, but he was going to be polite for now.

[captain-lotl]

-> A small demon dressed in pink sits on the edge of a dock overlooking the ocean. The dock is in major disrepair, the wood rotting and cracked, ready to break at any moment. But the demon doesn't seem to care. He stares down at his reflection, socks and shoes sitting beside him as he dangles his legs in the water and idly swishes them around.

-> He looks numb.

@rabidsfoot

-> This isn't the waters from the ocean that surrounded the world this little scientist knew. It was cleaner and clearer, little fish and blades of seaweed could be seen below the surface as either mere shadows or much closer reflections. -> The area was quiet, maybe it was a little TOO quiet. But wasn't silence a good thing right now? Wasn't the peace of the ocean a nice thing to have? Wasn't- -> What was that?

[rabidsfoot]

-> Cutie glances around. He swore that he'd heard something. But.. Maybe his mind is playing tricks on him. Wouldn't be the first time. He wasn't even sure how he got here - all he remembered was running away and not being able to find Jester's old carnival.

-> He looks down at his lap, sniffling softly and rubbing his eye. He hated feeling sorry for himself, but he couldn't keep denying a lot of things anymore. He just couldn't.

[captain-lotl]

-> Bubbles. -> Those were bubbles in the water. Bubbles breaching the surface and... A shadow slowly getting bigger and bigger. Something was coming out of the water. And it looked absolutely MASSIVE.

[rabidsfoot]

-> The scientist shrieked and scrambled back, staring at the water with a wide eye. His heart thumped and his mind screamed at him to move, to run, to hide, to do ANYTHING, but he couldn't get himself to move.

[captain-lotl]

-> A pair of horns broke through the water's surface, followed by a head and eventually the upper body of... A demon? What the hell was going on here?

-> The man was absolutely MASSIVE too, much larger than a normal demon. Was it a god? Demigod maybe? Whatever it was, it was big and threatening looking.

[rabidsfoot]

-> He stumbles to his feet and quickly backs away, the dock's rotting boards groaning under the weight.

"What- W-Who- Don't you even try to hurt me!"

-> His voice quivers and his fuzzy ears pin to the sides of his head. He tries to hiss threateningly, but it's feeble and he shrinks under the demon's gaze.

[captain-lotl]

-> The demon doesn't say anything and merges out of the water, stopping at right about his waist. He was massive, a strong build and a threatening aura to him. -> In his hands looked like... An anchor? A glowing, semi-translucent anchor that had some odd little orbs resting within it. The demon hasn't said a single thing, but the tentacles that breached from his attire twitched and squirmed a little.

[rabidsfoot]

-> His eye darts from the anchor to the demon's helmet, back and forth, as his hands shake. He hisses again, and it comes out a bit more confident.

"W-What do you want?!"

[captain-lotl]

-> He doesn't say anything and continues to stare at the small pink demon, watching him while breathing heavily. He hasn't said a single word this entire time, why wasn't he talking? Could he not talk or something?

[rabidsfoot]

-> Cutie opens his mouth to say something, only for the board below him to crack. It snaps below his foot, making him yelp as his leg plunges into the newly splintered hole in the wood.

-> He tries to pull his leg out, but it only makes the other boards creak around him. Blood begins to trickle from above his knee, down his leg, and into the water below.

[captain-lotl]

-> The guardian watches silently before sinking back below the water and vanishing from sight. Suddenly, something cold and slimy wraps around the scientist's leg and helps him slip out from the boards. -> It was... A tentacle? Hopefully the tentacle came from that big guy and not something else...

[rabidsfoot]

-> He whimpers and presses his hands against the deck, trying to steady himself. There's a large gash in the side of his leg along with many other scratches and splinters from the broken board. Blood stains the wood below where he's sitting.

-> He was panicking and confused. Did this creature just HELP him? Why? What could he want from Cutiespace??

[captain-lotl]

-> The tentacles gently slithered around the scientist's broken leg, squeezing it and producing some sort of... Weird film? Slime? It was kind of hard to tell. -> Eventually the tentacles pulled back, leaving the scientist with a sort of... Cast? A cast of the slime that covered up the wounded area.

[rabidsfoot]

-> He stares wide-eyed at the tentacle, then at his leg, temporarily forgetting the burning pain in his leg.

"Woah..."

-> He tries to move his leg, only to hiss and wince from the pain.

[captain-lotl]

-> The bubbles came back. -> And soon enough, the massive demon emerged once more, that strange strange anchor gripped tightly within his massive hands! Had he... Had he done that?

[rabidsfoot]

"Did you.. I-I mean-"

-> He gingerly shifts so that his leg is splayed slightly to the side.

"Why did you do that?"

[captain-lotl]

-> A gurgle. A simple bubbling sound. The massive underwater demon hasn't said a single goddamn word. Could he not speak? or was he purposefully holding himself back from communicating? -> Although he did nod. Yes, that was his doing. A very small splotch of the scientist's blood could be seen on the tentacle that broke through his helmet.

[rabidsfoot]

"Oh-"

-> He stares at the tentacle for a moment, then covers his wound with his sleeves as if hiding his weakness.

"..Thanks..."

[captain-lotl]

-> Another gurgle! -> He moved closer to the dock, the weight of his upper body causing the rotten wood to groan underneath him. It looked like he wanted to step up, to join the other, but he didn't. He knew the dock would simply crumble underneath his weight. -> He'd be able to survive in the other, the scientist uh... Most likely not!

[rabidsfoot]

-> He scooches forward until he's sitting in an awkward position closer to the demon. He's bleeding.. A lot. But he doesn't seem to notice all that much.

"So, uh.. Who are you? I've never met a big water demon guy."

[captain-lotl]

-> More gurgling. All this demon did was gurgle. There must be something preventing him from speaking. His build was... Oddly familiar. There must be another demon with his shape! -> He was on the bigger side so he definitely a deity of some sorts! He didn't look like the SFOTHs and was FAR too big to be someone like Dom or Valk....

[captain-lotl]

-> A small demon dressed in pink sits on the edge of a dock overlooking the ocean. The dock is in major disrepair, the wood rotting and cracked, ready to break at any moment. But the demon doesn't seem to care. He stares down at his reflection, socks and shoes sitting beside him as he dangles his legs in the water and idly swishes them around.

-> He looks numb.

@rabidsfoot

-> This isn't the waters from the ocean that surrounded the world this little scientist knew. It was cleaner and clearer, little fish and blades of seaweed could be seen below the surface as either mere shadows or much closer reflections. -> The area was quiet, maybe it was a little TOO quiet. But wasn't silence a good thing right now? Wasn't the peace of the ocean a nice thing to have? Wasn't- -> What was that?

[rabidsfoot]

-> Cutie glances around. He swore that he'd heard something. But.. Maybe his mind is playing tricks on him. Wouldn't be the first time. He wasn't even sure how he got here - all he remembered was running away and not being able to find Jester's old carnival.

-> He looks down at his lap, sniffling softly and rubbing his eye. He hated feeling sorry for himself, but he couldn't keep denying a lot of things anymore. He just couldn't.

[captain-lotl]

-> Bubbles. -> Those were bubbles in the water. Bubbles breaching the surface and... A shadow slowly getting bigger and bigger. Something was coming out of the water. And it looked absolutely MASSIVE.

[rabidsfoot]

-> The scientist shrieked and scrambled back, staring at the water with a wide eye. His heart thumped and his mind screamed at him to move, to run, to hide, to do ANYTHING, but he couldn't get himself to move.

[captain-lotl]

-> A pair of horns broke through the water's surface, followed by a head and eventually the upper body of... A demon? What the hell was going on here?

-> The man was absolutely MASSIVE too, much larger than a normal demon. Was it a god? Demigod maybe? Whatever it was, it was big and threatening looking.

[rabidsfoot]

-> He stumbles to his feet and quickly backs away, the dock's rotting boards groaning under the weight.

"What- W-Who- Don't you even try to hurt me!"

-> His voice quivers and his fuzzy ears pin to the sides of his head. He tries to hiss threateningly, but it's feeble and he shrinks under the demon's gaze.

[captain-lotl]

-> The demon doesn't say anything and merges out of the water, stopping at right about his waist. He was massive, a strong build and a threatening aura to him. -> In his hands looked like... An anchor? A glowing, semi-translucent anchor that had some odd little orbs resting within it. The demon hasn't said a single thing, but the tentacles that breached from his attire twitched and squirmed a little.

[rabidsfoot]

-> His eye darts from the anchor to the demon's helmet, back and forth, as his hands shake. He hisses again, and it comes out a bit more confident.

"W-What do you want?!"

[captain-lotl]

-> He doesn't say anything and continues to stare at the small pink demon, watching him while breathing heavily. He hasn't said a single word this entire time, why wasn't he talking? Could he not talk or something?

[rabidsfoot]

-> Cutie opens his mouth to say something, only for the board below him to crack. It snaps below his foot, making him yelp as his leg plunges into the newly splintered hole in the wood.

-> He tries to pull his leg out, but it only makes the other boards creak around him. Blood begins to trickle from above his knee, down his leg, and into the water below.

[captain-lotl]

-> The guardian watches silently before sinking back below the water and vanishing from sight. Suddenly, something cold and slimy wraps around the scientist's leg and helps him slip out from the boards. -> It was... A tentacle? Hopefully the tentacle came from that big guy and not something else...

[rabidsfoot]

-> He whimpers and presses his hands against the deck, trying to steady himself. There's a large gash in the side of his leg along with many other scratches and splinters from the broken board. Blood stains the wood below where he's sitting.

-> He was panicking and confused. Did this creature just HELP him? Why? What could he want from Cutiespace??

[captain-lotl]

-> The tentacles gently slithered around the scientist's broken leg, squeezing it and producing some sort of... Weird film? Slime? It was kind of hard to tell. -> Eventually the tentacles pulled back, leaving the scientist with a sort of... Cast? A cast of the slime that covered up the wounded area.

[rabidsfoot]

-> He stares wide-eyed at the tentacle, then at his leg, temporarily forgetting the burning pain in his leg.

"Woah..."

-> He tries to move his leg, only to hiss and wince from the pain.

[captain-lotl]

-> The bubbles came back. -> And soon enough, the massive demon emerged once more, that strange strange anchor gripped tightly within his massive hands! Had he... Had he done that?

[rabidsfoot]

"Did you.. I-I mean-"

-> He gingerly shifts so that his leg is splayed slightly to the side.

"Why did you do that?"

[captain-lotl]

-> A gurgle. A simple bubbling sound. The massive underwater demon hasn't said a single goddamn word. Could he not speak? or was he purposefully holding himself back from communicating? -> Although he did nod. Yes, that was his doing. A very small splotch of the scientist's blood could be seen on the tentacle that broke through his helmet.

[rabidsfoot]

"Oh-"

-> He stares at the tentacle for a moment, then covers his wound with his sleeves as if hiding his weakness.

"..Thanks..."

[captain-lotl]

-> Another gurgle! -> He moved closer to the dock, the weight of his upper body causing the rotten wood to groan underneath him. It looked like he wanted to step up, to join the other, but he didn't. He knew the dock would simply crumble underneath his weight. -> He'd be able to survive in the other, the scientist uh... Most likely not!

[captain-lotl]

-> A small demon dressed in pink sits on the edge of a dock overlooking the ocean. The dock is in major disrepair, the wood rotting and cracked, ready to break at any moment. But the demon doesn't seem to care. He stares down at his reflection, socks and shoes sitting beside him as he dangles his legs in the water and idly swishes them around.

-> He looks numb.

@rabidsfoot

-> This isn't the waters from the ocean that surrounded the world this little scientist knew. It was cleaner and clearer, little fish and blades of seaweed could be seen below the surface as either mere shadows or much closer reflections. -> The area was quiet, maybe it was a little TOO quiet. But wasn't silence a good thing right now? Wasn't the peace of the ocean a nice thing to have? Wasn't- -> What was that?

[rabidsfoot]

-> Cutie glances around. He swore that he'd heard something. But.. Maybe his mind is playing tricks on him. Wouldn't be the first time. He wasn't even sure how he got here - all he remembered was running away and not being able to find Jester's old carnival.

-> He looks down at his lap, sniffling softly and rubbing his eye. He hated feeling sorry for himself, but he couldn't keep denying a lot of things anymore. He just couldn't.

[captain-lotl]

-> Bubbles. -> Those were bubbles in the water. Bubbles breaching the surface and... A shadow slowly getting bigger and bigger. Something was coming out of the water. And it looked absolutely MASSIVE.

[rabidsfoot]

-> The scientist shrieked and scrambled back, staring at the water with a wide eye. His heart thumped and his mind screamed at him to move, to run, to hide, to do ANYTHING, but he couldn't get himself to move.

[captain-lotl]

-> A pair of horns broke through the water's surface, followed by a head and eventually the upper body of... A demon? What the hell was going on here?

-> The man was absolutely MASSIVE too, much larger than a normal demon. Was it a god? Demigod maybe? Whatever it was, it was big and threatening looking.

[rabidsfoot]

-> He stumbles to his feet and quickly backs away, the dock's rotting boards groaning under the weight.

"What- W-Who- Don't you even try to hurt me!"

-> His voice quivers and his fuzzy ears pin to the sides of his head. He tries to hiss threateningly, but it's feeble and he shrinks under the demon's gaze.

[captain-lotl]

-> The demon doesn't say anything and merges out of the water, stopping at right about his waist. He was massive, a strong build and a threatening aura to him. -> In his hands looked like... An anchor? A glowing, semi-translucent anchor that had some odd little orbs resting within it. The demon hasn't said a single thing, but the tentacles that breached from his attire twitched and squirmed a little.

[rabidsfoot]

-> His eye darts from the anchor to the demon's helmet, back and forth, as his hands shake. He hisses again, and it comes out a bit more confident.

"W-What do you want?!"

[captain-lotl]

-> He doesn't say anything and continues to stare at the small pink demon, watching him while breathing heavily. He hasn't said a single word this entire time, why wasn't he talking? Could he not talk or something?

[rabidsfoot]

-> Cutie opens his mouth to say something, only for the board below him to crack. It snaps below his foot, making him yelp as his leg plunges into the newly splintered hole in the wood.

-> He tries to pull his leg out, but it only makes the other boards creak around him. Blood begins to trickle from above his knee, down his leg, and into the water below.

[captain-lotl]

-> The guardian watches silently before sinking back below the water and vanishing from sight. Suddenly, something cold and slimy wraps around the scientist's leg and helps him slip out from the boards. -> It was... A tentacle? Hopefully the tentacle came from that big guy and not something else...

[rabidsfoot]

-> He whimpers and presses his hands against the deck, trying to steady himself. There's a large gash in the side of his leg along with many other scratches and splinters from the broken board. Blood stains the wood below where he's sitting.

-> He was panicking and confused. Did this creature just HELP him? Why? What could he want from Cutiespace??

[captain-lotl]

-> The tentacles gently slithered around the scientist's broken leg, squeezing it and producing some sort of... Weird film? Slime? It was kind of hard to tell. -> Eventually the tentacles pulled back, leaving the scientist with a sort of... Cast? A cast of the slime that covered up the wounded area.

[rabidsfoot]

-> He stares wide-eyed at the tentacle, then at his leg, temporarily forgetting the burning pain in his leg.

"Woah..."

-> He tries to move his leg, only to hiss and wince from the pain.

[captain-lotl]

-> The bubbles came back. -> And soon enough, the massive demon emerged once more, that strange strange anchor gripped tightly within his massive hands! Had he... Had he done that?

[rabidsfoot]

"Did you.. I-I mean-"

-> He gingerly shifts so that his leg is splayed slightly to the side.

"Why did you do that?"

[captain-lotl]

-> A gurgle. A simple bubbling sound. The massive underwater demon hasn't said a single goddamn word. Could he not speak? or was he purposefully holding himself back from communicating? -> Although he did nod. Yes, that was his doing. A very small splotch of the scientist's blood could be seen on the tentacle that broke through his helmet.

[captain-lotl]

The Mer was a little far from home one must say. He basically swam all the way to a different island in one day.

Although he was tried of being locked up by his uncle and brother. He loved them don’t get him wrong…he just needed some time away.

He came to the shores, not entirely coming out of the water. He was honestly scared to after what happened last time…

He needed warmth. He craved for it…so he crawled himself onto the sand.

@mer-idol

-> A figure could be seen further up along the shoreline, dressed in a familiar set of seafoam green and darker hued clothing, quad horns and an eyepatch over one of his eyes. -> Huh... Wasn't that Valk's little pirate friend? What was his name again, Seafoam or something?

[mer-idol]

The Mer shrilled in caution. He doesn’t know the other Mer well…he wished he did. Although he was a shy little thing .

He looked around, seeing if there were any other demons around before crawling up more, tail dragging behind him.

Such a hindrance! It was heavy! How to stupid demons do this? He feels like a fish out of water…

Well- he is.

[captain-lotl]

-> Seafoam's tail twitched, the slight sound of the other mer dragging himself onto the land made him look over, eye narrowing in worry. He's never interacted with the other mer, but he knew that was his friend's little brother. -> But why was Dom all the way out here? Had something happened? Did Valk need him? He didn't really want another stressor on his back, but he was worried now. -> He got up and started to head towards the struggling mer.

[mer-idol]

Dom’s fined ears wiggle in curiosity. He always was a very curious Mer. It got him into trouble sometimes.

He decided to lift himself up with his arms and throw himself forward to get closer faster. He landed on his stomach, causing the sand to stick all over his wet body.

He looked up about to greet the other Mer before getting distracted by something in the corner of his eye.

A shell! Oh he loved shells! He grabbed it and rolled over on his back to put it in the air to examine it.

[captain-lotl]

"Hey Dom! Whatcha got there?" -> He goes over and squats down, folding his arms over his knees and tilting his head to the side slightly, tail swishing against the sand idly. "Pretty seashell! Bet I got somethin' even prettier tho..."

[mer-idol]

Dom perked up, immediately throwing the other shell away and getting up to properly look at the Captain.

It was like there was stars in his eye, bursting with the most rattling curiosity!

[captain-lotl]

-> Seafoam smiles brightly and sits down, pulling out a little pouch from his pocket and undoing the rope that kept it close, he rummaged around before pulling out a shiny piece of pink sea glass. "I found this while traveling... Pink sea glass is kinda rare if you ask me! And I think pink's one of the prettiest colors." -> He holds the sea glass up to the light, chuckling. "It kinda looks like your color!"

[mer-idol]

Dom adjusted himself where he was sitting. He stared up at the glass with awe, his hands clapping together in happiness. His fined ears wiggled with delight!

Although…now that he brought his arms up and his body was straight there was something concerning…

Dom had marks along his wrists and neck..it wasn’t cuts though, more like…rope marks…

[captain-lotl]

-> Seafoam took notice of the rope marks and decided to push his questions down, not wanting to possibly make the other uncomfortable. He's only really talked to Valk, he should let Dom's brother handle that. "You want it?" -> He holds out the piece of sea glass to Dom and smiles at him, his tail wagging a little. "It matches you!"

[mer-idol]

Dom immediately snatches it from the captain’s hands, grasping it tightly. He thrills in excitement, fins opening and closing rapidly.

He holds it close observing it.

[captain-lotl]

-> Seafoam chuckles a little and watches the other merdemon, feeling weirdly at home with Dom despite not really knowing the grandson of one of the Inpherno's strongest deities. -> He glanced up and watched the sky slowly start to darken. He frowned. He knew someone would be mad if he wasn't home soon, but he couldn't leave Dom here alone. "Hey... You wanna come with me, Dom? I'm sure your big brother wouldn't mind if I took ya on an adventure!"

[mer-idol]

Dom gasped, looking back at Seafoam before nodding erratically! He was excited! Time away from everything and an adventure to go on!

[captain-lotl]

"Awesome!" -> He smiles brightly, his cute little tooth gap showing as he stood up and dusted sand off his pants. "I know Valk picks ya up and stuff but uh... Would you be okay with me doing that too? It's uh... The only way I can move you!"

[mer-idol]

Dom nodded, excited to see what the day gives! He could feel his heart racing rapidly. Maybe he will get to see Aunt Wind! He doesn’t know but he trusts the other with his safety!

[captain-lotl]

"Up we go then!" -> He goes over and leans down, scooping up the merdemon with some considerable effort. He didn't have the same demigod strength that Valk did, but that didn't mean he wasn't strong! "Welcome to the Island of Storms! I've got a good friend who can let you stay with us while you're here."

[mer-idol]

Dom’s tail was still wet a little, causing the sand to stick to it. He clung to the Captain’s jacket, claws digging in and he chirped.

[captain-lotl]

"Onwards then!" -> He turns and adjusts his hold on Dom, trying to keep the mermaid close to his body so he didn't end up accidentally dropping the poor guy. -> The Island of Storms was a beautiful place. Full of life and noise and color. Tall trees, bright flowers and all sorts of demons moving about the island. Traders and venders, craftsman and children running around outside playing to their little hearts' content! -> Many of the demons the two passed by greeted the pirate prince warmly, offering Seafoam little things here and there as he made his way towards an absolutely LAVISH looking estate. A lavish estate that was decorated in whites and blues and greens, exotic flowers and massive darkly colored gate surrounded it. Someone INCREDIBLY rich must live here... -> A man, most likely a servant, moved down to the gates and opened them up, letting Seafoam and Dom enter the estate's grounds. Who lived here...?

[mer-idol]

Dom got a little scared of every demon they walked past or talked to them. He was still very much scared of them.

Dom doesn’t have as much courage as his body size. He was always a big mer. Bigger than usual ones.

He was in awe of all the colors and how fancy the place was. It wasn’t his Grandfather’s palace but it was still exciting!

[captain-lotl]

"Surely Pavo's home!" -> Pavo? Who was Pavo? Well that answer was going to be swiftly given to the mer when Seafoam, although with a little struggle, knocked on the door and someone answered it. -> A darker skinned male demon opened the door, his dreads were pulled back into a high ponytail and he had some sort of device over his eyes that displayed digital ones! Clearly he was in a more dressed down state, having some sort of blue and green sleeping robe wrapped around his body that hung off his shoulders, his long and pretty peacock tail feathers sticking out from underneath. He looked very round and plush too... "Seafoam! Thank the gods I didn't have to come out and search for you! And it seems you've brought a friend..."

[mer-idol]

The mer started to freak out, pulling back and falling to the ground, grabbing the other down with him.

He didn’t like this. He didn’t like evening on land where he was most vulnerable with people he didn’t know. Valk and Seafoam were an exception but he couldn’t help himself from freaking out because of what happened recently.

[captain-lotl]

-> Seafoam yelped and came down with the other mer, holding onto Dom and pulling him close. He's known Dom to be a little skittish with land dwelling demons, but why was he freaking out so much? "Dom- Hey- Pavo's nice! I know he looks kinda scary with being rich and all but he's always been nice to me! And we're the same species of demon!" -> He smiles, trying to reassure the other mer while Pavo simply watched in stuck and awe at the display in front of him.

[mer-idol]

The mer flailed his fins, hissing without sound. He clung to Seafoam like his life depended on it. He felt like his life depended on it. He has had trouble trusting demons since the incident.

He looked the demon up and down before relaxing a little.

Pretty bird…

[captain-lotl]

"Hey- Hey- It's okay, Dom. Pavo won't hurt us. I think he'd rather get hurt himself before hurting others!" -> The avian demon chirped softly and moved out of the doorway, gesturing vaguely with his arm. "You didn't tell me you were bringing a friend, sea star." "This uh... Wasn't planned! But Dom's real nice. So you don't gotta worry about him, yeah? We just need a place to put him in some water..."

[mer-idol]

Dom let out a huff through his nose, skeptical. He will tear into those feathers if the avian tried something funny.

He did feel dry. The sand on his skin didn’t feel nice, made him itchy and irritated.

[captain-lotl]

"Come on... Let's get you inside. You're all sandy!"

-> Seafoam gets up and dusts himself off before reaching down and scooping up Dom once again, holding the merdemon close and walking inside.

"Can I just take him to the bathroom?"

"You can, sea star. I'll come in in a moment to set up the bath for him!"

"No need. I can do it. Thank you tho, Pavo."

[mer-idol]

Dom kept his grip tight onto Seafoam. He looked around a bit, he couldn’t help but be curious. He was born that way.

[captain-lotl]

-> The pirate prince made his way towards the singer's bathroom and used his tail, although awkwardly, to open up the door.

-> Much like the rest of the estate, the bathroom was also lavish and very decorated! And it looked like Pavo even had a nice big bathtub too!

"Sorry to bathtub you, Dom... Maybe I can see if Pavo can get something we can fill with water and move ya around in!"

-> He goes over and carefully sets the merdemon into the bathtub, taking off his jacket and discarding it onto the toilet before fiddling with the bathtub handles and watching the warm water slowly fill up the tub.

[mer-idol]

Dom started to splash the shallow water playfully, splashing it everywhere. He looked around and saw the decorations. He saw a shampoo bottle and picked it up, curious of what it was.

He’s seen bottles before but never plastic ones. They were always glass and some had little pieces of paper inside!

He started to experimentally nibble at it, thinking hid he opened it there would be something interesting inside!

[captain-lotl]

"Hey uh- We should probably ask Pavo first before we use that, Dom... Shampoo's not really a good thing to eat either!"

-> He smiles a little and takes the shampoo bottle from Dom, patting him on the head.

"Dunno how your skin will react with... Pavo should be dropping in soon tho! He's probably getting dressed."

[mer-idol]

Dom pouted, he would chirp in disappointment if he could. He wanted to see what was inside the bottle! He splashed the water in frustration before laying down, letting the water cover some of his body.

He was a very big mer! So his tail would stick out of any tub unless it was a pool. He could never fully go under the water.

[captain-lotl]

"How are you two doing in here?"

-> Pavo came into the bathroom and just like Seafoam guessed, the avian demon had changed into his usual right body suit, arms exposed with thigh high boots and some sort of little jacket on, shoulders exposed as the jacket hung down a little. He had all sorts of shiny jewelry pieces on... Oh god was he pretty.

"We're fine! Dom was just playing with one of the shampoo bottles... I uh- I don't know if it's safe for his skin and hair, y'know?"

[mer-idol]

Dom continued to pout till he looked up at Pavo. His upset expression formed into a mesmerized one. He’s never seen a demon so pretty before….

His tail began to wag, causing water to splash onto the floor…

[captain-lotl]

"I uh... I don't believe you two have ever met before! But I wouldn't be shocked if Dom has heard about you, Pavo. You are quite famous." "Dom, this is Pavane or "Pavo" for short. He's a famous singer and performer from the Island of Storms. He's even performed for your auntie before." -> The expression on Pavo's visor switches briefly to a couple question marks, his head tilting towards Seafoam. "And Pavo, this is Dom. He's one of Queen Windforce's nephews! One of the grandsons of Firebrand himself... The man who runs that massive gladiator arena!"

[mer-idol]

Dom tilts his head when the visor changed. He was curious…how did it work!? The mer was fascinated…

His fined ears wiggled, eye lit up like a Christmas light…he looked absolutely adorable!

[captain-lotl]

"I see Dom's already taken interest in you, Pavo..." -> He snickers a little and reaches over, patting Dom on the head with a smile on his face. "I'm not shocked, sea star. A lot of demons are interested in me in one way or another!" -> He chirps and takes off his visor. Oh! He had eyes underneath that thing! They were a nice dark blue like his wings and horns.

[mer-idol]

Dom ignored Seafoam’s pats and continued to stare. He doesn’t know demon culture or how things worked much on the surface. Although Pavo was the biggest thing that caught his attention.

He didn’t know why- he didn’t even know what he was feeling. If the mer could make any noises he would be chirping and shrilling with delight!

[captain-lotl]

"I will have to admit, sea star. Your little friend is very cute!" -> Pavo stepped closer and gently tapped the merdemon's nose, smiling and cooing at him. "Everyone in his family would say that too! You should hear how much his big brother talks about him."

[mer-idol]

Dom froze when his nose was tapped. His tail began making big splashes in the water as his face turned a bright pink.

The pretty bird called him cute! His heart was racing! Oh no- is this what his brother said was…love?

[captain-lotl]

"Oh! Look at that sweet little face of his, sea star!" -> Seafoam giggles a little and crosses his arms over his chest, his lotl tail swishing idly behind him. "I think it's because you're so pretty, Pavo. Anyone would be blushing around you!"

[mer-idol]

Dom mentally squeaked and bruised his face into the water. His face was hit and his mind was mush. He didn’t know what was happening!

The only thing that could really show what Dom was feeling at the moment was his tail wagging.

[captain-lotl]

"Oh-!" "Gentle with him, Pavo. Give the man some room to breathe." -> Pavo giggles a little and steps back, crossing his arms over his chest, his long peacock feathers wagging a little. "My apologizes, sweetheart. I guess I can be quite forward!"

[mer-idol]

Sweetheart!? That made him curl in on himself, tail wagging faster. He’s never felt so giddy before.

He lifted his head out of the water to look back at Pavo again. A bright pink still painting his cheeks. He was kinda upset the peacock back up.

He lifted himself up more to be closer, not wanting the other to leave.

[captain-lotl]

"How about I leave you two be, hm? I sense a little something in the air... Pavo, are any of your little helpers around? I wanted to speak with them about something?" "They are, sea star." -> Seafoam nods and gets up, walking out of the bathroom to go find one of Pavo's servants.

[mer-idol]

Dom got a little nervous when Seafoam left. He doesn’t know what he is feeling and didn’t exactly want to be left alone with the person causing these feelings. Are they good? Bad? Maybe that’s why Seafoam left because they were good emotions. Yeah, he will go with that.

He didn’t know what to do. He can’t speak, write or walk. Part of him wishes he could now. So he just stared back with a shine in his eye…

[captain-lotl]

-> Pavo goes over to the toilet and sits down, crossing one leg over the other with a gentle smile on his face. His pretty blue wings stretched out before holding back in on themselves. "Well now... I can finally be alone with a cutie! Seafoam's very cute himself... But I don't think my ex would want to see me acting all cutesy towards someone else..." -> Ex?

[mer-idol]

Dom flushed pink and sunk a little into the bath. The mer was very shy but his fins seemed to show he was happy with their wiggles.

Why did the word ex make him feel a little sad? He didn’t understand but he wanted to understand. So he listened.

[captain-lotl]

"Oh look at you! You're so cute!" -> He leans towards the tub and wiggles his talons at Dom, cooing at him in attempts to lure him out. "I won't hurt you, sweetheart. Seafoam wouldn't trust me alone with you if he knew I was a danger."

[mer-idol]

Dom was attracted to the noises, fined ears popping out wide like an umbrella. He lifted himself up and took half his body out of the tub to get closer.

His front body dangled out as he used his arms to keep himself up. He was always a curious mermaid. He couldn’t help himself really.

[captain-lotl]

-> Pavo coos and holds his hand out to Dom, smiling at him as his pretty tail feathers wag with delight. "My my! Aren't you quite big too! Such a pretty face as well..."

[mer-idol]

Dom felt all shy and awkward. He used his arms like legs and put one after the other to get closer. He hesitantly but surely laid his head in the singer’s hand, rubbing his scaly cheek ok it like a cat.

[captain-lotl]

"Look at you! Such a cutie patootie, aren't you, sweetheart?" -> He giggles and gently cups the merdemon's cheek, carefully rubbing his finger against it. "Such a pretty creature you are too..."

[mer-idol]

He sniffed the other’s hand, seeming to be interested in his talons. The only avian demons he knows is his uncle Illumina. He’s never seen a peacock before.

He brought one hand up to grab Pavo’s and examined it. They looked smaller than his uncles. Pavo was extremely smaller. He didn’t mind though. He started to become interested in his feathers, starring at them.

[captain-lotl]

"Do you like my feathers, sweetheart?" -> He giggles and lifts his tail feathers up, letting them spread out so the merdemon could see them fully. "They're quite beautiful, aren't they? Only us male peacock demons have such stunning feathers."

[captain-lotl]

The Mer was a little far from home one must say. He basically swam all the way to a different island in one day.

Although he was tried of being locked up by his uncle and brother. He loved them don’t get him wrong…he just needed some time away.

He came to the shores, not entirely coming out of the water. He was honestly scared to after what happened last time…

He needed warmth. He craved for it…so he crawled himself onto the sand.

@mer-idol

-> A figure could be seen further up along the shoreline, dressed in a familiar set of seafoam green and darker hued clothing, quad horns and an eyepatch over one of his eyes. -> Huh... Wasn't that Valk's little pirate friend? What was his name again, Seafoam or something?

[mer-idol]

The Mer shrilled in caution. He doesn’t know the other Mer well…he wished he did. Although he was a shy little thing .

He looked around, seeing if there were any other demons around before crawling up more, tail dragging behind him.

Such a hindrance! It was heavy! How to stupid demons do this? He feels like a fish out of water…

Well- he is.

[captain-lotl]

-> Seafoam's tail twitched, the slight sound of the other mer dragging himself onto the land made him look over, eye narrowing in worry. He's never interacted with the other mer, but he knew that was his friend's little brother. -> But why was Dom all the way out here? Had something happened? Did Valk need him? He didn't really want another stressor on his back, but he was worried now. -> He got up and started to head towards the struggling mer.

[mer-idol]

Dom’s fined ears wiggle in curiosity. He always was a very curious Mer. It got him into trouble sometimes.

He decided to lift himself up with his arms and throw himself forward to get closer faster. He landed on his stomach, causing the sand to stick all over his wet body.

He looked up about to greet the other Mer before getting distracted by something in the corner of his eye.

A shell! Oh he loved shells! He grabbed it and rolled over on his back to put it in the air to examine it.

[captain-lotl]

"Hey Dom! Whatcha got there?" -> He goes over and squats down, folding his arms over his knees and tilting his head to the side slightly, tail swishing against the sand idly. "Pretty seashell! Bet I got somethin' even prettier tho..."

[mer-idol]

Dom perked up, immediately throwing the other shell away and getting up to properly look at the Captain.

It was like there was stars in his eye, bursting with the most rattling curiosity!

[captain-lotl]

-> Seafoam smiles brightly and sits down, pulling out a little pouch from his pocket and undoing the rope that kept it close, he rummaged around before pulling out a shiny piece of pink sea glass. "I found this while traveling... Pink sea glass is kinda rare if you ask me! And I think pink's one of the prettiest colors." -> He holds the sea glass up to the light, chuckling. "It kinda looks like your color!"

[mer-idol]

Dom adjusted himself where he was sitting. He stared up at the glass with awe, his hands clapping together in happiness. His fined ears wiggled with delight!

Although…now that he brought his arms up and his body was straight there was something concerning…

Dom had marks along his wrists and neck..it wasn’t cuts though, more like…rope marks…

[captain-lotl]

-> Seafoam took notice of the rope marks and decided to push his questions down, not wanting to possibly make the other uncomfortable. He's only really talked to Valk, he should let Dom's brother handle that. "You want it?" -> He holds out the piece of sea glass to Dom and smiles at him, his tail wagging a little. "It matches you!"

[mer-idol]

Dom immediately snatches it from the captain’s hands, grasping it tightly. He thrills in excitement, fins opening and closing rapidly.

He holds it close observing it.

[captain-lotl]

-> Seafoam chuckles a little and watches the other merdemon, feeling weirdly at home with Dom despite not really knowing the grandson of one of the Inpherno's strongest deities. -> He glanced up and watched the sky slowly start to darken. He frowned. He knew someone would be mad if he wasn't home soon, but he couldn't leave Dom here alone. "Hey... You wanna come with me, Dom? I'm sure your big brother wouldn't mind if I took ya on an adventure!"

[mer-idol]

Dom gasped, looking back at Seafoam before nodding erratically! He was excited! Time away from everything and an adventure to go on!

[captain-lotl]

"Awesome!" -> He smiles brightly, his cute little tooth gap showing as he stood up and dusted sand off his pants. "I know Valk picks ya up and stuff but uh... Would you be okay with me doing that too? It's uh... The only way I can move you!"

[mer-idol]

Dom nodded, excited to see what the day gives! He could feel his heart racing rapidly. Maybe he will get to see Aunt Wind! He doesn’t know but he trusts the other with his safety!

[captain-lotl]

"Up we go then!" -> He goes over and leans down, scooping up the merdemon with some considerable effort. He didn't have the same demigod strength that Valk did, but that didn't mean he wasn't strong! "Welcome to the Island of Storms! I've got a good friend who can let you stay with us while you're here."

[mer-idol]

Dom’s tail was still wet a little, causing the sand to stick to it. He clung to the Captain’s jacket, claws digging in and he chirped.

[captain-lotl]

"Onwards then!" -> He turns and adjusts his hold on Dom, trying to keep the mermaid close to his body so he didn't end up accidentally dropping the poor guy. -> The Island of Storms was a beautiful place. Full of life and noise and color. Tall trees, bright flowers and all sorts of demons moving about the island. Traders and venders, craftsman and children running around outside playing to their little hearts' content! -> Many of the demons the two passed by greeted the pirate prince warmly, offering Seafoam little things here and there as he made his way towards an absolutely LAVISH looking estate. A lavish estate that was decorated in whites and blues and greens, exotic flowers and massive darkly colored gate surrounded it. Someone INCREDIBLY rich must live here... -> A man, most likely a servant, moved down to the gates and opened them up, letting Seafoam and Dom enter the estate's grounds. Who lived here...?

[mer-idol]

Dom got a little scared of every demon they walked past or talked to them. He was still very much scared of them.

Dom doesn’t have as much courage as his body size. He was always a big mer. Bigger than usual ones.

He was in awe of all the colors and how fancy the place was. It wasn’t his Grandfather’s palace but it was still exciting!

[captain-lotl]

"Surely Pavo's home!" -> Pavo? Who was Pavo? Well that answer was going to be swiftly given to the mer when Seafoam, although with a little struggle, knocked on the door and someone answered it. -> A darker skinned male demon opened the door, his dreads were pulled back into a high ponytail and he had some sort of device over his eyes that displayed digital ones! Clearly he was in a more dressed down state, having some sort of blue and green sleeping robe wrapped around his body that hung off his shoulders, his long and pretty peacock tail feathers sticking out from underneath. He looked very round and plush too... "Seafoam! Thank the gods I didn't have to come out and search for you! And it seems you've brought a friend..."

[mer-idol]

The mer started to freak out, pulling back and falling to the ground, grabbing the other down with him.

He didn’t like this. He didn’t like evening on land where he was most vulnerable with people he didn’t know. Valk and Seafoam were an exception but he couldn’t help himself from freaking out because of what happened recently.

[captain-lotl]

-> Seafoam yelped and came down with the other mer, holding onto Dom and pulling him close. He's known Dom to be a little skittish with land dwelling demons, but why was he freaking out so much? "Dom- Hey- Pavo's nice! I know he looks kinda scary with being rich and all but he's always been nice to me! And we're the same species of demon!" -> He smiles, trying to reassure the other mer while Pavo simply watched in stuck and awe at the display in front of him.

[mer-idol]

The mer flailed his fins, hissing without sound. He clung to Seafoam like his life depended on it. He felt like his life depended on it. He has had trouble trusting demons since the incident.

He looked the demon up and down before relaxing a little.

Pretty bird…

[captain-lotl]

"Hey- Hey- It's okay, Dom. Pavo won't hurt us. I think he'd rather get hurt himself before hurting others!" -> The avian demon chirped softly and moved out of the doorway, gesturing vaguely with his arm. "You didn't tell me you were bringing a friend, sea star." "This uh... Wasn't planned! But Dom's real nice. So you don't gotta worry about him, yeah? We just need a place to put him in some water..."

[mer-idol]

Dom let out a huff through his nose, skeptical. He will tear into those feathers if the avian tried something funny.

He did feel dry. The sand on his skin didn’t feel nice, made him itchy and irritated.

[captain-lotl]

"Come on... Let's get you inside. You're all sandy!"

-> Seafoam gets up and dusts himself off before reaching down and scooping up Dom once again, holding the merdemon close and walking inside.

"Can I just take him to the bathroom?"

"You can, sea star. I'll come in in a moment to set up the bath for him!"

"No need. I can do it. Thank you tho, Pavo."

[mer-idol]

Dom kept his grip tight onto Seafoam. He looked around a bit, he couldn’t help but be curious. He was born that way.

[captain-lotl]

-> The pirate prince made his way towards the singer's bathroom and used his tail, although awkwardly, to open up the door.

-> Much like the rest of the estate, the bathroom was also lavish and very decorated! And it looked like Pavo even had a nice big bathtub too!

"Sorry to bathtub you, Dom... Maybe I can see if Pavo can get something we can fill with water and move ya around in!"

-> He goes over and carefully sets the merdemon into the bathtub, taking off his jacket and discarding it onto the toilet before fiddling with the bathtub handles and watching the warm water slowly fill up the tub.

[mer-idol]

Dom started to splash the shallow water playfully, splashing it everywhere. He looked around and saw the decorations. He saw a shampoo bottle and picked it up, curious of what it was.

He’s seen bottles before but never plastic ones. They were always glass and some had little pieces of paper inside!

He started to experimentally nibble at it, thinking hid he opened it there would be something interesting inside!

[captain-lotl]

"Hey uh- We should probably ask Pavo first before we use that, Dom... Shampoo's not really a good thing to eat either!"

-> He smiles a little and takes the shampoo bottle from Dom, patting him on the head.

"Dunno how your skin will react with... Pavo should be dropping in soon tho! He's probably getting dressed."

[mer-idol]

Dom pouted, he would chirp in disappointment if he could. He wanted to see what was inside the bottle! He splashed the water in frustration before laying down, letting the water cover some of his body.

He was a very big mer! So his tail would stick out of any tub unless it was a pool. He could never fully go under the water.

[captain-lotl]

"How are you two doing in here?"

-> Pavo came into the bathroom and just like Seafoam guessed, the avian demon had changed into his usual right body suit, arms exposed with thigh high boots and some sort of little jacket on, shoulders exposed as the jacket hung down a little. He had all sorts of shiny jewelry pieces on... Oh god was he pretty.

"We're fine! Dom was just playing with one of the shampoo bottles... I uh- I don't know if it's safe for his skin and hair, y'know?"

[mer-idol]

Dom continued to pout till he looked up at Pavo. His upset expression formed into a mesmerized one. He’s never seen a demon so pretty before….

His tail began to wag, causing water to splash onto the floor…

[captain-lotl]

"I uh... I don't believe you two have ever met before! But I wouldn't be shocked if Dom has heard about you, Pavo. You are quite famous." "Dom, this is Pavane or "Pavo" for short. He's a famous singer and performer from the Island of Storms. He's even performed for your auntie before." -> The expression on Pavo's visor switches briefly to a couple question marks, his head tilting towards Seafoam. "And Pavo, this is Dom. He's one of Queen Windforce's nephews! One of the grandsons of Firebrand himself... The man who runs that massive gladiator arena!"

[mer-idol]

Dom tilts his head when the visor changed. He was curious…how did it work!? The mer was fascinated…

His fined ears wiggled, eye lit up like a Christmas light…he looked absolutely adorable!

[captain-lotl]

"I see Dom's already taken interest in you, Pavo..." -> He snickers a little and reaches over, patting Dom on the head with a smile on his face. "I'm not shocked, sea star. A lot of demons are interested in me in one way or another!" -> He chirps and takes off his visor. Oh! He had eyes underneath that thing! They were a nice dark blue like his wings and horns.

[mer-idol]

Dom ignored Seafoam’s pats and continued to stare. He doesn’t know demon culture or how things worked much on the surface. Although Pavo was the biggest thing that caught his attention.

He didn’t know why- he didn’t even know what he was feeling. If the mer could make any noises he would be chirping and shrilling with delight!

[captain-lotl]

"I will have to admit, sea star. Your little friend is very cute!" -> Pavo stepped closer and gently tapped the merdemon's nose, smiling and cooing at him. "Everyone in his family would say that too! You should hear how much his big brother talks about him."

[mer-idol]

Dom froze when his nose was tapped. His tail began making big splashes in the water as his face turned a bright pink.

The pretty bird called him cute! His heart was racing! Oh no- is this what his brother said was…love?

[captain-lotl]

"Oh! Look at that sweet little face of his, sea star!" -> Seafoam giggles a little and crosses his arms over his chest, his lotl tail swishing idly behind him. "I think it's because you're so pretty, Pavo. Anyone would be blushing around you!"

[mer-idol]

Dom mentally squeaked and bruised his face into the water. His face was hit and his mind was mush. He didn’t know what was happening!

The only thing that could really show what Dom was feeling at the moment was his tail wagging.

[captain-lotl]

"Oh-!" "Gentle with him, Pavo. Give the man some room to breathe." -> Pavo giggles a little and steps back, crossing his arms over his chest, his long peacock feathers wagging a little. "My apologizes, sweetheart. I guess I can be quite forward!"

[mer-idol]

Sweetheart!? That made him curl in on himself, tail wagging faster. He’s never felt so giddy before.

He lifted his head out of the water to look back at Pavo again. A bright pink still painting his cheeks. He was kinda upset the peacock back up.

He lifted himself up more to be closer, not wanting the other to leave.

[captain-lotl]

"How about I leave you two be, hm? I sense a little something in the air... Pavo, are any of your little helpers around? I wanted to speak with them about something?" "They are, sea star." -> Seafoam nods and gets up, walking out of the bathroom to go find one of Pavo's servants.

[mer-idol]

Dom got a little nervous when Seafoam left. He doesn’t know what he is feeling and didn’t exactly want to be left alone with the person causing these feelings. Are they good? Bad? Maybe that’s why Seafoam left because they were good emotions. Yeah, he will go with that.

He didn’t know what to do. He can’t speak, write or walk. Part of him wishes he could now. So he just stared back with a shine in his eye…

[captain-lotl]

-> Pavo goes over to the toilet and sits down, crossing one leg over the other with a gentle smile on his face. His pretty blue wings stretched out before holding back in on themselves. "Well now... I can finally be alone with a cutie! Seafoam's very cute himself... But I don't think my ex would want to see me acting all cutesy towards someone else..." -> Ex?

[mer-idol]

Dom flushed pink and sunk a little into the bath. The mer was very shy but his fins seemed to show he was happy with their wiggles.

Why did the word ex make him feel a little sad? He didn’t understand but he wanted to understand. So he listened.

[captain-lotl]

"Oh look at you! You're so cute!" -> He leans towards the tub and wiggles his talons at Dom, cooing at him in attempts to lure him out. "I won't hurt you, sweetheart. Seafoam wouldn't trust me alone with you if he knew I was a danger."

[mer-idol]

Dom was attracted to the noises, fined ears popping out wide like an umbrella. He lifted himself up and took half his body out of the tub to get closer.

His front body dangled out as he used his arms to keep himself up. He was always a curious mermaid. He couldn’t help himself really.

[captain-lotl]

-> Pavo coos and holds his hand out to Dom, smiling at him as his pretty tail feathers wag with delight. "My my! Aren't you quite big too! Such a pretty face as well..."

[mer-idol]

Dom felt all shy and awkward. He used his arms like legs and put one after the other to get closer. He hesitantly but surely laid his head in the singer’s hand, rubbing his scaly cheek ok it like a cat.

[captain-lotl]

"Look at you! Such a cutie patootie, aren't you, sweetheart?" -> He giggles and gently cups the merdemon's cheek, carefully rubbing his finger against it. "Such a pretty creature you are too..."

[captain-lotl]

The Mer was a little far from home one must say. He basically swam all the way to a different island in one day.

Although he was tried of being locked up by his uncle and brother. He loved them don’t get him wrong…he just needed some time away.

He came to the shores, not entirely coming out of the water. He was honestly scared to after what happened last time…

He needed warmth. He craved for it…so he crawled himself onto the sand.

@mer-idol

-> A figure could be seen further up along the shoreline, dressed in a familiar set of seafoam green and darker hued clothing, quad horns and an eyepatch over one of his eyes. -> Huh... Wasn't that Valk's little pirate friend? What was his name again, Seafoam or something?

[mer-idol]

The Mer shrilled in caution. He doesn’t know the other Mer well…he wished he did. Although he was a shy little thing .

He looked around, seeing if there were any other demons around before crawling up more, tail dragging behind him.

Such a hindrance! It was heavy! How to stupid demons do this? He feels like a fish out of water…

Well- he is.

[captain-lotl]

-> Seafoam's tail twitched, the slight sound of the other mer dragging himself onto the land made him look over, eye narrowing in worry. He's never interacted with the other mer, but he knew that was his friend's little brother. -> But why was Dom all the way out here? Had something happened? Did Valk need him? He didn't really want another stressor on his back, but he was worried now. -> He got up and started to head towards the struggling mer.

[mer-idol]

Dom’s fined ears wiggle in curiosity. He always was a very curious Mer. It got him into trouble sometimes.

He decided to lift himself up with his arms and throw himself forward to get closer faster. He landed on his stomach, causing the sand to stick all over his wet body.

He looked up about to greet the other Mer before getting distracted by something in the corner of his eye.

A shell! Oh he loved shells! He grabbed it and rolled over on his back to put it in the air to examine it.

[captain-lotl]

"Hey Dom! Whatcha got there?" -> He goes over and squats down, folding his arms over his knees and tilting his head to the side slightly, tail swishing against the sand idly. "Pretty seashell! Bet I got somethin' even prettier tho..."

[mer-idol]

Dom perked up, immediately throwing the other shell away and getting up to properly look at the Captain.

It was like there was stars in his eye, bursting with the most rattling curiosity!

[captain-lotl]

-> Seafoam smiles brightly and sits down, pulling out a little pouch from his pocket and undoing the rope that kept it close, he rummaged around before pulling out a shiny piece of pink sea glass. "I found this while traveling... Pink sea glass is kinda rare if you ask me! And I think pink's one of the prettiest colors." -> He holds the sea glass up to the light, chuckling. "It kinda looks like your color!"

[mer-idol]

Dom adjusted himself where he was sitting. He stared up at the glass with awe, his hands clapping together in happiness. His fined ears wiggled with delight!

Although…now that he brought his arms up and his body was straight there was something concerning…

Dom had marks along his wrists and neck..it wasn’t cuts though, more like…rope marks…

[captain-lotl]

-> Seafoam took notice of the rope marks and decided to push his questions down, not wanting to possibly make the other uncomfortable. He's only really talked to Valk, he should let Dom's brother handle that. "You want it?" -> He holds out the piece of sea glass to Dom and smiles at him, his tail wagging a little. "It matches you!"

[mer-idol]

Dom immediately snatches it from the captain’s hands, grasping it tightly. He thrills in excitement, fins opening and closing rapidly.

He holds it close observing it.

[captain-lotl]

-> Seafoam chuckles a little and watches the other merdemon, feeling weirdly at home with Dom despite not really knowing the grandson of one of the Inpherno's strongest deities. -> He glanced up and watched the sky slowly start to darken. He frowned. He knew someone would be mad if he wasn't home soon, but he couldn't leave Dom here alone. "Hey... You wanna come with me, Dom? I'm sure your big brother wouldn't mind if I took ya on an adventure!"

[mer-idol]

Dom gasped, looking back at Seafoam before nodding erratically! He was excited! Time away from everything and an adventure to go on!

[captain-lotl]

"Awesome!" -> He smiles brightly, his cute little tooth gap showing as he stood up and dusted sand off his pants. "I know Valk picks ya up and stuff but uh... Would you be okay with me doing that too? It's uh... The only way I can move you!"

[mer-idol]

Dom nodded, excited to see what the day gives! He could feel his heart racing rapidly. Maybe he will get to see Aunt Wind! He doesn’t know but he trusts the other with his safety!

[captain-lotl]

"Up we go then!" -> He goes over and leans down, scooping up the merdemon with some considerable effort. He didn't have the same demigod strength that Valk did, but that didn't mean he wasn't strong! "Welcome to the Island of Storms! I've got a good friend who can let you stay with us while you're here."

[mer-idol]

Dom’s tail was still wet a little, causing the sand to stick to it. He clung to the Captain’s jacket, claws digging in and he chirped.

[captain-lotl]

"Onwards then!" -> He turns and adjusts his hold on Dom, trying to keep the mermaid close to his body so he didn't end up accidentally dropping the poor guy. -> The Island of Storms was a beautiful place. Full of life and noise and color. Tall trees, bright flowers and all sorts of demons moving about the island. Traders and venders, craftsman and children running around outside playing to their little hearts' content! -> Many of the demons the two passed by greeted the pirate prince warmly, offering Seafoam little things here and there as he made his way towards an absolutely LAVISH looking estate. A lavish estate that was decorated in whites and blues and greens, exotic flowers and massive darkly colored gate surrounded it. Someone INCREDIBLY rich must live here... -> A man, most likely a servant, moved down to the gates and opened them up, letting Seafoam and Dom enter the estate's grounds. Who lived here...?

[mer-idol]

Dom got a little scared of every demon they walked past or talked to them. He was still very much scared of them.

Dom doesn’t have as much courage as his body size. He was always a big mer. Bigger than usual ones.

He was in awe of all the colors and how fancy the place was. It wasn’t his Grandfather’s palace but it was still exciting!

[captain-lotl]

"Surely Pavo's home!" -> Pavo? Who was Pavo? Well that answer was going to be swiftly given to the mer when Seafoam, although with a little struggle, knocked on the door and someone answered it. -> A darker skinned male demon opened the door, his dreads were pulled back into a high ponytail and he had some sort of device over his eyes that displayed digital ones! Clearly he was in a more dressed down state, having some sort of blue and green sleeping robe wrapped around his body that hung off his shoulders, his long and pretty peacock tail feathers sticking out from underneath. He looked very round and plush too... "Seafoam! Thank the gods I didn't have to come out and search for you! And it seems you've brought a friend..."

[mer-idol]

The mer started to freak out, pulling back and falling to the ground, grabbing the other down with him.

He didn’t like this. He didn’t like evening on land where he was most vulnerable with people he didn’t know. Valk and Seafoam were an exception but he couldn’t help himself from freaking out because of what happened recently.

[captain-lotl]

-> Seafoam yelped and came down with the other mer, holding onto Dom and pulling him close. He's known Dom to be a little skittish with land dwelling demons, but why was he freaking out so much? "Dom- Hey- Pavo's nice! I know he looks kinda scary with being rich and all but he's always been nice to me! And we're the same species of demon!" -> He smiles, trying to reassure the other mer while Pavo simply watched in stuck and awe at the display in front of him.

[mer-idol]

The mer flailed his fins, hissing without sound. He clung to Seafoam like his life depended on it. He felt like his life depended on it. He has had trouble trusting demons since the incident.

He looked the demon up and down before relaxing a little.

Pretty bird…

[captain-lotl]

"Hey- Hey- It's okay, Dom. Pavo won't hurt us. I think he'd rather get hurt himself before hurting others!" -> The avian demon chirped softly and moved out of the doorway, gesturing vaguely with his arm. "You didn't tell me you were bringing a friend, sea star." "This uh... Wasn't planned! But Dom's real nice. So you don't gotta worry about him, yeah? We just need a place to put him in some water..."

[mer-idol]

Dom let out a huff through his nose, skeptical. He will tear into those feathers if the avian tried something funny.

He did feel dry. The sand on his skin didn’t feel nice, made him itchy and irritated.

[captain-lotl]

"Come on... Let's get you inside. You're all sandy!"

-> Seafoam gets up and dusts himself off before reaching down and scooping up Dom once again, holding the merdemon close and walking inside.

"Can I just take him to the bathroom?"

"You can, sea star. I'll come in in a moment to set up the bath for him!"

"No need. I can do it. Thank you tho, Pavo."

[mer-idol]

Dom kept his grip tight onto Seafoam. He looked around a bit, he couldn’t help but be curious. He was born that way.

[captain-lotl]

-> The pirate prince made his way towards the singer's bathroom and used his tail, although awkwardly, to open up the door.

-> Much like the rest of the estate, the bathroom was also lavish and very decorated! And it looked like Pavo even had a nice big bathtub too!

"Sorry to bathtub you, Dom... Maybe I can see if Pavo can get something we can fill with water and move ya around in!"

-> He goes over and carefully sets the merdemon into the bathtub, taking off his jacket and discarding it onto the toilet before fiddling with the bathtub handles and watching the warm water slowly fill up the tub.

[mer-idol]

Dom started to splash the shallow water playfully, splashing it everywhere. He looked around and saw the decorations. He saw a shampoo bottle and picked it up, curious of what it was.

He’s seen bottles before but never plastic ones. They were always glass and some had little pieces of paper inside!

He started to experimentally nibble at it, thinking hid he opened it there would be something interesting inside!

[captain-lotl]

"Hey uh- We should probably ask Pavo first before we use that, Dom... Shampoo's not really a good thing to eat either!"

-> He smiles a little and takes the shampoo bottle from Dom, patting him on the head.

"Dunno how your skin will react with... Pavo should be dropping in soon tho! He's probably getting dressed."

[mer-idol]

Dom pouted, he would chirp in disappointment if he could. He wanted to see what was inside the bottle! He splashed the water in frustration before laying down, letting the water cover some of his body.

He was a very big mer! So his tail would stick out of any tub unless it was a pool. He could never fully go under the water.

[captain-lotl]

"How are you two doing in here?"

-> Pavo came into the bathroom and just like Seafoam guessed, the avian demon had changed into his usual right body suit, arms exposed with thigh high boots and some sort of little jacket on, shoulders exposed as the jacket hung down a little. He had all sorts of shiny jewelry pieces on... Oh god was he pretty.

"We're fine! Dom was just playing with one of the shampoo bottles... I uh- I don't know if it's safe for his skin and hair, y'know?"

[mer-idol]

Dom continued to pout till he looked up at Pavo. His upset expression formed into a mesmerized one. He’s never seen a demon so pretty before….

His tail began to wag, causing water to splash onto the floor…

[captain-lotl]

"I uh... I don't believe you two have ever met before! But I wouldn't be shocked if Dom has heard about you, Pavo. You are quite famous." "Dom, this is Pavane or "Pavo" for short. He's a famous singer and performer from the Island of Storms. He's even performed for your auntie before." -> The expression on Pavo's visor switches briefly to a couple question marks, his head tilting towards Seafoam. "And Pavo, this is Dom. He's one of Queen Windforce's nephews! One of the grandsons of Firebrand himself... The man who runs that massive gladiator arena!"

[mer-idol]

Dom tilts his head when the visor changed. He was curious…how did it work!? The mer was fascinated…

His fined ears wiggled, eye lit up like a Christmas light…he looked absolutely adorable!

[captain-lotl]

"I see Dom's already taken interest in you, Pavo..." -> He snickers a little and reaches over, patting Dom on the head with a smile on his face. "I'm not shocked, sea star. A lot of demons are interested in me in one way or another!" -> He chirps and takes off his visor. Oh! He had eyes underneath that thing! They were a nice dark blue like his wings and horns.

[mer-idol]

Dom ignored Seafoam’s pats and continued to stare. He doesn’t know demon culture or how things worked much on the surface. Although Pavo was the biggest thing that caught his attention.

He didn’t know why- he didn’t even know what he was feeling. If the mer could make any noises he would be chirping and shrilling with delight!

[captain-lotl]

"I will have to admit, sea star. Your little friend is very cute!" -> Pavo stepped closer and gently tapped the merdemon's nose, smiling and cooing at him. "Everyone in his family would say that too! You should hear how much his big brother talks about him."

[mer-idol]

Dom froze when his nose was tapped. His tail began making big splashes in the water as his face turned a bright pink.

The pretty bird called him cute! His heart was racing! Oh no- is this what his brother said was…love?

[captain-lotl]

"Oh! Look at that sweet little face of his, sea star!" -> Seafoam giggles a little and crosses his arms over his chest, his lotl tail swishing idly behind him. "I think it's because you're so pretty, Pavo. Anyone would be blushing around you!"

[mer-idol]

Dom mentally squeaked and bruised his face into the water. His face was hit and his mind was mush. He didn’t know what was happening!

The only thing that could really show what Dom was feeling at the moment was his tail wagging.

[captain-lotl]

"Oh-!" "Gentle with him, Pavo. Give the man some room to breathe." -> Pavo giggles a little and steps back, crossing his arms over his chest, his long peacock feathers wagging a little. "My apologizes, sweetheart. I guess I can be quite forward!"

[mer-idol]

Sweetheart!? That made him curl in on himself, tail wagging faster. He’s never felt so giddy before.

He lifted his head out of the water to look back at Pavo again. A bright pink still painting his cheeks. He was kinda upset the peacock back up.

He lifted himself up more to be closer, not wanting the other to leave.

[captain-lotl]

"How about I leave you two be, hm? I sense a little something in the air... Pavo, are any of your little helpers around? I wanted to speak with them about something?" "They are, sea star." -> Seafoam nods and gets up, walking out of the bathroom to go find one of Pavo's servants.

[mer-idol]

Dom got a little nervous when Seafoam left. He doesn’t know what he is feeling and didn’t exactly want to be left alone with the person causing these feelings. Are they good? Bad? Maybe that’s why Seafoam left because they were good emotions. Yeah, he will go with that.

He didn’t know what to do. He can’t speak, write or walk. Part of him wishes he could now. So he just stared back with a shine in his eye…

[captain-lotl]

-> Pavo goes over to the toilet and sits down, crossing one leg over the other with a gentle smile on his face. His pretty blue wings stretched out before holding back in on themselves. "Well now... I can finally be alone with a cutie! Seafoam's very cute himself... But I don't think my ex would want to see me acting all cutesy towards someone else..." -> Ex?

[mer-idol]

Dom flushed pink and sunk a little into the bath. The mer was very shy but his fins seemed to show he was happy with their wiggles.

Why did the word ex make him feel a little sad? He didn’t understand but he wanted to understand. So he listened.

[captain-lotl]

"Oh look at you! You're so cute!" -> He leans towards the tub and wiggles his talons at Dom, cooing at him in attempts to lure him out. "I won't hurt you, sweetheart. Seafoam wouldn't trust me alone with you if he knew I was a danger."

[mer-idol]

Dom was attracted to the noises, fined ears popping out wide like an umbrella. He lifted himself up and took half his body out of the tub to get closer.

His front body dangled out as he used his arms to keep himself up. He was always a curious mermaid. He couldn’t help himself really.

[captain-lotl]

-> Pavo coos and holds his hand out to Dom, smiling at him as his pretty tail feathers wag with delight. "My my! Aren't you quite big too! Such a pretty face as well..."

[captain-lotl]

The Mer was a little far from home one must say. He basically swam all the way to a different island in one day.

Although he was tried of being locked up by his uncle and brother. He loved them don’t get him wrong…he just needed some time away.

He came to the shores, not entirely coming out of the water. He was honestly scared to after what happened last time…

He needed warmth. He craved for it…so he crawled himself onto the sand.

@mer-idol

-> A figure could be seen further up along the shoreline, dressed in a familiar set of seafoam green and darker hued clothing, quad horns and an eyepatch over one of his eyes. -> Huh... Wasn't that Valk's little pirate friend? What was his name again, Seafoam or something?

[mer-idol]

The Mer shrilled in caution. He doesn’t know the other Mer well…he wished he did. Although he was a shy little thing .

He looked around, seeing if there were any other demons around before crawling up more, tail dragging behind him.

Such a hindrance! It was heavy! How to stupid demons do this? He feels like a fish out of water…

Well- he is.

[captain-lotl]

-> Seafoam's tail twitched, the slight sound of the other mer dragging himself onto the land made him look over, eye narrowing in worry. He's never interacted with the other mer, but he knew that was his friend's little brother. -> But why was Dom all the way out here? Had something happened? Did Valk need him? He didn't really want another stressor on his back, but he was worried now. -> He got up and started to head towards the struggling mer.

[mer-idol]

Dom’s fined ears wiggle in curiosity. He always was a very curious Mer. It got him into trouble sometimes.

He decided to lift himself up with his arms and throw himself forward to get closer faster. He landed on his stomach, causing the sand to stick all over his wet body.

He looked up about to greet the other Mer before getting distracted by something in the corner of his eye.

A shell! Oh he loved shells! He grabbed it and rolled over on his back to put it in the air to examine it.

[captain-lotl]

"Hey Dom! Whatcha got there?" -> He goes over and squats down, folding his arms over his knees and tilting his head to the side slightly, tail swishing against the sand idly. "Pretty seashell! Bet I got somethin' even prettier tho..."

[mer-idol]

Dom perked up, immediately throwing the other shell away and getting up to properly look at the Captain.

It was like there was stars in his eye, bursting with the most rattling curiosity!

[captain-lotl]

-> Seafoam smiles brightly and sits down, pulling out a little pouch from his pocket and undoing the rope that kept it close, he rummaged around before pulling out a shiny piece of pink sea glass. "I found this while traveling... Pink sea glass is kinda rare if you ask me! And I think pink's one of the prettiest colors." -> He holds the sea glass up to the light, chuckling. "It kinda looks like your color!"

[mer-idol]

Dom adjusted himself where he was sitting. He stared up at the glass with awe, his hands clapping together in happiness. His fined ears wiggled with delight!

Although…now that he brought his arms up and his body was straight there was something concerning…

Dom had marks along his wrists and neck..it wasn’t cuts though, more like…rope marks…

[captain-lotl]

-> Seafoam took notice of the rope marks and decided to push his questions down, not wanting to possibly make the other uncomfortable. He's only really talked to Valk, he should let Dom's brother handle that. "You want it?" -> He holds out the piece of sea glass to Dom and smiles at him, his tail wagging a little. "It matches you!"

[mer-idol]

Dom immediately snatches it from the captain’s hands, grasping it tightly. He thrills in excitement, fins opening and closing rapidly.

He holds it close observing it.

[captain-lotl]

-> Seafoam chuckles a little and watches the other merdemon, feeling weirdly at home with Dom despite not really knowing the grandson of one of the Inpherno's strongest deities. -> He glanced up and watched the sky slowly start to darken. He frowned. He knew someone would be mad if he wasn't home soon, but he couldn't leave Dom here alone. "Hey... You wanna come with me, Dom? I'm sure your big brother wouldn't mind if I took ya on an adventure!"

[mer-idol]

Dom gasped, looking back at Seafoam before nodding erratically! He was excited! Time away from everything and an adventure to go on!

[captain-lotl]

"Awesome!" -> He smiles brightly, his cute little tooth gap showing as he stood up and dusted sand off his pants. "I know Valk picks ya up and stuff but uh... Would you be okay with me doing that too? It's uh... The only way I can move you!"

[mer-idol]

Dom nodded, excited to see what the day gives! He could feel his heart racing rapidly. Maybe he will get to see Aunt Wind! He doesn’t know but he trusts the other with his safety!

[captain-lotl]

"Up we go then!" -> He goes over and leans down, scooping up the merdemon with some considerable effort. He didn't have the same demigod strength that Valk did, but that didn't mean he wasn't strong! "Welcome to the Island of Storms! I've got a good friend who can let you stay with us while you're here."

[mer-idol]

Dom’s tail was still wet a little, causing the sand to stick to it. He clung to the Captain’s jacket, claws digging in and he chirped.

[captain-lotl]

"Onwards then!" -> He turns and adjusts his hold on Dom, trying to keep the mermaid close to his body so he didn't end up accidentally dropping the poor guy. -> The Island of Storms was a beautiful place. Full of life and noise and color. Tall trees, bright flowers and all sorts of demons moving about the island. Traders and venders, craftsman and children running around outside playing to their little hearts' content! -> Many of the demons the two passed by greeted the pirate prince warmly, offering Seafoam little things here and there as he made his way towards an absolutely LAVISH looking estate. A lavish estate that was decorated in whites and blues and greens, exotic flowers and massive darkly colored gate surrounded it. Someone INCREDIBLY rich must live here... -> A man, most likely a servant, moved down to the gates and opened them up, letting Seafoam and Dom enter the estate's grounds. Who lived here...?

[mer-idol]

Dom got a little scared of every demon they walked past or talked to them. He was still very much scared of them.

Dom doesn’t have as much courage as his body size. He was always a big mer. Bigger than usual ones.

He was in awe of all the colors and how fancy the place was. It wasn’t his Grandfather’s palace but it was still exciting!

[captain-lotl]

"Surely Pavo's home!" -> Pavo? Who was Pavo? Well that answer was going to be swiftly given to the mer when Seafoam, although with a little struggle, knocked on the door and someone answered it. -> A darker skinned male demon opened the door, his dreads were pulled back into a high ponytail and he had some sort of device over his eyes that displayed digital ones! Clearly he was in a more dressed down state, having some sort of blue and green sleeping robe wrapped around his body that hung off his shoulders, his long and pretty peacock tail feathers sticking out from underneath. He looked very round and plush too... "Seafoam! Thank the gods I didn't have to come out and search for you! And it seems you've brought a friend..."

[mer-idol]

The mer started to freak out, pulling back and falling to the ground, grabbing the other down with him.

He didn’t like this. He didn’t like evening on land where he was most vulnerable with people he didn’t know. Valk and Seafoam were an exception but he couldn’t help himself from freaking out because of what happened recently.

[captain-lotl]

-> Seafoam yelped and came down with the other mer, holding onto Dom and pulling him close. He's known Dom to be a little skittish with land dwelling demons, but why was he freaking out so much? "Dom- Hey- Pavo's nice! I know he looks kinda scary with being rich and all but he's always been nice to me! And we're the same species of demon!" -> He smiles, trying to reassure the other mer while Pavo simply watched in stuck and awe at the display in front of him.

[mer-idol]

The mer flailed his fins, hissing without sound. He clung to Seafoam like his life depended on it. He felt like his life depended on it. He has had trouble trusting demons since the incident.

He looked the demon up and down before relaxing a little.

Pretty bird…

[captain-lotl]

"Hey- Hey- It's okay, Dom. Pavo won't hurt us. I think he'd rather get hurt himself before hurting others!" -> The avian demon chirped softly and moved out of the doorway, gesturing vaguely with his arm. "You didn't tell me you were bringing a friend, sea star." "This uh... Wasn't planned! But Dom's real nice. So you don't gotta worry about him, yeah? We just need a place to put him in some water..."

[mer-idol]

Dom let out a huff through his nose, skeptical. He will tear into those feathers if the avian tried something funny.

He did feel dry. The sand on his skin didn’t feel nice, made him itchy and irritated.

[captain-lotl]

"Come on... Let's get you inside. You're all sandy!"

-> Seafoam gets up and dusts himself off before reaching down and scooping up Dom once again, holding the merdemon close and walking inside.

"Can I just take him to the bathroom?"

"You can, sea star. I'll come in in a moment to set up the bath for him!"

"No need. I can do it. Thank you tho, Pavo."

[mer-idol]

Dom kept his grip tight onto Seafoam. He looked around a bit, he couldn’t help but be curious. He was born that way.

[captain-lotl]

-> The pirate prince made his way towards the singer's bathroom and used his tail, although awkwardly, to open up the door.

-> Much like the rest of the estate, the bathroom was also lavish and very decorated! And it looked like Pavo even had a nice big bathtub too!

"Sorry to bathtub you, Dom... Maybe I can see if Pavo can get something we can fill with water and move ya around in!"

-> He goes over and carefully sets the merdemon into the bathtub, taking off his jacket and discarding it onto the toilet before fiddling with the bathtub handles and watching the warm water slowly fill up the tub.

[mer-idol]

Dom started to splash the shallow water playfully, splashing it everywhere. He looked around and saw the decorations. He saw a shampoo bottle and picked it up, curious of what it was.

He’s seen bottles before but never plastic ones. They were always glass and some had little pieces of paper inside!

He started to experimentally nibble at it, thinking hid he opened it there would be something interesting inside!

[captain-lotl]

"Hey uh- We should probably ask Pavo first before we use that, Dom... Shampoo's not really a good thing to eat either!"

-> He smiles a little and takes the shampoo bottle from Dom, patting him on the head.

"Dunno how your skin will react with... Pavo should be dropping in soon tho! He's probably getting dressed."

[mer-idol]

Dom pouted, he would chirp in disappointment if he could. He wanted to see what was inside the bottle! He splashed the water in frustration before laying down, letting the water cover some of his body.

He was a very big mer! So his tail would stick out of any tub unless it was a pool. He could never fully go under the water.

[captain-lotl]

"How are you two doing in here?"

-> Pavo came into the bathroom and just like Seafoam guessed, the avian demon had changed into his usual right body suit, arms exposed with thigh high boots and some sort of little jacket on, shoulders exposed as the jacket hung down a little. He had all sorts of shiny jewelry pieces on... Oh god was he pretty.

"We're fine! Dom was just playing with one of the shampoo bottles... I uh- I don't know if it's safe for his skin and hair, y'know?"

[mer-idol]

Dom continued to pout till he looked up at Pavo. His upset expression formed into a mesmerized one. He’s never seen a demon so pretty before….

His tail began to wag, causing water to splash onto the floor…

[captain-lotl]

"I uh... I don't believe you two have ever met before! But I wouldn't be shocked if Dom has heard about you, Pavo. You are quite famous." "Dom, this is Pavane or "Pavo" for short. He's a famous singer and performer from the Island of Storms. He's even performed for your auntie before." -> The expression on Pavo's visor switches briefly to a couple question marks, his head tilting towards Seafoam. "And Pavo, this is Dom. He's one of Queen Windforce's nephews! One of the grandsons of Firebrand himself... The man who runs that massive gladiator arena!"

[mer-idol]

Dom tilts his head when the visor changed. He was curious…how did it work!? The mer was fascinated…

His fined ears wiggled, eye lit up like a Christmas light…he looked absolutely adorable!

[captain-lotl]

"I see Dom's already taken interest in you, Pavo..." -> He snickers a little and reaches over, patting Dom on the head with a smile on his face. "I'm not shocked, sea star. A lot of demons are interested in me in one way or another!" -> He chirps and takes off his visor. Oh! He had eyes underneath that thing! They were a nice dark blue like his wings and horns.

[mer-idol]

Dom ignored Seafoam’s pats and continued to stare. He doesn’t know demon culture or how things worked much on the surface. Although Pavo was the biggest thing that caught his attention.

He didn’t know why- he didn’t even know what he was feeling. If the mer could make any noises he would be chirping and shrilling with delight!

[captain-lotl]

"I will have to admit, sea star. Your little friend is very cute!" -> Pavo stepped closer and gently tapped the merdemon's nose, smiling and cooing at him. "Everyone in his family would say that too! You should hear how much his big brother talks about him."

[mer-idol]

Dom froze when his nose was tapped. His tail began making big splashes in the water as his face turned a bright pink.

The pretty bird called him cute! His heart was racing! Oh no- is this what his brother said was…love?

[captain-lotl]

"Oh! Look at that sweet little face of his, sea star!" -> Seafoam giggles a little and crosses his arms over his chest, his lotl tail swishing idly behind him. "I think it's because you're so pretty, Pavo. Anyone would be blushing around you!"

[mer-idol]

Dom mentally squeaked and bruised his face into the water. His face was hit and his mind was mush. He didn’t know what was happening!

The only thing that could really show what Dom was feeling at the moment was his tail wagging.

[captain-lotl]

"Oh-!" "Gentle with him, Pavo. Give the man some room to breathe." -> Pavo giggles a little and steps back, crossing his arms over his chest, his long peacock feathers wagging a little. "My apologizes, sweetheart. I guess I can be quite forward!"

[mer-idol]

Sweetheart!? That made him curl in on himself, tail wagging faster. He’s never felt so giddy before.

He lifted his head out of the water to look back at Pavo again. A bright pink still painting his cheeks. He was kinda upset the peacock back up.

He lifted himself up more to be closer, not wanting the other to leave.

[captain-lotl]

"How about I leave you two be, hm? I sense a little something in the air... Pavo, are any of your little helpers around? I wanted to speak with them about something?" "They are, sea star." -> Seafoam nods and gets up, walking out of the bathroom to go find one of Pavo's servants.

[mer-idol]

Dom got a little nervous when Seafoam left. He doesn’t know what he is feeling and didn’t exactly want to be left alone with the person causing these feelings. Are they good? Bad? Maybe that’s why Seafoam left because they were good emotions. Yeah, he will go with that.

He didn’t know what to do. He can’t speak, write or walk. Part of him wishes he could now. So he just stared back with a shine in his eye…

[captain-lotl]

-> Pavo goes over to the toilet and sits down, crossing one leg over the other with a gentle smile on his face. His pretty blue wings stretched out before holding back in on themselves. "Well now... I can finally be alone with a cutie! Seafoam's very cute himself... But I don't think my ex would want to see me acting all cutesy towards someone else..." -> Ex?

[mer-idol]

Dom flushed pink and sunk a little into the bath. The mer was very shy but his fins seemed to show he was happy with their wiggles.

Why did the word ex make him feel a little sad? He didn’t understand but he wanted to understand. So he listened.

[captain-lotl]

"Oh look at you! You're so cute!" -> He leans towards the tub and wiggles his talons at Dom, cooing at him in attempts to lure him out. "I won't hurt you, sweetheart. Seafoam wouldn't trust me alone with you if he knew I was a danger."

[captain-lotl]

The Mer was a little far from home one must say. He basically swam all the way to a different island in one day.

Although he was tried of being locked up by his uncle and brother. He loved them don’t get him wrong…he just needed some time away.

He came to the shores, not entirely coming out of the water. He was honestly scared to after what happened last time…

He needed warmth. He craved for it…so he crawled himself onto the sand.

@mer-idol

-> A figure could be seen further up along the shoreline, dressed in a familiar set of seafoam green and darker hued clothing, quad horns and an eyepatch over one of his eyes. -> Huh... Wasn't that Valk's little pirate friend? What was his name again, Seafoam or something?

[mer-idol]

The Mer shrilled in caution. He doesn’t know the other Mer well…he wished he did. Although he was a shy little thing .

He looked around, seeing if there were any other demons around before crawling up more, tail dragging behind him.

Such a hindrance! It was heavy! How to stupid demons do this? He feels like a fish out of water…

Well- he is.

[captain-lotl]

-> Seafoam's tail twitched, the slight sound of the other mer dragging himself onto the land made him look over, eye narrowing in worry. He's never interacted with the other mer, but he knew that was his friend's little brother. -> But why was Dom all the way out here? Had something happened? Did Valk need him? He didn't really want another stressor on his back, but he was worried now. -> He got up and started to head towards the struggling mer.

[mer-idol]

Dom’s fined ears wiggle in curiosity. He always was a very curious Mer. It got him into trouble sometimes.

He decided to lift himself up with his arms and throw himself forward to get closer faster. He landed on his stomach, causing the sand to stick all over his wet body.

He looked up about to greet the other Mer before getting distracted by something in the corner of his eye.

A shell! Oh he loved shells! He grabbed it and rolled over on his back to put it in the air to examine it.

[captain-lotl]

"Hey Dom! Whatcha got there?" -> He goes over and squats down, folding his arms over his knees and tilting his head to the side slightly, tail swishing against the sand idly. "Pretty seashell! Bet I got somethin' even prettier tho..."

[mer-idol]

Dom perked up, immediately throwing the other shell away and getting up to properly look at the Captain.

It was like there was stars in his eye, bursting with the most rattling curiosity!

[captain-lotl]

-> Seafoam smiles brightly and sits down, pulling out a little pouch from his pocket and undoing the rope that kept it close, he rummaged around before pulling out a shiny piece of pink sea glass. "I found this while traveling... Pink sea glass is kinda rare if you ask me! And I think pink's one of the prettiest colors." -> He holds the sea glass up to the light, chuckling. "It kinda looks like your color!"

[mer-idol]

Dom adjusted himself where he was sitting. He stared up at the glass with awe, his hands clapping together in happiness. His fined ears wiggled with delight!

Although…now that he brought his arms up and his body was straight there was something concerning…

Dom had marks along his wrists and neck..it wasn’t cuts though, more like…rope marks…

[captain-lotl]

-> Seafoam took notice of the rope marks and decided to push his questions down, not wanting to possibly make the other uncomfortable. He's only really talked to Valk, he should let Dom's brother handle that. "You want it?" -> He holds out the piece of sea glass to Dom and smiles at him, his tail wagging a little. "It matches you!"

[mer-idol]

Dom immediately snatches it from the captain’s hands, grasping it tightly. He thrills in excitement, fins opening and closing rapidly.

He holds it close observing it.

[captain-lotl]

-> Seafoam chuckles a little and watches the other merdemon, feeling weirdly at home with Dom despite not really knowing the grandson of one of the Inpherno's strongest deities. -> He glanced up and watched the sky slowly start to darken. He frowned. He knew someone would be mad if he wasn't home soon, but he couldn't leave Dom here alone. "Hey... You wanna come with me, Dom? I'm sure your big brother wouldn't mind if I took ya on an adventure!"

[mer-idol]

Dom gasped, looking back at Seafoam before nodding erratically! He was excited! Time away from everything and an adventure to go on!

[captain-lotl]

"Awesome!" -> He smiles brightly, his cute little tooth gap showing as he stood up and dusted sand off his pants. "I know Valk picks ya up and stuff but uh... Would you be okay with me doing that too? It's uh... The only way I can move you!"

[mer-idol]

Dom nodded, excited to see what the day gives! He could feel his heart racing rapidly. Maybe he will get to see Aunt Wind! He doesn’t know but he trusts the other with his safety!

[captain-lotl]

"Up we go then!" -> He goes over and leans down, scooping up the merdemon with some considerable effort. He didn't have the same demigod strength that Valk did, but that didn't mean he wasn't strong! "Welcome to the Island of Storms! I've got a good friend who can let you stay with us while you're here."

[mer-idol]

Dom’s tail was still wet a little, causing the sand to stick to it. He clung to the Captain’s jacket, claws digging in and he chirped.

[captain-lotl]

"Onwards then!" -> He turns and adjusts his hold on Dom, trying to keep the mermaid close to his body so he didn't end up accidentally dropping the poor guy. -> The Island of Storms was a beautiful place. Full of life and noise and color. Tall trees, bright flowers and all sorts of demons moving about the island. Traders and venders, craftsman and children running around outside playing to their little hearts' content! -> Many of the demons the two passed by greeted the pirate prince warmly, offering Seafoam little things here and there as he made his way towards an absolutely LAVISH looking estate. A lavish estate that was decorated in whites and blues and greens, exotic flowers and massive darkly colored gate surrounded it. Someone INCREDIBLY rich must live here... -> A man, most likely a servant, moved down to the gates and opened them up, letting Seafoam and Dom enter the estate's grounds. Who lived here...?

[mer-idol]

Dom got a little scared of every demon they walked past or talked to them. He was still very much scared of them.

Dom doesn’t have as much courage as his body size. He was always a big mer. Bigger than usual ones.

He was in awe of all the colors and how fancy the place was. It wasn’t his Grandfather’s palace but it was still exciting!

[captain-lotl]

"Surely Pavo's home!" -> Pavo? Who was Pavo? Well that answer was going to be swiftly given to the mer when Seafoam, although with a little struggle, knocked on the door and someone answered it. -> A darker skinned male demon opened the door, his dreads were pulled back into a high ponytail and he had some sort of device over his eyes that displayed digital ones! Clearly he was in a more dressed down state, having some sort of blue and green sleeping robe wrapped around his body that hung off his shoulders, his long and pretty peacock tail feathers sticking out from underneath. He looked very round and plush too... "Seafoam! Thank the gods I didn't have to come out and search for you! And it seems you've brought a friend..."

[mer-idol]

The mer started to freak out, pulling back and falling to the ground, grabbing the other down with him.

He didn’t like this. He didn’t like evening on land where he was most vulnerable with people he didn’t know. Valk and Seafoam were an exception but he couldn’t help himself from freaking out because of what happened recently.

[captain-lotl]

-> Seafoam yelped and came down with the other mer, holding onto Dom and pulling him close. He's known Dom to be a little skittish with land dwelling demons, but why was he freaking out so much? "Dom- Hey- Pavo's nice! I know he looks kinda scary with being rich and all but he's always been nice to me! And we're the same species of demon!" -> He smiles, trying to reassure the other mer while Pavo simply watched in stuck and awe at the display in front of him.

[mer-idol]

The mer flailed his fins, hissing without sound. He clung to Seafoam like his life depended on it. He felt like his life depended on it. He has had trouble trusting demons since the incident.

He looked the demon up and down before relaxing a little.

Pretty bird…

[captain-lotl]

"Hey- Hey- It's okay, Dom. Pavo won't hurt us. I think he'd rather get hurt himself before hurting others!" -> The avian demon chirped softly and moved out of the doorway, gesturing vaguely with his arm. "You didn't tell me you were bringing a friend, sea star." "This uh... Wasn't planned! But Dom's real nice. So you don't gotta worry about him, yeah? We just need a place to put him in some water..."

[mer-idol]

Dom let out a huff through his nose, skeptical. He will tear into those feathers if the avian tried something funny.

He did feel dry. The sand on his skin didn’t feel nice, made him itchy and irritated.

[captain-lotl]

"Come on... Let's get you inside. You're all sandy!"

-> Seafoam gets up and dusts himself off before reaching down and scooping up Dom once again, holding the merdemon close and walking inside.

"Can I just take him to the bathroom?"

"You can, sea star. I'll come in in a moment to set up the bath for him!"

"No need. I can do it. Thank you tho, Pavo."

[mer-idol]

Dom kept his grip tight onto Seafoam. He looked around a bit, he couldn’t help but be curious. He was born that way.

[captain-lotl]

-> The pirate prince made his way towards the singer's bathroom and used his tail, although awkwardly, to open up the door.

-> Much like the rest of the estate, the bathroom was also lavish and very decorated! And it looked like Pavo even had a nice big bathtub too!

"Sorry to bathtub you, Dom... Maybe I can see if Pavo can get something we can fill with water and move ya around in!"

-> He goes over and carefully sets the merdemon into the bathtub, taking off his jacket and discarding it onto the toilet before fiddling with the bathtub handles and watching the warm water slowly fill up the tub.

[mer-idol]

Dom started to splash the shallow water playfully, splashing it everywhere. He looked around and saw the decorations. He saw a shampoo bottle and picked it up, curious of what it was.

He’s seen bottles before but never plastic ones. They were always glass and some had little pieces of paper inside!

He started to experimentally nibble at it, thinking hid he opened it there would be something interesting inside!

[captain-lotl]

"Hey uh- We should probably ask Pavo first before we use that, Dom... Shampoo's not really a good thing to eat either!"

-> He smiles a little and takes the shampoo bottle from Dom, patting him on the head.

"Dunno how your skin will react with... Pavo should be dropping in soon tho! He's probably getting dressed."

[mer-idol]

Dom pouted, he would chirp in disappointment if he could. He wanted to see what was inside the bottle! He splashed the water in frustration before laying down, letting the water cover some of his body.

He was a very big mer! So his tail would stick out of any tub unless it was a pool. He could never fully go under the water.

[captain-lotl]

"How are you two doing in here?"

-> Pavo came into the bathroom and just like Seafoam guessed, the avian demon had changed into his usual right body suit, arms exposed with thigh high boots and some sort of little jacket on, shoulders exposed as the jacket hung down a little. He had all sorts of shiny jewelry pieces on... Oh god was he pretty.

"We're fine! Dom was just playing with one of the shampoo bottles... I uh- I don't know if it's safe for his skin and hair, y'know?"

[mer-idol]

Dom continued to pout till he looked up at Pavo. His upset expression formed into a mesmerized one. He’s never seen a demon so pretty before….

His tail began to wag, causing water to splash onto the floor…

[captain-lotl]

"I uh... I don't believe you two have ever met before! But I wouldn't be shocked if Dom has heard about you, Pavo. You are quite famous." "Dom, this is Pavane or "Pavo" for short. He's a famous singer and performer from the Island of Storms. He's even performed for your auntie before." -> The expression on Pavo's visor switches briefly to a couple question marks, his head tilting towards Seafoam. "And Pavo, this is Dom. He's one of Queen Windforce's nephews! One of the grandsons of Firebrand himself... The man who runs that massive gladiator arena!"

[mer-idol]

Dom tilts his head when the visor changed. He was curious…how did it work!? The mer was fascinated…

His fined ears wiggled, eye lit up like a Christmas light…he looked absolutely adorable!

[captain-lotl]

"I see Dom's already taken interest in you, Pavo..." -> He snickers a little and reaches over, patting Dom on the head with a smile on his face. "I'm not shocked, sea star. A lot of demons are interested in me in one way or another!" -> He chirps and takes off his visor. Oh! He had eyes underneath that thing! They were a nice dark blue like his wings and horns.

[mer-idol]

Dom ignored Seafoam’s pats and continued to stare. He doesn’t know demon culture or how things worked much on the surface. Although Pavo was the biggest thing that caught his attention.

He didn’t know why- he didn’t even know what he was feeling. If the mer could make any noises he would be chirping and shrilling with delight!

[captain-lotl]

"I will have to admit, sea star. Your little friend is very cute!" -> Pavo stepped closer and gently tapped the merdemon's nose, smiling and cooing at him. "Everyone in his family would say that too! You should hear how much his big brother talks about him."

[mer-idol]

Dom froze when his nose was tapped. His tail began making big splashes in the water as his face turned a bright pink.

The pretty bird called him cute! His heart was racing! Oh no- is this what his brother said was…love?

[captain-lotl]

"Oh! Look at that sweet little face of his, sea star!" -> Seafoam giggles a little and crosses his arms over his chest, his lotl tail swishing idly behind him. "I think it's because you're so pretty, Pavo. Anyone would be blushing around you!"

[mer-idol]

Dom mentally squeaked and bruised his face into the water. His face was hit and his mind was mush. He didn’t know what was happening!

The only thing that could really show what Dom was feeling at the moment was his tail wagging.

[captain-lotl]

"Oh-!" "Gentle with him, Pavo. Give the man some room to breathe." -> Pavo giggles a little and steps back, crossing his arms over his chest, his long peacock feathers wagging a little. "My apologizes, sweetheart. I guess I can be quite forward!"

[mer-idol]

Sweetheart!? That made him curl in on himself, tail wagging faster. He’s never felt so giddy before.

He lifted his head out of the water to look back at Pavo again. A bright pink still painting his cheeks. He was kinda upset the peacock back up.

He lifted himself up more to be closer, not wanting the other to leave.

[captain-lotl]

"How about I leave you two be, hm? I sense a little something in the air... Pavo, are any of your little helpers around? I wanted to speak with them about something?" "They are, sea star." -> Seafoam nods and gets up, walking out of the bathroom to go find one of Pavo's servants.

[mer-idol]

Dom got a little nervous when Seafoam left. He doesn’t know what he is feeling and didn’t exactly want to be left alone with the person causing these feelings. Are they good? Bad? Maybe that’s why Seafoam left because they were good emotions. Yeah, he will go with that.

He didn’t know what to do. He can’t speak, write or walk. Part of him wishes he could now. So he just stared back with a shine in his eye…

[captain-lotl]

-> Pavo goes over to the toilet and sits down, crossing one leg over the other with a gentle smile on his face. His pretty blue wings stretched out before holding back in on themselves. "Well now... I can finally be alone with a cutie! Seafoam's very cute himself... But I don't think my ex would want to see me acting all cutesy towards someone else..." -> Ex?