Status: Closed starter for @thomasocuilinn Date: October ??, 2021 Location: Out and about around town
Coming ashore for the first time in a land visit was always tricky. At least with Port Vale though, Mike had an advantage - he’d been here before, so he knew where to go to get his hands on the basics. Once he looked the part in some totally not suspicious human clothes, he made his way through town and on over toward Isidore’s place. As he walked, his thoughts drifted to the dreams that had led him here. Mike had a tendency to go where his dreams seemed to guide him, even if he didn’t fully get why they were pointing in any particular direction. Port Vale made enough sense - more sense than a lot of his decisions seemed to on the face, if he was being honest. With the mermaid and siren leaders gathering there, he’d figured it would only be a matter of time before he’d wind up joining the crowd. And while parts of what he’d dreamt made just as much sense - Gaya being there, for instance - there were other parts he was still trying to puzzle out. There were important pieces missing, he was sure of it. Didn’t have the faintest idea of what those pieces might be, but that was alright.
No sooner than he had that thought, he caught sight of a familiar face in the crowd and stopped short. No way. Was that...? It couldn’t be. He squinted - either the world was playing a super freaky, messed up trick on him, or it was. “Thomas? Is that really you, bud?” Not waiting for an answer, he wrapped the man in a tight hug. “It’s so good to see you, man. I thought you were --” he cut off, eyes watering with emotion. “Where - where’ve ya been?”