spheroidal confine , ocean-contrived homestead  *  arrangement had its advantages / awarding oxygen in a course so unfamiliar it produces excitement and bubbling laughter. conversation rounds off following dragonâs emergence ( having never seen wataruâs familiar firsthand , he had to confess its allure  ) , surging from depths into welcoming arms ; fascination could come after theyâd secured assurance. brisk , nippy current brings forth more merriment. rather than uneasiness , kanata felt naught but curiosity at what would await them. magician had a knack for eclipsing ( mortal ) expectation and transcending into realms of the irrealizable; a divinity unrestricted . . . where love wasnât involved , anyways. as such , his revelations always were a source of unmatched bemusement.
   nearing mainspring , knock to shoulder warns heâs going in  /  leaping , tumbling toward water with a splash  /  in awe at wataruâs affinity for creativity. cerulean-tinted , seafoam tail is complimentary against otherâs decorated attachment and heâs unable to help taking both in his hands to better investigate them.
   â wataruâŞÂ this calls for ăcelebrationă earning one's ăsea legsă is no easy task. how nice . . . it ăfeelsă polished , sort of like your hair . . . ăsmooth and shinyă scales makes for a ăhealthyă tailâŞÂ  â  is it true ? probably ! gently , he places them back into the water , flicking tail joyously at the feel of water and soft pukaâs escape whilst rei speaks. how funny that he speaks of stealing. thereâs no harm in playing along with old friends , so , heâll entertain a pirateâs whims.
   â the ăseaă and its ăcreaturesă do not frighten you? hmm , I am not so ăcertaină about the ăland-breather'să intentions , wataru ~ in your ăhonestă opinion , what shall we do? should we ăexploreă mother with him⪠drown himâŞÂ our possibilities are endless ~ â
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As he waited to show off to the other two Oddballs, Wataru took his time to inspect the ins and outs of being merfolk. Webbed hands were a detail he failed to notice, certainly interesting how much easier they glided through the water compared to his normal human hands. Itâs a shame they wouldnât have these costumes forever but thatâs the exact reason why he planned to try out many costumes, so that he could experience being something else from this short time frame, maybe even learn from them!
If he could learn tricks from being these different things, then it would simply amaze people further. He wonders, could he breathe underwater? Or did he still have lungs? The makeup of mercreatures was certainly still a mystery to him. So this is exactly what Wataru tested. Lowing himself into the fountain, he submerged himself underwater. Slowly opening his eyes, he looked around and blinked slowly. Right now, it didnât seem any different from being above the surface, even when he opened his mouth and inhaled the water! How fascinating!
By the time he resurfaced and took in a breath of air, he saw Jane hovering above him, cooing happily. âI bought them!â she would cheer and Wataru would turn his purple eyes to see the other Oddballs. Both Rei and Kanata, Rei as a pirate and Kanata also as a merfolk! How interesting! Wataru couldnât help but laugh, swimming up to the edge and leaning against it. His eyes follow as Kanata now jumps in to join him, the refreshing splash of water against his skin feels oddly refreshing, different from when he was just his regular human self.
Heâs not bothered in the slightest as Kanata invesigates. Rather, Wataru is showing himself off rather proudly, he did this to better connect with you after all, Kanata! To âwalk a mile in oneâs shoesâ as they say, or in this case, flippers.
âKanata~ I simply wish to see the world you so fondly spoke about, so I may even bring love to the creatures of the deep~âŞÂ Iâm glad my tail is healthy, yours is exceptionally beautiful.â When the other merfolk mentions the land-dweller, his attention falls onto Rei, a mischevious chuckle passing his lips.Â
âHmm~ The land-dweller is in our territory! But he was the one who brought you here. So maybe we should be merciful~ Convince him to join us in this fountain.â Wataruâs hand reaches out to Reiâs, grabbing one and lightly tugging on it. He turns to look at Kanata briefly, winking at him to signal him to do the same.Â
âIf he doesnât~ Weâll have to sing a beautiful song to charm him into joining us~ Fufu.â
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â * ⌠Kanataâs excitement was joyous to him and Wataruâs pride in his costume ... Or rather, true new tail was a sight to behold. If he didnât know better he would truly believe they are two mermaids he somehow stumbled upon, nothing more, nothing less. Kanata was almost his own breed of mermaid already but seeing him as a true one was interesting, almost like a dream. Many things about the places they have been are like a dream. Placing himself carefully onto the edge of the fountain and examining them as they spoke to one another before the word âDrownâ came out of Kanataâs mouth, Oh dear~ He always was one to joke about such things, Though truthfully Rei didnât have much of an affinity at all for water, Heâll at least try to enjoy it for both of their sakes. He is a pirate afterall~ Pirates love the sea.
    â Kuku~ Convince me~? Your beauty alone is convincing enough~ It would be an honor to join such pretty men in the waters â The tugging on his sleeve from wataru helped though. He carefully navigated over the side of the fountain, minding his heels, before carefully finding himself in the water too. Well, he knows he isnât going to avoid getting wet so he might as well just sit himself down between the two oddballs. Truly a sight! A pirate between two mermaids as they all spoke happily and fondly of one another.Â
â * ⌠Rei was curious though, he had just held Kanata and felt just how real the tail was that he had but just looking over them a bit. Webbed hands, little gils~ Truly like a creature of the deep. Truly this place was magical... Heâll have to play with some other costumes later too, to play with some others. Time was now spent with his oddballs though, He wouldnât dare leave their side until they were all ready to part ways.
    â Truly, your tail does compliment you, Wataru~ Kanataâs is just as beautiful. Mermaids are quite amazing creatures. Hm~ Itâs a shame we donât have a larger body of water for you two to enjoy, The fountain is still quite nice though. May I be allowed to see you two swim a bit~? â The fountain was certainly deep enough for it. When Rei sat down the water easily came to his chest, perhaps it was filled with more water just for this occasion? Upon a bit more inspection, a fish or two seemed to be milling about in the water as well, How interesting ~Â
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