under the sea

“oh, there’s plenty of room.” the vampire replied with a quiet chuckle. sure, this town was not exactly the upper east side, but it was getting more popular and he wanted to be prepared. business was booming and it would certainly continue to do so. just as he would continue to make this place bigger and better. 

still, none of his thoughts about the future distracted him from the fact that this woman was strange. the way she hesitated, the way she talked. it was like she came from another planet. even the most provincial places had hotels these days, no? yet, it almost seemed like she had no real idea how this worked. but maybe she was just shy, or something. 

“you can sleep here and use the other services, of course.” carter answered while he turned to the computer so he could enter her details. “what’s your name?” he questioned with an absentminded, professional smile, keeping his eyes on the screen for a moment longer. “and how would you prefer to pay? cash or credit?” 

“Oh, great,” she said with a relieved sigh, proud that she had somehow managed to find shelter even though she knew virtually nothing about this world. For a second, she thought she might stand a chance living amongst humans, no matter how clueless she was. If she could figure this out, she could figure out anything, right?

“Thank you so much, I’m new here and I don’t have a home yet,” she explained, even though he hadn’t exactly asked. Blame it on her excitement. “I’m Sierra, what’s your name?” It was short lived, however, and replaced with confusion when he mentioned two things she had never hear of before—cash or credit.

“I don’t have credit. Or cash. I don’t have anything to pay with,” she said quietly, a little defeated. “All I have on me are some sea shells.”

lost. 

that was the perfect word to describe the look on the female’s face as she walked into his hotel. it surprised carter, to say the least. there was just something about her expression - something he’d never seen before and he couldn’t deny that it sparked curiosity inside of him. 

maybe it was her lucky day that he was at the reception right now. maybe it would turn out to be the worst day of her life, but that was something only time could show. 

“can i help you, miss?” he questioned before he started to look her up and down. carter really couldn’t put his finger on it; there was just something that made him feel… strange. 

@underthesca

Sierra wasn’t sure what possessed her. She was happy underwater, she knew what to expect there. She had family, friends and was just comfortable. Except comfortable was redundant and overtime got plain boring. The mermaid always felt like her life was missing something and she figured she’d tried to find what that was. 

Wearing some weird clothes she had found on someone’s clothesline, she tried to figure out what the next step was. She needed a place to sleep for starter, but that seemed easier said than done. Where did humans even sleep? 

The mermaid was wandering downtown when she overheard a family talk about how they were going to sleep at the hotel. Initially, she was confused as to what exactly a hotel was, but she eventually figured it out thanks to the huge ‘hotel’ sign in front of a very imposing building. 

She was looking around the lobby in confusion, wondering where people slept, when she heard a voice coming from behind a counter. The brunette looked behind her, making sure he was talking to her, before taking a hesitant step forward. “Hello, hm, I overheard people say they were going to sleep here tonight,” she said with a smile, trying to hide her obvious inexperience when it came to everything human. “Do you think I could also sleep here? If there’s room.”