imeeji CONTINUATIONS?

[doublefried]

[ mostly for nsfw because i will never let captcha defeat me ]

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[doublefried]

Wind chill is a huge problem at high altitudes... that's why my hero costume also has a fur-lined coat. Well, at ground level I'm warm enough.

[tothosewhobait]

[Pulls himself out of the tank, arms coiling and twining and slowly forming legs]

I never go fast or high enough for it to be a problem.

[doublefried]

The ocean is the opposite, right? It gets colder the lower you go.

[tothosewhobait]

Mm, got it in one. Some mers are better equipped for exploring deeper than others. It was a good way to escape bullies when I was younger. They'd get too cold and turn around.

[doublefried]

It's kinda funny that going up or going down has the same result, if you think about it.

[tothosewhobait]

The pressure gets more intense the lower you go.

[Reaches down to smooth excess water off is legs once they've formed]

A lot of merfolk gather as low as they can comfortable go. Old habits die hard.

[doublefried]

[ just draped over the edge because HE can't turn it off at will ]

It makes sense to hang out where it's comfortable...

[tothosewhobait]

As deep as comfortable. Way back when, land dwellers thought eating our tails would make them immortal.

[doublefried]

Oh, I've seen that pop up in like old old stories. Seemed super grisly.

[tothosewhobait]

Some mers are still convinced on it, but I've been on land for some time now and the only ones that have tried to eat me are the twins.

[doublefried]

I guess it's better to expect to be eaten and be surprised than the opposite, but most people have a hard time even eating a chicken they've personally seen...

[tothosewhobait]

Wh-...Of course you're going to see your food???

[doublefried]

Like, while it was alive I mean!

[tothosewhobait]

...people are strange.

[doublefried]

People are really strange.

[tothosewhobait]

[Thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinking]

[doublefried]

Well, it varies between humans too.

[tothosewhobait]

Are you strange?

[doublefried]

In what way? If it's being squeamish about food, not really?

[tothosewhobait]

No. Just...you get along with me. And I'm not from the land. So....are you strange by land standards?

[doublefried]

Hmm... I don't think so. I'm probably pretty normal.

[tothosewhobait]

Normal isn't really that normal though...

[doublefried]

Well, maybe. But if you think about it, nothing about you being from the ocean really gets in the way of being friends? It's just like someone from France being friends with someone from Japan, there's cultural differences and that's about all.

[tothosewhobait]

Mm, that's what I mean though. I'm weird...and you get along with me.

[doublefried]

I don't think you're weird... well, not bad weird.