012 - [Video] Accidental

[capuletnomore]

[After an entire day of trying to sew in water, Juliet has given up and "borrowed" one of Spike's t-shirts, which she has tied off at her midriff, in order to keep her upper torso covered while she's stuck for a week. And by 'stuck', she has a long finned tail (mostly pink scales, with a few blue ones here and there) instead of legs, and is *still

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[video]

[coraltaijiya]

[Sango's keeping the camera on her face, but Juliet might see a flash of gills on her neck in addition to the kind smile on her face.]

I can help, if you like. Where are you?

[video]

[capuletnomore]

I am at home. You are able to swim, Sango?

[And then she remembers their arrangement.]

We were supposed to have practiced today!

[Another thing to curse this newest trick for. She had been looking forward to learning self-defense.]

[video]

[coraltaijiya]

I'll be over soon, if you don't object.

[She considers the second piece calmly.] I believe there's plenty of time for that, Juliet. In any case, when we do get the opportunity, if you don't mind I'd like to bring along a friend. She's from my world--just arrived, actually, and it would benefit her to learn some of those things, too.

[video]

[capuletnomore]

I never object to your company, Sango.

[She smiles, assuming that she's referring to Kagome.]

I would not object to that. .

[video]-->[offline]

[coraltaijiya]

Good, then the next time we get the opportunity, it'll happen. I'll be over soon.

[She clicks off the feed and arrives within fifteen minutes, in a mermaid form covered with soft carnation coral. Her long hair billows out behind her, and for some reason the event magic keeps a good amount of carnation coral covering her chest--just as well, now that her normal clothes don't work and she has no access to plain shirts.]

[offline]

[capuletnomore]

[Juliet is still in much the same state as she was before, only she and the PCD have drifted further apart, and it is no longer focused on her. She is attempting to try what Kenneth had told her, but not having much luck.]

[offline]

[coraltaijiya]

Juliet? You have to--

[Without the right words to describe it, she gives the mermaid equivalent of a kick, her lower body heaving and tail pushing her forward as her arms part the water in a breast stroke. Kirara, who is a merkitty for the event, paddles happily along beside her.]

...like that. You see?

[offline]

[capuletnomore]

[She turns her head at the sound of her friend's voice, causing her hair to float into her eyes. She brushes it aside with a slight scowl. She watches Sango's movement carefully. The other woman is more like her than the fish are, and seeing her move makes it easier for Juliet to begin to understand. She giggles upon seeing Kirara.]

I have never seen a cat take to water so well.

[She pinwheels her arms, trying to bring herself more into a swimming position, and then tries to mimic Sango's arm movements. The tail, she still has trouble with. Nothing feels like it should in that part of her body. Nothing responds the way she expects it to. But her arms are still her own, and that, she can at least practice.]

More like this?

[offline]

[coraltaijiya]

She wasn't happy about it at first, believe me.

[She watches Juliet thoughtfully.]

Mm, the arms are alright, but... well, pretend the tail is like your legs pressed or tied together. Imagine it. And then--kick.

[offline]

[capuletnomore]

I can well imagine.

Legs pressed together....

[That is an easier image than fish-tails. She tries to envision where her legs would begin, where her knees would be, and wills her muscles to work. The sudden force of movement takes her by surprise, and she pulls her arms closer to her body, causing her to angle downward, then up again, in a sort-of loop. She shrieks a little, the sound escaping her before she finishes the loop.]

It is most humiliating when a cat is able to swim better than you.

[offline]

[coraltaijiya]

[Kirara, apparently equating swimming very well with flying, pushes into an upward spiral. Sango, looking amused, follows the cat with her eyes.]

Well, Kirara has been around far longer than either of us. Plus, she has had the advantage of being able to fly--I guess it's not too much different.

[offline]

[capuletnomore]

Not only can she change size, but she can fly?

[She shakes her head, hair floating all around her.]

I believe nothing will shock me anymore, Sango.

[She tries another kicking motion with her tail, only without as much force behind it as before. It pushes her in a wobbly-sort of straight line, and she smiles.]

How long did it take you to understand the nature of this odd transformation?

Re: [offline]

[coraltaijiya]

Not long. I swam often as a child. My brother and I would wade into the water and try and catch fish in our hands... We fell often.

[She smiles a tad wistfully at the memory.]

[offline]

[capuletnomore]

[She catches the sadness in that smile.]

You shall do so again. Perhaps without the falling, now that you are both older.

[offline]

[coraltaijiya]

But the falling was half the fun. It meant I got to tease him later.

[offline]

[capuletnomore]

I am certain you will still find things about which to tease him.

[She tries the 'kicking' thing again, gently, and combines it with the silly-looking-but-effective arm movements. It's getting easier, but it still isn't easy.]