» 84 [ under the sea ]

[wise_maiden]

[Accidental Voice/Action]

[Raine's been pretty much hanging out in the river for the past few days or so since Cloud put her in there. It makes sense, considering that the woman got turned into a mermaid. Currently she's hovering at the edge, clinging on to a small plank of wood to keep her from going under (even though she's ... a mermaid, yes),

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[corrinesbell]

So this is where you went.

[corrinesbell]

[big purple orb floats down closer to the ground]

Why do you hide this all the time? [trying to make talking through Volt's...er...vibes...as friendly-sounding as possible]

[wise_maiden]

What do you mean? I just -- do.

[corrinesbell]

You never wanted to admit to anyone that water freaked you out.

[wise_maiden]

And now everyone knows. Isn't that grand.

[corrinesbell]

Who's everyone? Me and whoever brought you here?

[wise_maiden]

Anyone who sees me here like this can easily figure it out.

[corrinesbell]

Everyone's afraid of something.

[wise_maiden]

I'm aware of that.

[corrinesbell]

But you still hide and pretend it doesn't bother you. ...Even when we can all kinda see that it does. ['We all' being the Symphonia crew]

[wise_maiden]

[Raine doesn't really know what to say to that, so kind of falls quiet for a moment with her head lowered.

... Then she realizes that she started to drift back over into the deep part again, watch her splash about hilariously in an attempt to get back to where she was.]

Augh, not again...!

[corrinesbell]

Can you use your tail like fish do? For balance or whatever?

[wise_maiden]

[Just give her a moment when she's not too occupied to answer]

What--? Sometimes it -- happens by itself, I guess. Other times I just ... don't know what I'm doing with it.

[corrinesbell]

This would be a great time for me to change back...

[of course it doesn't happen]

Maybe you can sit on the edge with just your tail in the water?

[wise_maiden]

[Still failing a bit, but manages to get back into a shallower part at least.]

It's hard getting out, like this. And I wouldn't be able to stay like that for very long...

[corrinesbell]

If I were Undine or...anyone with hands...I'd come up with something better than this.