Finita watched with rapt attention as Celeste worked underwater. It looked like she had fallen into a similar trance as she had, and as she worked on her jewelry a... whirlpool formed? She put her hand to her hear, listening carefully to see if Celeste was all right... but all she could hear was Celeste's song which she was singing.
Her voice was beautiful in the Minotauress's ears. It made her ears wiggle and her tail twitch happily to the beat. It made her feel... alive!
~meanwhile, in the pool~
Unannounced to Celeste, something was now swimming around in the pool with her as the sand and silt murked up the pool.
As she looked about in the silt, after she had made her jewelry and bra, she felt something playfully tug at her a fin on her tail. Then, with a swish, it was out of sight. She could hear a chuckle in the water, someone was in the water with her now... and it was fast.
~~~
I was watching all of this with rapt attention. I had been listening to the talk around me, and I looked on with a smile. This was kind of fun... I wondered what I would be?
Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 12:15 am
Celeste felt someone pull her tail. "Hey what the......." She began to quickly began to swim really fast to find out who did that. "Show yourself." She could hear something behind her but was not sure what. She turned around and quickly went in the direction she heard the noise. She still could hear more laughter. " I am done playing games show yourself ."
She heard another chuckle, before some splashing near the large boulder. Whoever it was had pulled themselves out of the water and now was on the big rock.
~~~
After a while of watching, someone emerged from the murky waters of the chamber. It seemed to be a... merman! He very handsome and well muscled, with deeply tanned kin, and dark green tribal tattoos winding about his body. His hair was long and black and he had deep sea green eyes. He had a very well developed and muscled chest, and a long green tail which he coiled about. It was decorated by strings of seaweed jewelry.
He lounged on the rock, as if sunning himself... while waiting for something. Or, perhaps, someone. Probably Celeste.
Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 7:41 am
Celeste swam to the top and found the merman waiting for her. She had put on her new seaweed bra because she had lost her towel when she was swimming after the merman. "What's the big idea pulling my tail like that?" Celeste did not seem to be happy. She got her anger in check and she looked down.
The merman looked at her with a smirk with his deep sea-green eyes. His tail curled into a loop as he waved a fin at her.
Is the concept of play too alien for you to handle, my dear? He asked. His voice was very deep and soothing to the ears. It is not like I pulled your tail hard enough to hurt you.~
Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 12:22 pm
"I have been abused by a man. He beat me and he said that he was only having fun. Look......" Celeste looked down only to find that her bruises were gone. She smiles a little bit. Then out of no where she swims over to him and pulls his fin like he did to her. She dives back under the water as she starts to sing the song once more. She does spirals and spins in the water as she sings.
Remember this, my lady. Not all men are the same. To consider hitting a lady fun... Why, if I wasn't restricted to the sea...
He then smiled when she tugged his tail and then dived in after her, and he followed her about, tugging her tail gently and playfully.
We merpeople live in worlds of endless color and wonder. It is fitting that we play all day, even when we hunt and gather. Remember this my lady... for it is when you play that you will find your most happiness now.
There was a swish in the water, and she could sense in the water... he was gone.
Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 12:55 pm
Cecelia had followed Mr. Clemetts and the other girl, Lara, back to observe Celeste's ritual. She watched again with interest as the girl swam deep to gather materials for her to make something. She was impressed she could dive so easily. To dive past eight feet always put pressure on Cecelia's ears. And the water here looked twice as deep. Then, like before, something happened to block their view. A whirlpool of disturbed sand hid Celeste for some time. Then their was a sound of splashing. Cecelia's eyes were drawn to movement atop the rock. The angle made it difficult to see, but there was another tail on that rock and a voice she found very pleasant to listen to. She leaned forward in her chair to try to see better through the water and perhaps hear more clearly. Then there were two mermaid playing, twirling and spinning through the water. She watched with intense longing. She wanted that. More than anything. And then it was over and the now transformed Celeste was alone.
The more the girl sang the more magical and beautiful her voice became. Ratchet stared with slight surprise as he watched a bruised girl dive into the deeps of the water then come back as a beautiful mermaid. No wait there were two? Odd just like before..though one was male.
Come to think of it there was a male Minotaur with Finita's transformation as well. Though only the female left and the male was gone. What was the meaning of that? Perhaps she would know, while they were preparing for the next girl's transformation he would ask her.
Ratchet still wasn't used to seeing Humans change, it honestly found it a bit unsettling. It was like tapping into the laws of nature or something? Maybe it was just hard to swallow the fact that magic exhists and works. Did this mean that other rumors were true as well? He wouldn't make a scene or anything, but he still didn't like it.
These women, if seen outside of the lab, would probably be seen as freaks and possibly hurt, killed, or caged. He was going to protect them, weather the other scientists agreed or not. A few of them were excited about seeing the transformations. Noticing Cecelia he walked over and stood next to her.
"So...you want to go next? What...do you think you'll become? What have you always wanted to be?" he asked just trying to make conversation while they waited for the ritual to end.
Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 6:39 pm
PrincessLeafra
angelmage99
Stardust Drifter
Lady Aryana of the Seelie
I watched the male seem to vanish around the boulder, and I nodded to myself. A kind of duality, perhaps? Interesting...
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Finita had been occupied by something; she realized she had a small oversight that needed to be corrected. So she had some of the contractors she had hired bring her some plexiglass, a small wagon, and some other parts, as well as a welder. As Celeste conducted her ritual and interacted with the merman, Finita had built a large movable glass tank for Celeste to float/relax in.
At this moment she sat back and looked it over with a smile, admiring it's structural integrity. It even had a heavy duty aquarium pump to keep the water from getting stagnant, the trailer she had built for it had a small heater so that the water wouldn't get too cold.
Glancing down, she now saw Celeste alone in the pool-- she had heard the talking between them, and knew that probably she had encountered a merman. Hopefully she could watch the recordings of this and catch what happened later.
She approached the water's edge and glanced down. She picked up the tank, took a coil of rope and tied it so it would be supported by the four handles on the top edge of the tank, then started lowering it carefully down the edge.
It hit the water near Celeste with a splash, and it floated and bobbed there.
You'll want to tip the container so it fills with water. Said Finita to Celeste over the mouthpiece. Once it's full, get inside, and I'll haul you up.
Cecelia looked away from the tank to the scientist she had talked to earlier. His question made her nervous. She did want... something amazing to happen to her, but she was also scared. What would become of her after this.... "I guess.... I could." she said, obviously unsure. She looked back at the large tank. "I don't know if I could do it later." She admitted. She crossed her arms as if she was cold. As cool as all of this was, she could not shake her fear. Change was always scary. She thought she was used to it. This was proving her wrong.
Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 7:32 pm
Ratchet placed a hand on her shoulder. "I'm sorry, don't worry everything will be fine. I'm scared too...I think everyone is even if they don't show it." he stated kindly to her as he watched a tank enter the pool. "I still think this is wrong..magic is unpredictable." he talked low to her so the other's couldn't hear.
Looking at the mermaid he wondered just how much the girl would enjoy having a tail instead of legs? Life floating around in a spacious tank didn't seem like much of a life. Though it was all her choice. "Don't worry about what will happen either. This is your home now after all." he smiled kindly trying to ease her nerves some.
Cecelia was glad he was honest with her. His honesty about he own feelings as well as the words of comfort really did make her feel a little better. Better than if he had told a kind lie. "Thanks, Mr. Clemetts. Or is it doctor?" she asked, giving him a tentative smile. Her eyes turned to look at the tank of water once again. She still was scared, but not as much. She was sure to be okay if there was someone like Mr. Clemetts looking after her.
Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 10:21 pm
Celeste did as she was told and filled the tank with water. She looked to Ratchet but saw that he and Cecelia was were getting along. She looked down as she got in to the tank. She began to feel like her old self again. Alone and not wanting to have any fun. If only there was someone who could share that with her but who would. She felt so tired that she closed her eyes and she was soon asleep. It was not obvious but Celeste was crying.
Once Celeste was in the full tank she hauled it up easily, as if it was pulling a bucket from a well. She hauled it up and gently placed the tank with the sleeping Celeste on the wagon, before pushing it gently towards a grey square cube sticking out of the rooftop; the elevator. Pressing a button she pushed Celeste and the tank inside, before stepping in herself and pushing the button for correct floor.
There was a quiet ding and some quiet and unobtrusive elevator music, "Raindrops keep falling on my head." as the elevator went down. The elevator stopped after a few moments, and she pushed it out and then pushed it towards the room where everyone else was waiting.
Opening the door and pushing the tank through, she stepped in after it and pushed the tank up against one wall. She looked at Celeste, then at the chamber.
We'll have to set up special living quarters for her... She mused to herself. She could tell that Celeste was sad... the playfulness that she had been seen with the merman was long gone. She needed a companion. She then turned and looked around, before gesturing to one of the other scientists who were just sitting in on the project over.
He was a tallish, thin man with long dark hair and dark blue eyes. He and Finita exchanged some quiet words with each other. She gave him a stern look, and he smiled weakly, adjusting his glasses. He nodded a confirmation, before Finita walked away towards Ratchet and Cecelia.
He looked at the sleeping Celeste for a moment, and the gears were most certainly turning in his head. He nodded to himself before pulling up a chair and starting to write some notes on a clipboard.
Ah, Cecelia! She said with a smile. Ah... I have a feeling this next one is appropriate for you. She said, approaching her and Ratchet. Are you feeling ok? Up to it?
