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THE MYTHICAL CREATURES MEME

HOW IT WORKS:

You can either use the RNG or pick whichever creature you like.
Leave a comment with your muse. Now they are a mythical creature.
Others will tag your muse as a different or the same magical creature, or a human, or what they naturally are, or whatever they like.
If you'd prefer, all these creatures can appear human, but shift between forms.
Have fun!

01. Unicorn
02. Nymph
03. Vampire
04. Troll
05. Mermaid
06. Dragon
07. Sphinx
08. Werewolf
09. Phoenix
10. Incubus/Succubus
11. Centaur
12. Siren
13. Giant
14. Pegasus
15. Gargoyle
16. Fairy
17. Golem
18. Human
19. Wildcard

[small print: blank comments or not picking are just fine! You're more than welcome to play a different creature with each tagger, I don't care! I'm not the boss of you and this is just a meme. HAVE FUN!]

original version posted by

omggirlonthenet

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How would you know unless you gave it a shot?

W-Well, I...I guess I could try...

Gre-hey-eat! [He gave her a bright smile.] Nothin' to it but to try, right?

[She nodded, returning with a shy smile.] R-Right...

[Then he put a hand to his chin, looking up in thought.]

Now I just need t'think of how to repay you... 'Specially since you clean the beach, too.

[Hmm...]

[She thinks for a moment, playing with the end of her braid as she toys with an idea.

Which is crazy, because she just met him. But...she couldn't help asking.]

Can I...still see you? Even...Even after you learn how to sing, and...you don't need me teaching you anymore? Can we still...Can we still meet?

Yeah, 'course we can.

[He seems almost genuinely confused about that.]

[There seems to be a little relief in her smile as she nods.] Then that's good enough for me...

It is?

[She nods.] If I can be friends with you...I don't need anything else.

[He blinked, then smiled.]

Alright. Yeah, I'd... I'd like that.

[She smiled, giggling softly.] Okay. So it's a deal then.

Edited 2013-09-26 08:09 (UTC)

Great! Sounds good to me.

[~~Now what?~~]

[She smiles and, as the curiosity finally starts to burn, she glances back towards his tail.]

S-So...what's it like? Where you're from, I mean...

Oh, it's pretty nice. Kinda like what you get if you blended dolphin pods and fish schools.

[He chuckled a bit.] There's some hubs, where there's places like shops and entertainment, but for the most part a lot of merpeople travel through territories in clans.

Oh really? So how far do merpeople's territories extend? Do you ever interact with other clans?

They extend pretty far, but it's a peaceful existence. Plenty of room to swim around, and most are pretty good about maintaining their borders and what cities there are.

Clans intermingle, since for one thing that spreads genetics around. [He snickered softly.] And the oceans are so different, even the SAME ocean is different from one end to the other. It keeps resources vibrant and fresh.

Oh wow. That sounds really exciting!

You mentioned entertainment places. What kind of things do merpeople do for fun?

Well, concerts might be a foregone conclusion. [He laughed.] You may know that sound travels best underwater, so any kind of music or performance is welcome.

Contests and sports are fairly common too, especially races between the different types. And storytelling is also popular, with some merpeople dedicating their lives to memorizing and spreading lore.

Gosh, that sounds wonderful!

What kinds of types of merpeople are there?

Edited 2013-09-26 08:34 (UTC)

Oh, almost too many to count! There's as many kinds of merpeople as there are fish in the sea.

Gosh! That's amazing...

Oh! Do you talk to sea creatures?

Sort of, yeah. We can learn creature language, though it's not exactly what you'd call conventional speaking. Kinda more like... an exchange of signals, postures, and sounds.

[He snickered.] Unless they're dolphins or other cetaceans. Especially dolphins. A little more language-esque there.

Oh my gosh! That's so exciting!

[She seems almost as giddy about this as she was about learning of merpeople in the first place.]

[He giggled, her enthusiasm catching.]

Really?