ROLEPLAY HQ - fish-tails

In the vast and shimmering depths of the ocean, there lived a mermaid named Cordelia Echo. She possessed the most enchanting voice that could captivate the hearts of all who heard it. As well as tears to activate the waters in the fountain of youth. Cordelia spent her days swimming through vibrant coral reefs, playing with her mermaid friends, and exploring the wonders of the sea. She was a free spirit, full of life and joy. However, one fateful day, as Cordelia was singing her melodious songs, a notorious pirate ship known as the Black Tide sailed into her peaceful realm. The ship was led by the fearsome and ruthless Captain Briggs, a man known for his insatiable greed and cruelty. Spotting Cordelia's iridescent tail glistening beneath the waves, Captain Briggs hatched a wicked plan. With lightning speed, the pirates captured Cordelia, pulling her from the ocean and into the confines of the ship. They confined her in a small tank filled with water in the dark, damp basement. Cordelia's heart sank as she realized the dire situation she was in. She was now a hostage, held captive by Captain Briggs and his crew. Days turned into weeks, and Cordelia's once vibrant spirit began to fade. The small tank was a mere fraction of the vast ocean she had called home. As her surroundings grew bleaker, Cordelia's voice lost its luster. Her captivating songs turned into melancholic melodies, reflecting her longing for freedom. One night as the ship was going through a treacherous storm the ship rocking back and forth and pirates shouting to hoist the sails… Cordelia would be swimming in the small tank trying to figure what was going on her hands would be pressed on the glass seeing lightning flash and hearing thunder crack.. and suddenly footsteps descending down.. as she’d back up from the glass scared of who was coming @lunar69eclipse

Thomas had recently been tasked with guarding the mermaid, mostly because he was the toughest out of them all, below their captain of course. Despite him being rather chatty and kind on the outside, he's tough and can be rather scary if provoked. So, every night, he'd be the one guarding their precious treasure while everyone else slept, and during the day, he'd mostly sleep, unless given a special task that day. Today had been special, he hadn't slept all day due to the many jobs he had to do during the morning, and immense ruckus towards the end of the day, so, by the time the storm came in, and he had to guard the treasure, he just avoided all the noise and rain by walking inside the treasure room, walking down the small amount of stairs and yawning. It was then he finally saw it, after being told about the wonders of this magical being, he was quite fascinated still by its beauty. He walked forward towards the tank she was in, offering a tired smile before he grabbed a chair and plopped down, facing the windows so that he'd have both his vision on the mermaid and the door to the basement of the ship. "So you're the famous mermaid, huh?" He spoke with a soft laugh

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The mermaid would look at Thomas, afraid to say anything, she’d be analyzing his face and all the scars on it. She never seen his face before as the guards normally switched out and she was frightened, each guard had their own personality but majority of them were rude or making sexual comments to her. But he didn’t seem to be any harm… or scary he just looked tired and it made the mermaids heart break since most of the guards who were guarding her were full of energy. Hearing him speak the mermaid would swim a bit closer to the tank… his voice was gentle and soft.. as she get a better look of him. He could see the fear in Cordelia’s eyes, and a massive scar along her face and tank as the pirates had harm her trying to force her on the ship. Cordelia looked at him confused, placing her small hand on the glass. Famous mermaid? She wasn’t famous at all… As the thunder boomed Cordelia swam to the back of the tank freighted looking outside hearing people shout and yell about what to do.. she’s never seen a gnarly storm like this. Cordelia would try to get a glimpse of the storm through the window.. seeing lightning ever other second.. as she’d look back to Thomas afraid @lunar69eclipse

Thomas, compared to all the others mostly just remained quiet or did friendly comments, even though it was true he was rather curious how mermaids reproduce, he didn't bother to ask since it seemed all the other sailors had asked the same tiring question. Instead, he slouched a bit, laid his elbows on his knees and ran his hand through his hair with an exhausted sigh. He just wanted sleep, even if it was 2 minutes of it, but he couldn't possibly sleep during such a violent storm and while having to watch the mermaid. "Wish you could go back to the ocean, right..? I'm sorry, can't really do much against Captain... I may look strong but I couldn't possibly defeat the captain alone..." He spoke, closing his eyes for mere seconds, and during those seconds he fell asleep, only waking up when his head slipped from his hands. He quickly lifted his head up, leaning back on the chair and turning his head towards the mermaid. "I wish I could help, truly..." He spoke, standing up with a huff and walking forward towards the tank, he placed his hand over hers on the other side of the glass, smiling at her gently until he heard the thunder. He wobbled a little when the ship did quite a rough movement, but managed to remain standing. "Don't worry, everything is under control. You will be fine under my care." He spoke gently once he noticed the fear in her eyes. "I will return you to the sea... Somehow." He spoke half confidently @✩₊˚.⋆ 𝓢𝓪𝓫 𝓢𝓺𝓾𝓪𝓼𝓱 ݁ ☾⋆⁺₊✧

Cordelia looked up at the deck seeing the foots of sailors scramble and shouting trying to maintain the ship, and hoisting sails. the storm seemed to be growing worse and it concerned her, as she looked back to Thomas seeing him dooze off for a split second, only to be awoken by his head slipping off his hand. Shed realize how tired hes been as she swim to the glass and placed her hand on it looking at him as he spoke about how she wished she could go to back to the ocean, the mermaids eyes looked sadden as she looked down and nodded, looking back up at him notcing him place his hand on the glass as well, her eyes widen seeing how big his hand was compared to hers as she smiled softly. As the thunder cracked again Coredelia would jolt back scared as the ship rocked roughly, hearing his voice soothed her a bit as she nodded, shed look up to the top of the tank, covered by a black top as she place her hand on the top.. trying to signal him to take it off.. she look to him and then back to the black top as she swam to the front of her tank pleading him to take the top off @lunar69eclipse