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Ariel (wandering_ariel) wrote in abaeterno_rpg,
@ 2022-02-14 23:57:00

Entry tags:

!complete, c: ariel, c: tony stark, l: okeano

RP: Ariel/Tony
Who: Ariel/Tony
When: February 14th
Where: Scylla
What: Tony and Ariel swim around

When she had made her pact with Ursula, Ariel would have never believed that one day she'd turn to magic to become a mermaid, but she would have been wrong. She and Tony had taken a 'shuttle', which was like a big ship that went underwater. She'd have to look up the word shuttle when they got back on the bus.

The trip down lasted hours and she could feel the pressure of the water as they went down. It wasn't as bad as it would be in the water, but it was still there. When they arrived at the landing spot, they made sure to drink the potion right before getting out. The change happened as the door open, which was good since both the cold and the pressure wouldn't affect them as mermaids.

Ariel had made sure to wear a little pouch on her neck with extra potions in case they wanted to swim up. They put on the earpiece that Mia had given them and they could finally swim. Ariel waved her fin, getting used to her body again. "Isn't this wonderful?" she told Tony, knowing that with the earpiece, they'd have to be careful to direct their thoughts to each other. "Let's see what they have here. There's an entire city to explore."

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wandering_ariel
2022-02-21 05:54 pm UTC (link)

"Well, they aren't buildings the way you think but still our buildings," she said, but Tony would see soon enough the difference between people and mermaids. They didn't need to be closed off in air bubbles. They lived in the sea, with water always around them.

"Come on, let's go," she said, starting to swim where she saw the largest concentration of structures. They were near a rock formation that probably had caves in them, always a good source of protection.

"Why don't you tell me about your life at home?" she asked, hoping that it would help him focus on one thing. "You talk about pop culture and the avengers, but you never talk about your private life. Were you married? Did you have children? Grand hildren?" She had no idea how old human had children in Tony's world. In hers, by age forty, most people had grandchildren, at least among the humans. "Do you miss being home?"

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manof_iron
2022-02-24 08:44 am UTC (link)

"What do you mean?" He was about to ask more when they actually came upon the city and he could see what she likely meant. The structures were more open than traditional buildings on land. The water could easily flow in and out of them. "Oh...I think I get what you mean."

He followed her as she swam, listening to the questions that she asked. "I was married. We had a little girl named Morgan," he told her as they swam. "No grandchildren yet that I know of, although I'm sure Morgan had some when she grew up." He swallowed, forcing himself to put a smile on his face. "I miss them every day, but I hope they're happy with their lives." Thinking like that made it a lot easier for him to be here.

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wandering_ariel
2022-02-24 10:19 pm UTC (link)

"Even at palace, we had very few enclosures. The perimeter was patrolled, but rooms were very open. Privacy is less valued than among humans, but yes, you can see all the openings." She wasn't that humans were built to live with such open spaces. "It's got a sense of freedom, but also of trust that others won't invade your space."

She smiled. "i would hope that a little girl doesn't have children. Morgan, I like the sound of the name. I was meant to have a child, but I kept postponing." She nodded. "I'm sure they are. I feel the same with Eric. He wouldn't like it here, he'd worry about obligations and Tirulia, and I- well, I think I'm meant to be here, and it sounds like you were meant to be here. People fight against this new future we have, but going home and dying or not having a happy life is not better than the unknown."

Ariel swam around him, squeezing an arm. "I had a similar discussion with James. He knew that he was going to go back to his death, but he felt that death was better than this. I can't believe it; I refuse to believe it. We can find new lives, new loves and new futures here."

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manof_iron
2022-03-01 08:03 am UTC (link)

"There are some human cultures that are less focused on privacy than others. In our past, too, when people had less money for rooms in the home, they tended to share one or two bedrooms among the whole family." The more individualistic the culture, the more they valued privacy, it seemed. Tony had used to keep a wide berth between himself and others, but even he now seemed more OK with leaving doors open unless he was sleeping. You learned to live with a lot less privacy when you had a child.

"I more mean in her future. Last I saw her was when she was five." It was hard to think of her growing up without him, but as long as she was growing up in a safe world, he could handle it. That's what was important to him. "I'm with you, though. I think we're supposed to be here. I think the bus is trying to pick the right people to be here to help out other worlds."

He smiled back at her when she squeezed his arm. "That's what I'm hoping, too. New lives, loves, and futures." His life at home was apparently done with, so he was fine with staying on the bus and helping other worlds. All he could do was wish Morgan and Pepper well.

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