treasure_untold (treasure_untold) wrote in valarlogs, @ 2012-07-24 15:36:00 |
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Entry tags: | !complete, ariel (the little mermaid), nemo nobody |
Who: Ariel and Nemo
What: Ariel finally turns up, following the earthquake...
When: Tuesday Morning
Where: An Empty Beach
Status: In Progress
Rating: TBD
The rolling ocean sounded like music, and for a long time, perhaps hours, that was exactly what Ariel believed it was. The rise and fall was like a gentle lullaby, and she went in and out of a dream where swimming creatures were able to talk and sing... where she was able to talk and sing... and the sea itself was the most beautiful melody of all.
It was turning onto her back that ultimately woke her. The dawning sun peaked over the eastern cliffs, changing the color behind her eyelids from purple to a brilliant red. When she opened her eyes, the sky that greeted her was almost as blue as the water in her dreams.
Turning her head, she spat out a mouthful of sand, and ran her hands over her clothing, which was oddly stiff and smelled of fish. She pushed herself up onto her elbows, and then her feet, only to have them immediately wobble like wire and give out beneath her. She fell almost face-first, barely breaking her fall with her hands, and coating her left cheek and lips with salty-tasting sand. Her legs, she realized, were actually in a tremendous amount of pain; it was like knives, and it shot up as far as the small of her back. Giving in and collapsing completely, she released a eerily silent wail of agony.
The last thing she could remember was the earthquake on Friday night.