Wed Feb 23, 2011 3:10 am by Dimple Pjenaqott
The Boiling Sea
Guppy had been swimming in the Boiling Sea for nearly two full days now, weaving amongst the algae blooms and following after fishes, studying their behaviour patterns, natural habitats. She narrowly avoided becoming fish food herself when she encountered a predator. But that was all part of a biologists work and life, at least, it was for her! Finally, and rather reluctantly leaving the water, Guppy immediately felt the weight of gravity fully once more, along with the heat, humidity and the harshness of the land upon her sensitive skin. She looked longingly at the waters, then quickly turned her head away, fearing that she would not be able to resist the urge to dash back into the embrace of the aquatic.
Taking step after painful step on the coarse sand...it felt coarse to her feet, she dried rather quickly, and winced as the sun began to cause severe discomfort for her bare skin, of which there was a lot exposed, time to put some protective clothes on. Pulling forward the bag that she'd been carrying, she opens it and pulls out all its contents, revealing them to be very damp clothing. She folds the small tailfins along the back of her shins tightly long her legs, and they become almost completely invisible, then pulls the long pants on, relishing the relief the dampness gave her. She folds in her arm fins, only the soft spikes protruding from the tips of her elbows betrayed any sign of the fins' presence. She puts on the wet shirt, slips on the protective sandals, and finally, the wide brimmed hat. Finished with dressing, the Aquarion makes for the city.
She would have prefered staying in the sea, but she needed to get supplies, and also a new source of income. After being dropped off by Arca'Trion DeLozuoix, she'd survived on what little credits she had left, and earned some more by doing odd jobs involving deep sea works for anyone that was willing to pay her. But now she decided she needed something better, something more solid and one that provided more than just a day's worth of survival. Best place to find what she was looking for was in the city.