INTO THE UNKNOWN

[wooliefrand]

WHO: Some Sheep
WHERE: The Beach (and beyond??)
WHEN: TBD

[IT'S A (probably) NICE DAY AT THE BEACH. YOU COULD BE DOING SO MUCH RIGHT NOW. LOUNGING. HUNTING. FRIENDSHIP. COURTING??

But you're here instead. The sea seems relatively calm today, though you can see the wall of mist far, far in the distance still. Well, surely this won't go sour. Better get any last minute prep done!]

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Re: OCEAN

[spinebuddyandme]

[ Catches the fish and almost immediately puts a hand to his head with a disgruntled wince ]

Ananke has strong objections. Additional: We ate a sufficient meal before leaving. We do not require fish.

Re: OCEAN

[eonsadrift]

Quit messing around. We need to focus or we're not going to get anywhere. We're on a time limit, remember?

Re: OCEAN

[wooliefrand]

[wait is the little fish tempo still carrying a chainsaw. amazing

ANYWAY, INTO THE OCEAN THEY GO. Though the initial crash of the waves is cold, they'll find that under the water it's quite warm, even comfortable since they've taken more appropriate forms! Most bigger fish stay away from the shallows, since as demonstrated, that guarantees becoming a quick meal, but the ocean shallows are full of other life--starfish, coral, bundles of seaweed, crabs (both normal ones and the fuzzy sheep crab versions.) and clams and such. It's a really beautiful sight, really.

The further out, or deeper, they go, that's when the ocean really opens with schools of fish and even sea turtles! Normal jellyfish float by without a care, and even an eel or two wriggles by, possibly double taking at the bigger eel in the party. With all this life, it feels like someone might break into song. Wait, do you feel like singing? Hm. Well you can probably resist it for now.

Oh, there is an underground cave there, but those in the know probably already know where that leads to. Where are they headed?]

Re: OCEAN

[catposting]

[ Akrinak chuckles at the two grandpas (three, if we're counting Tyr), then dunks himself underwater and speeds off into the distance, trusting that the others will follow. what if they go both far AND deep?

his blue lighthouse is pops into visibility next to him, casually taking pictures of all the undiscovered fauna as he glides along. he doesn't seem too surprised at any of it -- did y'all know that his canon's essentially a glorified fish tank? he frowns a little as the urge to sing creeps up on him, but doesn't comment. instead, he signals to the cave, looking around for mister bigger eel ]

Yo, Levi. This is the cave you've talked about, right? The one that leads back to the pasture?

Re: OCEAN

[noarchitact]

[ kaveh might not be breaking into song but he IS humming. it's gorgeous down here!! so he's looking here and there and getting all sorts of inspiration. he wishes he thought to bring a kamera, not that he has one, but he could have tried getting one. as it stands he'll have to rely on his memory and mehrak... who is clearly distracted trying to collect shells. ] Tempo, don't wander too far.

If it leads back to the pasture, then where does it let out?

Re: OCEAN

[strateelgic]

Mm-hmm.

[To both of them:] Technically it leads back to the caverns under the lake, and it's a bit of a walk, but it's a good tunnel to be aware of.

Re: OCEAN

[finalbows]

That's useful... and it's interesting getting to see where you've been putting in all that legwork. _Finwork?

Re: OCEAN

[catposting]

[ Fantasia you could just ask him for lighthouse pics smh. gives Levi a nod ]

Good to know.

We should keep going for now; this is still known territory.

Re: OCEAN

[electricflock]

[Resist singing? Muffin? He's a songbird gryphon, he's absolutely singing as soon as the urge strikes him. If someone can understand birdsong, there's pertinent information mixed in, like their coordinates or sightings of potentially injurious animals like jellyfish. He's a professional scout! But it's all in happy musical twitterings.

He's swooping around the school of mer, taking in the sights and sometimes darting off to snag a tasty-looking snack for himself or Angel Devil.]

Re: OCEAN

[spinebuddyandme]

[ Scarab's keeping near the back of the group where he can alternate between watching their rear and keep an eye on how far from the group anyone else might be straying.

And while the others are chatting he's paying close attention to this urge to sing, sparing a glance at Muffin the next time he passes close enough to call out to ]

Query: Is that song your own, or did you receive an urge to sing those notes specifically?

Re: OCEAN

[electricflock]

[chirps? huh?]

Is just normal gryphon song.

Re: OCEAN

[spinebuddyandme]

Noted.

Request: If any you experience an urge to sing anything that is not "normal", then inform us.

Re: OCEAN

[electricflock]

Okay. Am singing words so um, hopefully will notice if I start saying something weird.

1/2

[finalbows]

_{[ upon snack offering the first he delicately takes it, turns slightly away from the nearest non muffin person and abruptly his head becomes biblically accurate for a few seconds and it's fuckin Gone ]}

2/2

[finalbows]

_{[ second time tho, ]}

Hm, hm hm~~... I did steal a moment to eat before we left, dear, so I'm not feeling all THAT peckish. One's enough for me.

[catposting]

[ now this is PDA. ]

[finalbows]

[ it's rude to watch people eat, cat ]

[electricflock]

[Very pleased nonetheless that the first snack got accepted. I'm a hunter and provider!]

Okay! Will save it for home then.

[drops some poor lobster into the light bag, good-bye lobster]

Re: OCEAN

[catposting]

[ IGNORING THE CAVE, IT'S OLD NEWS. going further and deeper! ]

Re: OCEAN

[wooliefrand]

[deeper you go~ fish make way for you, and curiously enough you don't see any like. . .bigger predators. Sure jellyfish and other smaller fish eat each other, and some birds may hunt skimming the water's surface, but. Sharks? Whales? Seals? There's nothing of the sort. . .

But more urgently, the deeper you go, that urge to sing? It intensifies. In fact, it's so distracting you may stop in your tracks confused--wait, you can't go any further until you sing. Sing a truth, a feeling, a want. . .you have to let the sea know.]

1/2 replying to myself

[finalbows]

[ tfw you were leading the charge for a bit and now you like

come to a harsh dead stop because you hit the invisible barrier due to being too stubborn about not posting cringe ]

2/3

[finalbows]

[ what is this feeling. so sudden and new ]

3/4

[finalbows]

[ does he hear... distant piano music....? ]

4/5 click "singing" for lyrics

[finalbows]

[ why is the (PHANTOM??) piano music making him feel so EMOTIONAL

his face is completely blank save for his very furrowed brow, when he makes the mistake of opening his mouth to say something

And that something is

singing, and inevitable accompanying pantomime aligned with the lyrics. there's twirls. there's reaching out to the distant surface of the water glittering with sunshine. All Of It ]

Dancing on the wind, up and down again
Round and round the bend
Fa la la la la la
From a flow'ry bed to the clouds ascend
Tumble down again
Fa la la la la la
Yet with each descent do we rise again
To our hearts' content
Fa la la la la la
Fly away my friend for a day and then
We'll begin again
Fa la la la la la

Till down turn the skies
Wonted quiet, wanton silence
For long do we lie
Wond'ring when we'll be

Dancing on the wind up and down again
Round and round the bend
Fa la la la la la
From a flow'ry bed to the clouds ascend
Tumble down again
Fa la la la la la

Yet with each descent do we rise again
To our hearts' content
Fa la la la la la
Fly away my friend for a day and then
We'll begin again
Fa la la la la la

Still down turn the skies
Gentle song gently wand'ring
Along in the night
Joyous cries ring free

La la la la la
Lying lost in thought
Do you love me not?
Follow these
Petals cast aloft
La la la la la
Will you, when I'm gone, remember me?

Ring a ling a ling
Lovers in the spring
How the garden sings
Ever green
Spirits lush, we bring
Ring a ling a ling
Braving anything
Together, we

La la la la la
Learn to play our part
Navigate the dark
Up we reach
Catch a falling star
La la la la la
Lock it in our hearts eternally

Ring a ling a ling
Flying without wings
Kites without a string
Loop and leap
To these crowns we cling
Ring a ling a ling
For we'll all be kings tomorrow

Autumn's whisper soaring high
Lulla lulla lullaby
Baby's breath and butterflies
Sing in our sweet lullaby
Summer child with heavy eyes
Lulla lulla lullaby
Come our lonely angel nigh
Sing in our sweet lullaby

Time wilts and fades
Luster lost in the rain
Bows to the blade
Till the spring calls again...

5/5

[finalbows]

[ appears to be breathing hard in the aftermath even tho it's all just water and he does not currently HAVE lungs ]