Out of all the places you could live, you chose Pelican Town?

[frozentear]

Who: All the Alices, a bunch of monsters...
What: A little town with a big problem.
Where: World Three – Down in the Valley
Warnings: Fighting monsters, probable injury and/or death, who knows what else.

Sebastian wakes up in the hot sun on the sand, and for a moment he wonders if he's back in Ankh's heart. But there were no docks there, and this beach is very familiar. There's a staff next to him, and he picks it up without thinking. As he wanders closer to the docks, it's strange how quickly it becomes overcast and then starts to rain... it's much nicer than the beating sun, though.

Standing at the edge of the docks, he wonders where the others are. He wonders if he's back home for real, even though he knows it's unlikely. However, it's the first chance he's had to be alone for a while... hard to tell how long. As he stands there, he begins to realize something is different. Holding out a hand - focusing for a second - jelly begins to drip down into the water.

Well, that's new.

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[worldkeys]

[ Several abnormal bumps below the water's surface cue Sebastian into the fact that something is enjoying the jelly that he dripped into the water down there.

Something... large...

... And green... ]

[dolosa]

[ Maybe she shouldn't check out what that mysterious creature is. But you know what they say - curiosity killed the cat; might as well peek into the water and figure it out!

What exactly is this creature in the water? ]

[worldkeys]

[ If she gets close enough to take a look, she'll immediately regret her decision: the creature leaps out of the water, revealing itself to be a four foot fish, at least, if not larger. It is emerald in color and seems to have decided her face would make an excellent target for its tail to smack should she not move out of the way fast enough.

Either way, whether Rei does or does not, it ends up back in the water and inevitably swims away, the encounter as fleeting as any usual fishman's tale about such a legendary fish could ever be. ]

threadjacks; lmk if this isn't ok!

[zinit]

[Qilby sees a fish jumping up - an interesting fish - and decides he has to teleport there immediately. Whether Rei notices him or not, once the fish plops back into the water, he quips gently:]

Should we try to catch it, you think? [ONLY... HALF-JOKING......]

[dolosa]

Do you think we'll get something out of it if we do? Because if so, I won't stop you.

[frozentear]

[So maybe his joking about shadows in the water wasn't entirely false, though this was less a shadow and more green. He wonders what'd happen if he created more jelly for what is... probably... a fish.]

[worldkeys]

[ Well, if he created more jelly for what is definitely, certainly a fish, the VERY LARGE, VERY GREEN fish would eat more jelly and continue swimming around there to be potentially catchable.

If he did that, that is. ]

[frozentear]

[He stands up, and keeps making more jelly. And then he creates a trail of jelly leading back towards the shallower water.]

[worldkeys]

[ The fish... somewhat follows the trail, but it's dwadling. It seems more than jelly might be needed to lure it into the shallows. Perhaps you should procure a pole. Or something shiny. ]

[frozentear]

[He looks around for anything that might attract a fish. What do fish like, anyway? Other than jelly, which is pretty clear.]

[worldkeys]

[ Shiny things, worms... bugs, occasionally. Try those, Sebastian. Although the fish itself is not going to tell you this. It's just going to slowly swim back towards the deeper waters... ]

[frozentear]

[Maybe there's... uh... oh, it's a Joja Cola can. His nose wrinkles at having touched it. But it is shiny.]

[worldkeys]

[ The Cola can only momentarily catches the fish's attention, but its interest very quickly peters out... It hasn't left yet, though. It seems like it's just swimming in wide circles. ]