Mermaids (but not like in the same verse as the first one)etothepiiJune 12 2011, 10:32:20 UTC
holy shit i just watched pirates and it has mermaids in it and like yeah. so i guess it's sort of set in like whatever too since idk i felt like it and mythological creatures are way scarier when you don't have things like radar and motors and stuff. also, then pirates. so, 1650's to 1730's according to wikipedia
They are on their tenth night at sea, running escort for a merchant vessel, when the winds die. Not die down, not slow, not fade: die, as if strangled and drowned by Poseidon himself, leaving the three ships (one merchant, and two belonging to the Royal Navy) still in the water
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Re: Mermaids (but not like in the same verse as the first one)etothepiiJune 12 2011, 11:04:42 UTC
John proves himself in combat when their vessel is attacked by pirates and he, with the rest of the crew, manage to drive them off despite being outgunned and outnumbered, and soon he finds himself serving the crown by chasing pirates, rather than deterring them.
It is much more dangerous than protecting even the fattest of merchant ships. He loves it
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Re: Mermaids (but not like in the same verse as the first one)etothepiiJune 12 2011, 11:40:05 UTC
The pirates are smugglers, and it turns out their cargo is mermaid hide, the thick, scaled hide from their tails that guarantee its wearer Poseidon's favor and good fortune in the sea.
Real mermaid hide. John had always thought it was the skin of some other reptile, sold to the gullible. Apparently not.
The pirate ship is half-sunk, and the mermaids wait in a circle around it patiently, reminding John of vultures waiting for their prey to die. Or, in this case, to touch the water.
"They're not letting us leave," one of John's crewmates says, when the ship has gone and the mermaids have moved, instead, to circle around their ship. He gives a tuneless whistle, then laughs nervously.
"What do they want?" John asks, but he has a sinking feeling he already knows.
"The captives," the captain says, confirming his feelings. "They want everyone on that ship. We must sacrifice them."
"We can't!" John protests. "We're not murderers"I'd rather be a murderer than a dead man," someone mutters, and the crew rumbles assent
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There NEEDS to be more of this story, because this is amazing and it deserves to have like a hundred more chapters written about it. Then I would read it like crazy and be all joyful and giddy about it. I now also have Jolly Sailor Bold stuck in my head, but that's alright, it's a good song. thank you for writing this awesome stuff!
They are on their tenth night at sea, running escort for a merchant vessel, when the winds die. Not die down, not slow, not fade: die, as if strangled and drowned by Poseidon himself, leaving the three ships (one merchant, and two belonging to the Royal Navy) still in the water ( ... )
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It is much more dangerous than protecting even the fattest of merchant ships. He loves it ( ... )
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Real mermaid hide. John had always thought it was the skin of some other reptile, sold to the gullible. Apparently not.
The pirate ship is half-sunk, and the mermaids wait in a circle around it patiently, reminding John of vultures waiting for their prey to die. Or, in this case, to touch the water.
"They're not letting us leave," one of John's crewmates says, when the ship has gone and the mermaids have moved, instead, to circle around their ship. He gives a tuneless whistle, then laughs nervously.
"What do they want?" John asks, but he has a sinking feeling he already knows.
"The captives," the captain says, confirming his feelings. "They want everyone on that ship. We must sacrifice them."
"We can't!" John protests. "We're not murderers"I'd rather be a murderer than a dead man," someone mutters, and the crew rumbles assent ( ... )
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oh my god
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STOP BEING SO AWESOME JESUS FUCKING CHRIST OKAY
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That? Was awesome! Sherlock is fucking perfect as a scary merman!
Now the next part where John falls into the water and THINGS HAPPEN :DD!
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