[ It is a bit like grasping at straws. She's pulling from a past experience that's slowly failing her, but it feels right. This body isn't made for land. It's too heavy, without defined shape and form. The water has to be the key to some degree.
But she has the same fears as he does: will she be able to control this? Will she only make it worse when she has more ease of movement? There's only one way to find out.
Himeka can't deny the sense of relief that floods through her at the familiar scent. The spines along her torso and the gills at her ribs all flare open in excitement at that particular salty aroma. It's gloomy with only bits of light finally filtering down. But it feels...it feels-- ]
--Thank you.
[ With hope in her heart, she pulls herself eagerly forward through the portal. The change in pressure is immense and shocking at first, but the weightless immediately changes her body from a heap of scales and flesh to a much more graceful creature. The thin membranes along her neck and arms wave gently in the minimal current and her muscles feel less tired.
Himeka sighs and stretches out for the first time.
Then it's like she knows what to do. She opens her mouth, her jaw unhinging and stretching so that she can ingest a large amount of water at once. She swallows slowly and feels... ]
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But she has the same fears as he does: will she be able to control this? Will she only make it worse when she has more ease of movement? There's only one way to find out.
Himeka can't deny the sense of relief that floods through her at the familiar scent. The spines along her torso and the gills at her ribs all flare open in excitement at that particular salty aroma. It's gloomy with only bits of light finally filtering down. But it feels...it feels-- ]
--Thank you.
[ With hope in her heart, she pulls herself eagerly forward through the portal. The change in pressure is immense and shocking at first, but the weightless immediately changes her body from a heap of scales and flesh to a much more graceful creature. The thin membranes along her neck and arms wave gently in the minimal current and her muscles feel less tired.
Himeka sighs and stretches out for the first time.
Then it's like she knows what to do. She opens her mouth, her jaw unhinging and stretching so that she can ingest a large amount of water at once. She swallows slowly and feels... ]
Calm...this feels calm.