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"Well. Good fer ya?"

Archie shifts in the tub, looking over the brim briefly. No Wooper-- "Wait, pink?"

Yeah that's all he got from that sentence. He sighs, allowing himself to slide back in the water. "I'm kinda stuck here, lassy. But if I see him I'll send him uh. Out o' the door I guess? I'll ask 'im real nicely."

' Oh It just comes out like that. I dont mean to say it. Crabapples! Is another one I yell a lot. Just slips out"

She tiltes her head.

"Well..ya see the thing is..I was playing hide and Seek with Peachy pie...And I thought he might have come in here...have you seen a pink wooper with a boy tie and a blank look on his face like he just made Arceus weep?"

"Like a seashell..." He's imagining it now. That must be super awkward indeed. "So Jacks... Tha's the angry guy, ri'?"

"I....dont know. Never learned...Big bro Jacks has been trying to teach me though. But when I tried on my own i3 just kind of flopped and washed up on shore like a seashell

A very awkward seashell "

inbox call! ))

...Oh that's. That's kinda hot. What the fuck is going on right now. "YEAH." He's leaning with his back against the headboard, arms crossed. "Last chance t' back 'way."

" . . . "

oh he's coming in. He's slamming the hand on the headboard, towering over Archie.

"YEAH?"

SPITS OUT HIS WATER--

swimming - kero kero bonito

Swimming across the sea The current battles way down below me Drifting, but holding on I keep my head up to watch the shore

this fits so well???

and it's super catchy too aaa ))

@livingshinycharm asked: " HEY YOU!" She is there, but no fight, she brought him a cupcake.

"Finally someone who doesn't wanna fight!"

He's eyeing the cupcake, but...

"...What's the ingredient list?"

"Guess he jus' don' like me, then." Wouldn't be the first person who didn't like him in this house.

"But yer learnin' t'swim then? That's good. The ocean's nice f'r the most part."

"Yeah! That's him" she had a big smile on her face. "Though he diesnt seem to ba angry around me"

There's a thud on the other side of the door. Archie raises an eyebrow, but decides not to inquire.

Crisis somewhat averted, though? Not that he lied about anything, just-- He always feels so guilty whenever people recognize him. Fair enough, though. He did some awful things. "That's jus' how I was born. I'm a merfolk. An' I'm no' the only one either, not from the merfolk nor from whatcha call supernatural people."

"…I know, I--"

A groan, and he let himself fall down, his back pressed on the door. Being worried about a guy who almost ended the world and regretted his action was quite hypocritical for someone working for Guzma, huh…? Especially if he was dragged in there like most of the Skulls.

"…and, uhm.

The… tail, then?"

"Ya wanna know 'bout merfolk?"

Well, colour him surprised. This was the first person besides Plumeria who'd asked besides just pointing out the fish tail.

"Heh, that's a lo' o' questions. But I don't mind sharin' 's long as ya keep it on the down low."

He leans back a bit, grinning. "I think ya have t'be born one, yeah. Unless ya find a sea witch maybe? But that's really hard for a human anyway. There's more 'round Alola, yeah. And I do have pretty cool powers, but I can't do most o' 'em righ' now 'cause it takes energy I don' have."

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Really? Not many people questioned him? Apparently, certain people don't share Cataleya's adventurous curiosity in the face of such things.

"Well... Can you tell me about merfolk? Do you have to be born one? Do more live around Alola? My mom used to tell me stories that my gramma told her, but they were pretty vague. Do you have any cool powers?" she asks, words coming out quite fast in her excitement.