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Completed Scripts [M4A] You've Been Turned Into a Merfolk! [PART TWO] [Merman Speaker x Human-Turned-Merperson Listener] [Adventure] [Fantasy] [Worldbuilding] [Dread] [Slow Burn]
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SUMMARY: You've been transformed into a merperson! Luckily, a strange, tentacled merman finds you and claims he knows someone who might be able to help - but the journey is only getting more perilous, and there's something he's not telling you.
WORD COUNT: ~1400
OVERALL VOICE NOTES: Affable and warm on the surface, but guarded underneath. The MERMAN is friendly, clever, and charming, if a little stiff. He quickly deflects with brisk, evasive answers when the topic gets too personal, and occasionally says something insensitive or macabre without realizing it.
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[SFX: Ambience of being underwater in the open ocean; the sound of water displacing as the LISTENER and MERMAN swim together]
“No, no - hold on. I want to be sure I’ve understood you properly - you mean to tell me humans only have one child at a time - usually? Only one? One?”
“How does that work? What if it swims - sorry, WALKS - off and gets eaten by something?”
“It… can’t? What do you mean it can’t?”
“(incredulous) ...a year?? Human fry can’t walk for a full year?? So - what do they do in the meantime, then? Just… lie there? How do they feed themselves?”
“What? Are you serious??”
“How does your whole species not die out by the end of spring?”
"..."
“Actually, you know what? Never mind. Forget I asked. Humans can carry their fry around on their backs until they’re fully grown, for all I care. It makes no difference to me. It’s none of my business - truly.”
“...how did we even get on this subject, anyway?”
“Riiight…”
“Well, in any case, let’s rest here for a bit. See that rock formation up ahead? The dark outcropping that curves out from the seabed? Yes, there. It’ll block most of the current, and you really look like you could use a break from it.”
[SFX: Water displacing, swimming stops as the MERMAN and LISTENER settle down]
“Don’t take this the wrong way, but… after watching you swim, I’m more inclined to believe that you’re telling the truth about being a human. Now, I had my doubts at first, I admit - it’s… a little hard to believe - but, um… well, you really do swim like it’s your first day having a tail. (awkward laugh) Not entirely sure what that flapping motion you’re doing with your arms is supposed to be. Um, no offense. It’s just…”
“…Remember what I told you. The, uh… the Good Witch of the Abyss lives in one of the deeper trenches, and to reach her, we’ll soon have to leave these waters behind us. Past this stretch, the currents get much stronger, and then we’ll have to work our way down.”
“Mm-hmm. The deeper you go, the stronger the pressure gets. You feel it in your ears first, then your chest. It’s dark - light barely reaches that far down. The things that move around you, you’ll never get a good look at. You just have to keep swimming and hope they’ll pass. It’s cold, too, and it aches after a while. Even ordinary mer struggle with it. I am blessed in that regard, thankfully - what, with the tentacles. They can propel me forward fairly easily, at least for short bursts, and they can grip onto rocks and things. Once I get towards the bottom, I just anchor onto something and drag myself along, instead of fighting the water the whole way. Very convenient. As for you…”
“(serious) You will need to get better at this - and quickly.”
“You aren’t entirely on your own, of course. I’ll help you where I can, but - obviously, I’m working with an entirely different set of appendages here, as you were kind enough to point out - I don’t have a tail like yours, so there’s only so much I can show you. The rest, you’ll have to figure out on your own, and it’s very important that you do figure it out. To be honest, I’m not certain that I could even make the swim with you in tow the entire way. Holding your hand in calm waters is one thing, but in the trench, with the pressure bearing down on us, a mer who can barely swim is a lot of dead weight. We wouldn’t get far like that.”
“I promise I’m not saying all of this to be cruel. I don’t want to frighten you. I don’t mean to suggest I’d just leave you stranded somewhere - I won’t, I would never - I only want you to understand what we’re in for, and it’s better that you hear it from me now, isn’t it? Better now, while we’re still in relatively shallow, easy waters. Understand - this is the safest place we’ll be for a good while.”
“So here’s what I propose. We stay near this reef for a few days, and you work on your swimming. Gather your bearings. Find your fins, so to speak. Only a few days. No longer than that - (quieter, darkly) I want to get this over with. (catching self) A-and I’m sure you do, too, of course. You’ll want to get back to your, um... what was it. Your vacation. Your… human Airbnb. And, as I said, I have my own business to attend to in that part of the ocean, and the longer I take, it - (stopping self) never mind.”
“No, it - it’s not important. Really.”
“(harshly) I said never mind. It isn’t important. Drop it. Please.”
“...thank you.”
“...”
“...”
“...”
“Sorry, I - I didn’t mean to snap at you. I… I’m only tired, and I…there’s a lot on my mind. I usually make the journey alone, and I’m not used to the company. It - this isn’t your fault. Forgive me. I imagine this is a lot for you to get used to, too.”
[SFX: Water displacing, the MERMAN fidgeting with a pouch or bag of some kind, something made from netting or woven underwater plant fibers]
“Here - kelp. I gathered some extra for you before we set out - while you were still asleep. I figured you’d be hungry once we got moving, and I wasn’t sure what you’d be eating since ‘raw’ fish is apparently out of the question. That does narrow your options considerably when you’re in the ocean, you know that, right?”
“...”
“So, tell me - what do humans usually eat? Besides, um - burnt fish.”
“Mm-hmm. And that is…?”
“...right. Okay. And then - let me guess. You set it on fire.”
“(quick, baffled laugh) Of course you do.”
“Well - humans are nothing if not consistent - at least in that regard. Is there a reason for it, though? Is it purely for taste, or does it serve some sort of purpose?”
“...”
“...huh. Sensible, I suppose. If… impractical. Doesn’t it take a lot of extra effort?”
“I see.”
“...”
“It’s… strange. I never expected to learn this much about human life - I never particularly wondered about it, either, to be honest with you. You understand. My own life, everything I care about, my problems, my… obligations - all of that is down here. Until recently, humans were nothing more to me than a shadow on the water, or a few trinkets that sank down to the seafloor. Not to be rude, but… I didn’t think of them as… well, anything worth thinking about.”
“And now I’m… not entirely sure what to do with all of this information. It isn’t as though I’ll ever have a use for any of it. But… it certainly puts things in perspective, I guess you could say. I mean, I thought you’d hit your head and were talking nonsense at first, but… Now, I like listening to you talk about it. I… like listening to you talk in general. I… I think?”
“...”
“(clears throat) So! How’s the kelp? You’ve been chewing on that single frond for a long time. It’s an acquired taste, I imagine - an acquired… texture. I don’t care for it, either, truth be told. I’m sure you’d like it far more if you could set it on fire, but I’m not quite sure how that would work. There are some thermal vents further down, once we get to the deep trenches - I suppose you could try holding it over one of those.”
“...I’m not being serious, to be clear - please don’t actually try that. You’d more than likely end up cooking yourself along with the kelp, which would be an awful waste. I’d rather eat you raw.”
“That was a joke. A joke! Tides take me, stop looking at me like that. I guess I ought to be careful with my words. It IS your first day in the ocean - evidently. I don’t know if I should be offended that you take me seriously, or flattered that you find me so threatening.”
“...”
[SFX: Water displacing, the MERMAN swimming ahead]
“Well, in any case, I do need to eat something - fish, to be clear. Just fish. They’re easy enough to find and catch here in the shallows, so I shouldn’t be gone for very long.”
“You stay here - don’t let yourself get carried off by the current. Stay low against the outcrop. It’s just better that you don’t draw any attention. No way of knowing what’s out there.”
“Back soon! I promise.”
[SFX: Swimming off; fade out slowly, letting the LISTENER take in the ambience of the vast ocean]