What’s funny is that our eyes first appeared underwater and we had to evolve a system to keep our eyes wet while in dry air. (By “we” I mean “our very distant ancestors that were still actually fish”). So that’s why we have eyelids, and why fish don’t.
What’s even more funny is that we’re seeing a repeat of that process with the mudskippers (which are also fish who like to live on solid ground) as they, too, needed to invent a way to keep their eyes wet, and it’s funny because they came up with a different solution to the same engineering problem; instead of having a flap of skin that slides over their eye, they just pull their eyes back in their body. Try to find a video of a mudskipper blinking, it’s freaky.
Uh oh. Dainix wants his boyfriend back, but little does he know his catboy is en route to another castle.
As for the runic script, it’s the same script Erin used to make his bubble, but using a Wind lacrima instead.
“REINFORCE SHIELD BUBBLE SFERE HOLD SHAPE HOLD AIR”
Poor Dainix, he just wants to see his boyfriend.
I miss ao3 so much right now.
Also quick thanks to Alinua’s fish friends for helping so much!
Goodnight!
-Signed The Vessel Of A Glowing God
(aka The Princess)
Red Merfolk: Please calm down sir. Why not have a jelly? Dainix: No. I literally cannot stay calm like this. Also your jellies taste like something out of my alchemical brews. Blue Merfolk: Funny you should say that.
I figured the Sekrai and Merfolk had some kind of specialist building for air-breathers to inhabit; maybe this is where Selach was going to take Alinua before she transformed. It almost looks to me like that shell can detach form the tower; I’ve got images in my head of it floating up to the surface, dropping off/picking up any air-breathers, then descending again.
Underwater, Falst is missing, and being kept in a high place in an unknown city could be bringing back Zuurith memories; all things considered, Dainix is holding himself together pretty well. But the merfolk is right, even if Dainix can survive a lava flow, there’s the toxic gasses, cascading rocks, and other dangers he’s not ready for.
Prediction for next week: I kinda see Erin as the one to try and convince Dainix to return to the air shell, if only because I find the image of him doing breaststroke and frog kicking to catch up very amusing. Tess is too heavy to swim properly and Alinua is elsewhere, so it makes sense.
I’m seeing a lot of different comments to why he’s so upset. Some say it’s because he’s worried about the other Ignans, others saying it’s about Falst. It might also just be because he’s currently under water and has no clue how he got there.
What I want to know is, didn’t earlier in the arc, Dainix said he’d never been this close to the ocean before, and didn’t know how to swim. Am I miss remembering something or did Dainix just suddenly learn how to swim?
why does dainix look so upset? he’s only underwater, surrounded by strangers, doesn’t know where Falst is, and is underwater. Light work!
He might also be concerned for the Ignans that were living in the volcano!
the superpower shared by many fictional characters of effortlesly keeping their eye(s) open underwater
What’s funny is that our eyes first appeared underwater and we had to evolve a system to keep our eyes wet while in dry air. (By “we” I mean “our very distant ancestors that were still actually fish”). So that’s why we have eyelids, and why fish don’t.
What’s even more funny is that we’re seeing a repeat of that process with the mudskippers (which are also fish who like to live on solid ground) as they, too, needed to invent a way to keep their eyes wet, and it’s funny because they came up with a different solution to the same engineering problem; instead of having a flap of skin that slides over their eye, they just pull their eyes back in their body. Try to find a video of a mudskipper blinking, it’s freaky.
Oh shit dainix doesn’t look too good
Oh noooo… poor Dainix is worried about his people… 🙁
Please get out of his way, Mermaids!
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Uh oh. Dainix wants his boyfriend back, but little does he know his catboy is en route to another castle.
As for the runic script, it’s the same script Erin used to make his bubble, but using a Wind lacrima instead.
“REINFORCE SHIELD BUBBLE SFERE HOLD SHAPE HOLD AIR”
Great comment! Have an imaginary upvote. And thank you for the translation of the runes
Poor Dainix, he just wants to see his boyfriend.
I miss ao3 so much right now.
Also quick thanks to Alinua’s fish friends for helping so much!
Goodnight!
-Signed The Vessel Of A Glowing God
(aka The Princess)
HELP ME TOO
Red Merfolk: Please calm down sir. Why not have a jelly?
Dainix: No. I literally cannot stay calm like this. Also your jellies taste like something out of my alchemical brews.
Blue Merfolk: Funny you should say that.
I figured the Sekrai and Merfolk had some kind of specialist building for air-breathers to inhabit; maybe this is where Selach was going to take Alinua before she transformed. It almost looks to me like that shell can detach form the tower; I’ve got images in my head of it floating up to the surface, dropping off/picking up any air-breathers, then descending again.
Underwater, Falst is missing, and being kept in a high place in an unknown city could be bringing back Zuurith memories; all things considered, Dainix is holding himself together pretty well. But the merfolk is right, even if Dainix can survive a lava flow, there’s the toxic gasses, cascading rocks, and other dangers he’s not ready for.
Prediction for next week: I kinda see Erin as the one to try and convince Dainix to return to the air shell, if only because I find the image of him doing breaststroke and frog kicking to catch up very amusing. Tess is too heavy to swim properly and Alinua is elsewhere, so it makes sense.
Tess probably just walks on the bottom like a hippo
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MWAHAHAHA!!!
I steal your place holder top position!!
:)-
Yaayyy!! The fire boy is up and kicking.
I’m seeing a lot of different comments to why he’s so upset. Some say it’s because he’s worried about the other Ignans, others saying it’s about Falst. It might also just be because he’s currently under water and has no clue how he got there.
What I want to know is, didn’t earlier in the arc, Dainix said he’d never been this close to the ocean before, and didn’t know how to swim. Am I miss remembering something or did Dainix just suddenly learn how to swim?
Also what does Alinua want from the wreckage?