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[When Ariel burst out of the sea, she had expected to still be in the water. What she wasn't expected was to be stuck up in a tree.

At least, she thinks it's called a tree. Whatever it is, she's stuck in it, and the ground is pretty far beneath her.

She leans over to cling to the trunk of the tree and stares down, wondering how she got up here and how to get down and - and is that... is that the ground?

Then she... She's on the land?

Ariel slowly looks over to her legs. Legs. Legs! She can't help stretching one out, and the shock on her face turns into elation. It worked! The spell worked! Oh, she has to find Eric now! She -

She's so happy that she very nearly falls out of the tree, and she holds tightly to the trunk again. Yeaaah, she should. Probably not move much right now, even for Eric.

Maybe someone will come along...]

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[Red and white on green and brown is kind of hard to ignore, huh. Ariel sees him pretty easily, and she gives an unsure smile thanks to her position and waves slightly, but her hand slowly lowers itself when she realizes that he's leaping up.

And OH JESUS THE TREE JUST SHOOK WHEN HE LANDED LASDJFD;LJ Ariel holds on tighter and grits her teeth, since even a little shake could mean her losing her balance entirely.

When he asks that question, she chances a glance over to him, though her eyes immediately focus on the scar. Call it morbid curiosity. But there are more pressing matters at hand, so she brings her eyes up and slowly reaches her hand out with a tense nod. She's sort of okay, yes, just about to fall to the ground here.]

[He sees her gaze go down, and realizes "oh crap, should've worn a shirt." He takes her hand carefully.]

Don't worry, I won't let you fall. [He gingerly picked her up, lightly jumping from branch to branch until they were safely on the ground. Setting her down, he spoke again.] You okay?

[WHOOOOA THAT IS SOME WEIRD ACTION GOING ON HERE

But really, Ariel, who's lived her life in the ocean, isn't really used to such jarring motions without the buoyancy of the sea to slow it down and decrease the harshness. So she winces even with the light jumps, and she holds on tight to his neck.

Now that they're on the ground, she slides her arms away, but still keeps her hands on his shoulders as she looks straight down at her feet. Well. She does glance up enough to nod, but then her attention's caught again by her legs. Human legs... Though they're wobbling a little, unused to such weight.]

Ah...sorry. Guess that was kinda-- oi. [He holds her steady, to keep her balance and make sure she doesn't fall.]

Are you okay?

[Ariel nods again in response, even though she's swaying as if she just got plopped onto a tightrope instead of solid ground. Funny, somehow she thought just plain standing would be a lot easier than this... She bites her lip a little, trying to see if she can lessen the weight somehow - aaaand that makes her grip on his shoulders tighten as she tips forward. Whoops.]

Wh-whoa! [Catching her again! Damn, Ace is getting good at this. He helps to straighten her up again.]

You not used to legs or something? [He looks down at her feet, and then toward the village.]

You're gonna freeze out. Would you mid if I carried you back to the village to get you some warm clothes?

[She shakes her head at the first question - no, she's definitely not used to legs. And at his second, she has to pause for a moment.

What Ariel would really like to do is use her legs, walk, and get used to them, because she really can't wait to walk. But she can see why carrying would be a better option here, especially with this... cold white stuff. Snow? She wasn't quite sure.

So, after that, she smiles and nods. Let's go for the carrying option.]

Aa, thought so. [He gently picks her up again and heads for the village.]

We'll see if we can find anything of yours in one of the shops around here.

[And with that, Ariel holds on to his neck and smiles, as she... isn't really sure how to react when someone's carrying her like this, only what she's seen in paintings and books that managed to last long enough ~~somehow~~.

... Oh hey, he said "shop", didn't he? Ariel looks ahead, a big smile on her face because oh gosh, she cannot wait to see a real, human shop!]

[Well, that. Certainly made her happy. He smiles back and her, heading for the village.]

My name's Ace. It's nice to meet you, miss...?

["My name is..."

... Ah, right. She lowers her eyes for a second in morbid realization... then lifts her head up to tap her throat and shake her head. She can't really tell you her name...

But she can mouth the word "Ariel" slowly.]

...ah. You can't speak? [Well, this makes things. A bit more difficult. But he can somewhat tell what she's mouthing, and decides to take a chance ~~because the mun thinks that's easier.~~]

Is your name... Ariel?

[And her expression lights up at that as she nods. Yes, that's her name! Ariel. She would've written it on his hand or something if she had to, but it's good that people can guess it.]

[OH SWEET HE GOT IT RIGHT, AWESOME. He beams back at her.]

Nice to meet you, Ariel. Ah, we'll be at the village soon. [And sure enough, they can see houses in the distance.]

[... Those are houses.

Human houses.

Ariel lets go of his neck with one arm and points to the houses with quite a big smile, as if she's just asking her to look because there are things she's never seen before and it's utterly fascinating. She glances at him, then keeps up the pointing - surely he's just as excited, right?]

--hm? [He looks to where she is very enthusiastically pointing and blinks.]

Ah, the houses? We'll have to make sure you get settled into one.

[... She looks up at him at that. Really? Why? This isn't the beach or anything...

...

Come to think of it, just where was she?]

... now that I think about it, since you can't walk well, we might need to see if someone can stay with you and help you out.

[He smiles up at her.] Don't worry, Luceti's got plenty of nice people.

[Someone staying with her sounds well and good, but:

... Luceti? Ariel mouthes the word with a little frown on her face. Is that what this place is called?]

[He nods.] Yep, Luceti. Sorry to say you were taken from your world and put here.

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