4th Wave [voice/action; Backdated to their stay at Humildad (Friday)]

[feetarestrange]

Spades? You guys are still here, right? [Nami sure hopes so.] I don't really know how else to say this.

Something happened and now I can't use my powers to move around.

[You know, like she does.]

Can someone come find me and take me back to the ship? I feel fine, but it's a long way and I...

[Have no legs.]

I need some help.

[That too.]

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[Voice]

[wheremygillsat]

Well. For right now, uh. Let's jus' say I kiiiiiinda mostly look a hell of a lot like a human.

So, y' gonna tell me where y' are? Can't track for shit like this.

[Voice]

[feetarestrange]

[UM.

A pause. She kind of needs a moment for this.]

Y-Yeah, just go along [directions here or something.] I should be pretty to spot.

[Action]

[wheremygillsat]

[He makes it there in decent time. This walking without falling over thing is getting easier, especially when he reminds himself to compensate for not having a dorsal fin.

Nami is, indeed, fairly easy to spot. In spite of appearing human himself, Namur still finds their range of shades of brown to be pretty boring on the whole, and Nami's sparkling yellow and green stands out in stunning contrast. He runs his hand over the back of his head, hoping he'll be recognizable enough, and heads over.]

Hey! So, what's up?

[feetarestrange]

[Nami stares for a moment. She was aware that she should've been expecting a human Namur to show up. But, uh... Well, he wasn't exactly lying, it was just going to take a bit of getting used to. The voice was recognizable enough, so she knew that it was really Namur.]]

Nothing good, but you can probably tell that.

[Her tail's stretched out in front of her and she lifts up her caudal fin a few inches off the ground before letting it rest on the floor.]

I don't like this, Namur.

[She doesn't sound like her usual confident self.]

[wheremygillsat]

Yeah I ain't a hugeass fan a this shit m'self. Next time we're at Empieza I'mma talk t' Miss M an' get ahold a some bubbly coral t' have on hand. Then even if some island screws with y', y'll at least have that t' fall back on.

[He holds out his brownish-pink-definitely-not-webbed hand. He can't help but stare at it a little before blinking himself back to the more immediate concern.]

Can y' stand on it yet? Yer fin, I mean. Or d' yer people's fins not get strong 'nuff t' hold y'?

[feetarestrange]

[Nami shakes her head.]

We don't use our tails like that. [The very idea is kind of silly to her, but she'll save that for another time.]

And none of my other powers can get me that far across dry land.

I'll I can think of is someone carrying me all the way back.

[wheremygillsat]

Good news is I didn't turn int' some shit with no arms, sheheheh!

[Namur threads an arm around her waist and one beneath her tail then lifts. It takes a bit more effort than the last time he did this, but he's still strong enough to keep her secure. He wobbles a second before catching his balance and smiles sheepishly.]

Still gettin' used t' it though. Want me t' take y' anywhere 'fore we head back t' the ship?

[feetarestrange]

If it's alright with you, I'd like to get back to my pool on the ship. [Nami's impressed that he's able to lift her up like that. Though she can't imagine it being easy considering all the scales and lengthy tail putting on quite a bit of extra pounds.]

But we can stop for breaks if you need them.

[wheremygillsat]

Tch! Most humans're chumps but this is me yer talkin' 'bout. Carry y' 'round like this all day, sweetheart!

[He just... might shift her around a little bit more than usual.]

So y' jus' lost yer wave? What if y' can't breathe underwater no more?

[feetarestrange]

Let's leave out the "all day" part, if you don't mind.

[The sooner she gets back to her pool, the better she'll feel.]

And I don't think it'd have gone that far. Whether or not I can move on land, I'm still one of the Marai.

[She doesn't seem too worried about the possibility, honestly.]

[wheremygillsat]

[Things didn't seem to hesitate in mucking up his physiology, but Namur just grunts.]

Have a bit a fun 'fore y' got beached?

[feetarestrange]

About as much fun as I can have on dry land without you guys.

Maybe I should stayed near an actual beach instead of going so far inland.

[wheremygillsat]

Nah, shit like this ain't no problem, sweetheart. Yer free t' go wherever y' wanna go an' if y' find yerself stuck on a hook, that's what y' got nakama for, catch me?

[As he starts feeling more confident in his balance, he begins to pick up the pace a little.]

How's yer li'l jewel fish? Still got the one I put in yer pool 'fore we both hopped in the river, right?

[feetarestrange]

Hmm? Oh, yeah, he's doing fine. He's managed to fit in with the others pretty well. You should stop by and visit him sometime.

...

After you're back to normal, I mean.