"That you will try is at least a hopeful message I can provide my people with, so they do not feel as if their time and efforts were wholly wasted." If she is not truly grateful, it does not show in her voice. The magic allowing their temporary understanding of one another is not lasting and it takes its toll, but it has provided them both a chance to better understand one another.
"This is my gift. It will give you what you need if you wear it in the sea. She knows her self better than she knows the land."
Tási lifts a hand with something sparkling in her grasp. She offers the glint of glass and metal to Billie. If she takes it she will find in her grasp a smooth glass pearl filled with liquid. The contents within it shimmer and dance like a school of fish. She will immediately feel relief from any side effects of the eel, at the cost of having to cough it up. Unpleasant but the creature darts away into the water, seemingly unharmed but very unhappy.
Tási does not linger, clearly drained from her time above the water, her skin dry and stiff. She waves to Billie, the gesture slightly off but the thought behind it present. Then the merwoman disappears back into the sea, leaving the waters around them empty.
While Billie may not immediately understand the gift Tási gives her, she will later discover that if she wears or keeps the pearl on her and enters the ocean she will be able to breathe the sea water and understand the merfolk's speech, which can only be sung below the ocean's surface. Webbing will also appear between her fingers and toes while they are in contact with the water.
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"This is my gift. It will give you what you need if you wear it in the sea. She knows her self better than she knows the land."
Tási lifts a hand with something sparkling in her grasp. She offers the glint of glass and metal to Billie. If she takes it she will find in her grasp a smooth glass pearl filled with liquid. The contents within it shimmer and dance like a school of fish. She will immediately feel relief from any side effects of the eel, at the cost of having to cough it up. Unpleasant but the creature darts away into the water, seemingly unharmed but very unhappy.
Tási does not linger, clearly drained from her time above the water, her skin dry and stiff. She waves to Billie, the gesture slightly off but the thought behind it present. Then the merwoman disappears back into the sea, leaving the waters around them empty.
While Billie may not immediately understand the gift Tási gives her, she will later discover that if she wears or keeps the pearl on her and enters the ocean she will be able to breathe the sea water and understand the merfolk's speech, which can only be sung below the ocean's surface. Webbing will also appear between her fingers and toes while they are in contact with the water.