This really was so hard. So he finally...just...shed his pelt. It fell away almost like a blanket to reveal Paio's human form. Shaking wet hair from his face, he chewed on his lip then clutched his pelt tight to him, scared to lose it.
Myca jumped, clapping his hands over his mouth to keep from making some shocked sound. A selkie! He's heard of them but he didn't know if he'd ever met any. How would he? It doesn't make sense to be in the deep of the ocean in a human form. Swimming is so much easier with fins and flippers!
More importantly, would talking to him in this form harm him? Myca wasn't sure. A human shape doesn't make the selkie human. He's still a creature of the sea, right? Sea creatures weren't wired to drown.
Swallowing hard, Myca blinked away his surprise and exhaled.
He gave several quick nods. Oh should he be revealing that actually? He realized belatedly maybe that was a terrible idea. But in the end it was too late wasn't it. He'd already admitted to it. So instead he just chewed his lip and nodded again.
Yes, he was a selkie. Evidenced by the pelt that Paio was currently clinging to in that moment.
The selkie revealing his human shape didn't make Myca less inclined to help him get back to the sea. He held out a hand, stopping just short of touching Paio's arm above the elbow. He didn't want to alarm the selkie or make him think he was reaching for the pelt. With his other hand, Myca gestured to the rocks on which they were and then pointed to the ocean. He wanted to help the other get off the rocks safely so he could swim back to his colony.
Looking to where he gestured, he nodded then went to follow after him. It was hard to climb holding his pelt but he did his very best. If they could just get up to safety then he'd be able to... To do what? He wasn't sure. But he could still do something! Maybe. Hopefully.
Indeed, the world outside the water is very big and very different. Myca's been there for a while now. Ah, but the sea still calls to him, tugs at his heart the way the moon tugs at the tides. Being this close makes the longing to go home even greater. But there's such a sadness for Myca in the sea. So much blood in the water because of him...
Gingerly, slowly, he reached out to take the selkie's arm just above his elbow to help him keep his foot on the wet rocks. There's a gentler slow which where Myca climbed up onto them near the sand, so he guides Paio in that direction. At least on the smooth sand, he could move better in whichever form he chose.
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"Will...will this help?"
Moving with this body?
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More importantly, would talking to him in this form harm him? Myca wasn't sure. A human shape doesn't make the selkie human. He's still a creature of the sea, right? Sea creatures weren't wired to drown.
Swallowing hard, Myca blinked away his surprise and exhaled.
"Selkie?" he whispered oh-so-softly.
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Yes, he was a selkie. Evidenced by the pelt that Paio was currently clinging to in that moment.
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The world was so big outside the water...
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Gingerly, slowly, he reached out to take the selkie's arm just above his elbow to help him keep his foot on the wet rocks. There's a gentler slow which where Myca climbed up onto them near the sand, so he guides Paio in that direction. At least on the smooth sand, he could move better in whichever form he chose.