One unenthusiastic video under sea [13/??? artefacts collected]

[sadfreezingbrit_archive]

[ Philip's face is looking perfectly normal (if a little crabby in the strictly mood-related sense of the word). Shoulders, arms, no problem there. His chest, not currently covered by any sort of clothing, is looking just a tad more blueish and... transparent than it should.

Opacity only decreases from there, making Phil entirely light blue and see-through below his stomach. Below the waist it looks like he's been torn and tattered, his body segueing into a thick bundle of thin tentacles where his legs should be.

Or in other words: Philip, now with roughly 65% more this. ]

How is that even--

[ The blue tentacles whirl around as Philip turns and spins nervously in front of his algae-encrusted mirror, placing his hands behind his back to confirm that there is indeed nothing whatsoever between the front and the back of his body.

He spins a few more times before letting himself drift onto his mattress with resignation. ]

...I want my organs back.

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[dashboardlite.livejournal.com]

[Dean doesn't like heights. Water, he's okay with. He likes to swim. He likes the heat of the beach, and the sharp, salty tang of the ocean. He occasionally has dreams where he's fishing on the edge of a lake.

But being half tiger shark tends to put things in perspective.

Bad-ass perspective.]

...dude.

[He snorts, squinting through the camera and grinning stupidly.]

You're all see-through. S'kinda cool.

[sadfreezingbrit.livejournal.com]

[ Philip sits up with a little difficulty (not much in the way of muscle mass in the blue area) and leans against the wall.

...Okay, so Dean is kinda right, it's... interesting to say the least. But still. ]

I'm hollow.

{ And I can't even call you monkey in good conscience right now, how do you think that makes me feel? }

[dashboardlite.livejournal.com]

I bet you're one of the stingy types. Fuckers always got me when I went swimming.

[The few times Dean went swimming during all their travels.]

Hey, dude - Stop lookin' like a kicked puppy. Enjoy it. Figure out what's what.

[Take time to enjoy the little things.]

[sadfreezingbrit.livejournal.com]

[ DEEP SIGH.

All right, all right, Dean has a point. This is by far not the worst event Philip can imagine. And he does like the sea even though the time he spends in it is usually shorter and a lot less intense.

Oh. But-- ]

No, I'm not. They're fine.

[ He runs his fingers along the first tentacle he can get hold of and wraps it around his hand. ]

See?

[ Philip has three days to figure out that he really is the stingy type who just happens to be immune to his own attack. ]

[dashboardlite.livejournal.com]

[Dean would like to point out that jellyfish can't sting themselves, but he thinks it'll be funnier later when Philip accidentally shocks someone with a tentacle.

...what? It'd be hilarious.

He picks idly at a white scar running through one of the smaller fins on his lower half. It's like his entire body was transposed into fish-form. Or...whatever the Hell a shark is.]

You gonna go exploring the deep blue, Ariel? [Eyebrow raise.] I think cabin fever's gonna hit soon, but I dunno if the event made any sort of...big...shark-thing roam the hallways.

[voice]

[timisnotme.livejournal.com]

Dude. You're freaky looking right now.

...wait.. *What was that last part?*

Your organs are missing?

[video]

[sadfreezingbrit.livejournal.com]

[ He nods and pulls himself up, showing the transparent and utterly empty torso area where his intestines should be. ]

See?

[ He arches his back a little which gives a better view into the slightly more opaque parts of his body. Doesn't look like there's a lot going on in the stomach and lungs department either. ]

...I'm not sure if I even have a heart right now.

[voice]

[timisnotme.livejournal.com]

Okay. That is fucking creepy.

*But he's relieved that your organs just seem to be invisible. Not ... misplaced.*

[video]

[sadfreezingbrit.livejournal.com]

Tell me about it.

[ Speaking of which, Philip does notice the distinct lack of video images during this transmission. ]

...So what did you get?

[reckless-eagle.livejournal.com]

Oh, we'll totally get 'em back in a few days~

[sadfreezingbrit.livejournal.com]

Call me old-fashioned, but it's really hard to get used to the idea of not dropping stone dead without them.

[reckless-eagle.livejournal.com]

We're like, in Wonderland. It's totally not like the place has ever made sense.

[sadfreezingbrit.livejournal.com]

[ He smiles. ]

You've got a point there.

...Have you been outside yet?

[ He turns his head towards the window. ]

[blimeyjamwalls.livejournal.com]

[ Daniel, by contrast, has been blessed with a more traditional mermaid shape. In fact, he:

1. Has a fish tail, fins, the whole Little Mermaid shakedown.
2. But is still wearing ALL OF THE CLOTHES, or at least those which go above the waist.
3. Is coloured dark pinkish-brown all over.
4. Is criss-crossed with little glowing spots, like bioluminescent studs on a structure of metal.
5. Has a glowing dick portable lantern bioluminescent tendril sprouting right out of his forehead.
6. Is one of these. (http://i.imgur.com/BnHRM.jpg) ]

Phi - Philip?

[ 7. Is trying to ignore the tiny swarming hissing piranhas. ]

[sadfreezingbrit.livejournal.com]

[ By now Philip has convinced himself to at least learn how to navigate with this new shape, so he's currently experimentally floating about in his room. Naked. While glowing blue. Just, you know, throwing that out there. ]

Oh h-- [Fffhahahafacelantern.

...Pardon the brief chuckle, Philip was just worried he'd be the only one with something more customised than a tail fin. ]

Hey, Dan.

{ Now there's a surprise. If he's a hybrid of what I think that is then I want you to keep the symbolism in mind, just, you know, in case you ever wanna do a comparative analysis for a laugh. }

...How're you holding up?

[blimeyjamwalls.livejournal.com]

[ If only Daniel had reached the final chamber. ]

I admit, [ he stammers slightly, ] I was a little alarmed by... the event's onset.

[ And it is DEFINITELY AN EVENT. His hallucinations tend to follow certain patterns, and this hits a lot of different strokes, what with the fish theme and the fact that he himself has physically changed.

...If Phil says "what event" then he's going to do a triple fucking pirouette into orbit above the handle. :( ]

[sadfreezingbrit.livejournal.com]

[ Philip nods sympathetically. ]

I know. At first I thought it was--

[ He stops himself, looking alarmed. He feels comfortably entrusting Daniel with many uncomfortable things, but "At first I thought it was Clarence, trying to convince me that I was drowning in a room full of water" is not one of them. ]

It was terrifying, but--

You... [ He smiles a little. ] You actually get used to it pretty quickly, uh... at least I did.

[alwaysaboom.livejournal.com]

It's not as dangerous as some events.

[Ivanova now has a green and copper scaled tail instead of legs]

[sadfreezingbrit.livejournal.com]

No, I suppose not.

...Unless we end up getting eaten by larger fish or caught in drift nets or the water disappears before we get our lungs back or something like that.

[alwaysaboom.livejournal.com]

What a bleak attitude. I commend you, it's positively Russian.

[sadfreezingbrit.livejournal.com]

[ He laughs. ]

My British charm will be devastated to hear that.

{Oh, stop it.

No, seriously. Stop it. }

audio

[kindly-done.livejournal.com]

[What is he? It is a mystery. For once in his life, Jack is hiding behind the anonymity of voice.]

Me too.

video

[sadfreezingbrit.livejournal.com]

[ And it's working a little too well. The voice is unfamiliar to Philip and the lack of video isn't helping, so for a moment he isn't sure how to respond.

...But wishing his organs back means whoever this is knows about their absence, so maybe... ]

...Are you a... jellyfish person too then?

audio

[kindly-done.livejournal.com]

I think so. Except I don't have any tentacles. I'm just see-through all over.

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[sadfreezingbrit.livejournal.com]

You--

You're still human, only entirely see-through? That... doesn't sound very comforting.