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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[reckless-eagle.livejournal.com]

Well, there's totally enough room up here~

[sadfreezingbrit.livejournal.com]

[ No need to tell him twice. He's already on his way up and soon reaches the surface, but when he breaches through to inhale a fresh breath of air it--

...It feels a lot more like getting a lungful of water, actually. Too sharp, burning and coarse, like something he really doesn't need right now, apparently.

Philip flinches and sinks back into the water. ]

{How about we try that again, only with a little less enthusiasm? }

[ ...

Unfortunately that might actually be a good idea. After a moment of drifting just beneath the surface Philip emerges again, slowly and without the enthusiastic attempt at using lungs he currently doesn't have.

He blinks a few times and looks around, hoping to spot Poland somewhere. ]

[reckless-eagle.livejournal.com]

[Indeed, Poland is hanging around nearby, experimenting with using a strip of kelp as a hair ribbon :3]

[sadfreezingbrit.livejournal.com]

[ After spinning once he spots the country. ]

Hey!

[ He waves before swimming over and is (admittedly) relieved to find that he can apparently still talk on the surface. ]

...Can you breathe up here?

[ Because Philip is doing the equivalent of singing underwater for a joke right now. His breath is still held after the first mishap. ]

[reckless-eagle.livejournal.com]

[Kelp-ribbonnnnn~ And it so totally matches his eyes! He is the winner. It is him.]

[...Oh, right, talking to Philip.]

Huh? Oh, tch'yeah, but like, it's easier underwater. I think my lungs are like, still around? Just being kinda weird.

[sadfreezingbrit.livejournal.com]

[ It's a wonderful ribbon. The most fantastic and trend-setting kelp ribbon of them all. Too bad Philip is entirely too caught up with his organs to notice. ]

My lungs are...

[ He draws himself up, taking a worried look down at his see-through torso. There's more opacity to his chest still, but from the right angle its not too difficult to make assumption about what is (or rather isn't) still there. ]

...somewhere that is not here in my body, apparently.

[reckless-eagle.livejournal.com]

Oh, ew. For reals? That's like, super-gross.

[sadfreezingbrit.livejournal.com]

[ Philip frowns and sinks back into the water, crossing his arms in front of his chest.

His beautiful and glowy blue self-image is ruined. ]

I can't- can't help it. The event made me hollow.

[reckless-eagle.livejournal.com]

Does it like, hurt?

GDI taking forever with tags SORRY! ;___;

[sadfreezingbrit.livejournal.com]

No. No, I guess...

[ He loosens his arms tentatively and pokes at his stomach with two fingers. ]

It doesn't- doesn't feel like much of anything, really.

...What about you? I don't think I've met anyone who likes this event very much.

Oh, it happens, dear. <3

[reckless-eagle.livejournal.com]

I've like, been through enough that there's totally no point whining about the stuff that doesn't really suck, you know? A week ago, I was hallucinating the guy I least wanted to see around every corner. I'll totally take this.

Besides, it's kinda neat! Swimming this high up is kinda like flying, and I look way cute.

[sadfreezingbrit.livejournal.com]

Tell me about it. [ A lopsided smile. No, that's a really good point. Childhood bullies versus alien psychopath? No contest. ] I...

I think something like that happened to me too last-- during the fair, right?

[ And the tentacles are a breeze. Heck, he likes swimming, so--

Wait, let's not leave the subject at 'creepy fairs' there. ]

...But anyway, you're right. It's... really interesting, actually.

[reckless-eagle.livejournal.com]

...Yeah, it was. I thought it was just me! Liet was like, acting like nothing was wrong...

[sadfreezingbrit.livejournal.com]

I was flipping through the transmissions back then, I think at least some people saw something, I know I certainly did. I thought I saw them in any case.

...At least they were just hallucinations.

{Just hallucinations? Honestly, I'm feelin' really underappreciated here when you say that sorta thing. }

[reckless-eagle.livejournal.com]

Yeah... I mean, like, yeah, of course they were!

He can't come back here.

[sadfreezingbrit.livejournal.com]

He?

[...STUPID KNEE-JERK REACTION! ]

...No. Sorry. It's really none of my business.

[reckless-eagle.livejournal.com]

The Major.

...Five deaths, you like, can't come back.

[And between him and a few other very strong people, they made damn sure he hit five.]

[sadfreezingbrit.livejournal.com]

A... Nazi cyborg scientist, was it? [ Philip frowns a little. ] Commander Ivanova mentioned him, I...

...I have to say I think I'm glad I missed him.

[reckless-eagle.livejournal.com]

Yeah, be glad. He was a total piece of work...