Everything's Better Down Where It's Wetter [reasonably open]

[littlecousin]

Characters: lots of them
Date: landfall (Apr 7-13)
Location: coastal waters and beaches around Atam
Situation: fish people and the people who manage to put up with themlove them
Warnings/Rating: None anticipated, but individual posters should warn in the subject line if relevant.

From the event post:

Come on in, the water's great! The fish are happy and well cared for, the water is tropical (which goes for any beach bunnies in our midst, not just the fish people!) There's also the ruins of an approximately iron-age city sunk just off the coast for anyone who can swim to explore! It's visible about four meters down. It's mostly old buildings, walkways/etc, that are covered in ocean detritus. Some things could be brought back to the surface. Maybe you'll even find old treasure? Who knows! Have fun exploring.

OOC: This is the catchall log for Ocean Shenanigans. This includes water-breathers on holiday, air-breathers with high lung capacity, scuba gear, mysterious powers, or a water-breather willing to spot 'em, and perhaps even air-breathers who've recruited water-breathing help to skip the checkpoint and sneak into Atam, which is doable if they're careful. /drevil.jpg

Comments

[relentlesstide]

[Considering their respective backgrounds, it isn't surprising. Arthur's father and the creatures of the sea taught him about the good parts of the world when he was young, and Mera's father... they don't talk about that. But today is a day for enjoying what the land here has to offer, and so he nods, taking her hand and descending into the city.]

Maybe we could take a few things back for the apartment. Or polish up a few antiques to sell in the market.

[queenoftheseas]

[They don't talk about Mera's father for good reason. He was out of his mind and prevented her from having a real childhood]

We could. There might be something of real value down here. Maybe some coins. At the very least there could be a lot of metal and I'm sure someone in the market will pay for that. Metal can always be melted down and reused.

[relentlesstide]

[There's a reason they don't really talk about Xebel period, beyond 'how the hell did they get through the barrier'.]

The metal scraps might be too corroded to be useful, but if we find anything in good shape, I might be able to find a buyer. It's strange, having to worry about money, isn't it? [He drifts through the window hole of a building at random and starts looking around curiously.] I think this is a first, for me.

[queenoftheseas]

You never know. [She's trying to be optimistic. She's not sure they'll find anything worthwhile but hey, it's an adventure]

Very strange. Money wasn't really a concern in Atlantis. Just for the luxuries and those we provided because we were royalty. And what wasn't provided, we could get with treasure scavenged from the sea floor. But I suppose the surface world is different.

[relentlesstide]

Vastly different. They actually have to pay for food and shelter up there. [He's pulling out a half-buried chest to dig around in it curiously now. Atlantis provides basic necessities for all its people, so this is indeed odd.] It seems barbaric sometimes, to let a portion of your people starve while others live in giant mansions.

And usually Garth and I never needed to worry about finances when we visited. We kept several pockets of treasure along the shores to have currency on hand when we needed it.

[queenoftheseas]

Barbaric is putting it politely. [In Atlantis, everyone had shelter. Whatever negative things could be said about Atlantis, and there are plenty, they at least knew how to provide for their people]

This is certainly a new experience for all of us, isn't it?