{02 Video | IRIS MOON}

[freshtilapia]

[During the first night of the Iris Moon, a video comes up on the feed of what appears to be a woman with long, cascading scarlet hair that falls over her shoulders in waves. The only thing tipping them off to be someone familiar to some is her lilac skin and the one exposed ear adorned with cuff jewelry running across the top and tipped with a red fin.

She's clearly sporting make-up tonight, as her eyes look very dramatic, framed by a thick line of deep green eyeshadow that fades into a white highlight under their red brows. Her face seems to be more dramatically contoured as well, highlighting her high cheekbones. And those lips are also more dramatic than usual, featuring a fancy gradient from deep plum at the edges to a bright magenta at the center.]

I think the trend lately has been all about transformation, and... I'm feeling particularly generous with mine.

[It's easy to tell from their body language that this fish is totally feeling their oats. And in a fluid movement, they sweep a hand with long, red nails over their head and pull off their wig to dramatically reveal their actual shorter red hair, which they shake out. But instead of it being plain red as it always has, it seems to have been enhanced by glowing tendrils of electric blue. They mix into their hair nicely, just making the merfolk even more like a fantastical, colorful creature from the sea.]

Come to the beach and I'll sing you a song for a kiss. I'll be looking forward to meeting whoever comes.

[They chuckle, and they blow a kiss to the camera to close the feed.]

Comments

[freshtilapia]

Hmm?

[Fish runs their fingers through their enhanced hair and the tentacles slip harmlessly past them. They're very fine tendrils. Luminescent, but incredibly fine as jellyfish tentacles are.]

Not at all. They do feel different from the rest of my hair, but unless I'm looking into a mirror, I don't notice them at all.

Are you enjoying being a deer, dear? [They giggle a bit.]

[edle_gestalt]

[Austria's face colors a bit pink. Cautiously but curiously he stares at their hair, calmed by the fact that they're touching the tendrils with no problem. And... and the tendrils are pretty. Attached to an attractive person, a human-like face who doesn't seem to mind them at all, it's not as if it's some otherworldly, dead-eyed something or other that washed up on the beach

No, Fish is beautiful. And it's blowing his mind that he thinks so.] I didn't think I could ever be anything but terrified of something like that. It's... very pretty.

[Austria bites his lower lip in a small grin.] You're terrible. I... was shocked when I first saw it all, but it's manageable, I think. I feel calmer than I have in ages, and I don't know if that's to do with the features or something else. [He laughs.] It's very funny, you know, deer aren't nearly as docile as they look, especially bucks, but I feel like that's what it's doing to me.

[freshtilapia]

[Fish chuckles, then smiles sweetly at the dear (heh) man.]

Well, I'd be mortified if you were frightened of me, darling! But I'm very glad you find all this pretty. Maybe you'd like to come over and see this in person? Actually... now that I think of it, I'm feeling much... sweeter? More affectionate? Than I usually am, I think.

[Fish plays with their hair, curling a finger around a tendril.]

There is something about this moon that is really putting me in a romantic mood.

[edle_gestalt]

I'm not, don't worry. [Austria is thrilled, really, to be able to say so; it's his biggest irrational fear and it's just ... not there?]

I am too. I'm not sure what's specifically going on, but I also feel it. Romance, coziness... I know others have had changes in behavior, but surely nothing this... peaceful? In any case, I'd love to come over -- shall I bring the zither, then? How lovely would that be, I haven't made music with anyone since I've been here.

[freshtilapia]

Yes, please! I'd certainly love to make music with you, darling.

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