Thursday Morning -- Selkie Cove

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Thursday morning once again found Phoebe back at Selkie Cove. She had gathered quite the nice pile of shells and other things and placed them on the beach. Archie and Veronica had come to see her last night... as had Walter and Pippi and then much later, Lana.

It was hot again, today, but she wasn't really feeling too much as she was spending a lot of time in the water and diving down deep to the ocean floor. She'd come back up and then turn and dive down under the waves again. Somehow, she failed to notice that she kept winding up further and further out to the sea and further away from the island. The pull of the ocean was getting stronger and stronger and she was finding it that much harder to resist its pull.

She's still around to be called.


[[OOC: Open to play with MerPhoebe! *grins* Most of the power is out at work so there's not much else I can do! Please to entertain me?]]

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[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River returned to the beach where she had met mermaid-Phoebe the night before, and began to walk along the waterfront, hoping to catch sight of her.

She had brought an ice cream container, hoping it wouldn't melt completely before she found Phoebe.

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Phoebe was swimming around when she spotted someone walking on the beach. She swam closer and then smiled widely. "River!"

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River smiled back and waved. "Hello! I brought you some ice cream," she said.

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Phoebe slid uop onto the sand next to River and smiled again. "You did? That's so great."

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River happily handed Phoebe the ice cream. Then she remembered something. "I forgot to bring a spoon."

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Phoebe thought about this.

"There may be a sppon or two in the pile of stuff I found in the ocean... or we could use our hands?"

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

"Yes, I suppose we could," River said, and poked a finger into the ice cream.

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

Lana came down to the water's edge with coffee, chai, and some pastries. She climbed out onto one of the farthest rocks and called for Phoebe.

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As promised, Phoebe came up out of the water when she heard Lana calling to her. "Hi there."

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Phoebe also poked her finger into the ice cream and then licked her finger. "This is good!"

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"I brought coffee and chai - take your pick." Lana set them out on a relatively flat part of the rock. "Also some pastries from JGOB."

She smiled at Phoebe. "How are you doing?"

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River nodded in agreement, her mouth full of ice cream. Then she said: "So did any of your witch friends stop by?"

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Phoebe appeared to be thinking very hard about this and shook her head, finally pointing to a cup. "That one!"

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Phoebe swallowed her ice cream and then shook her head. "Not yet. Lana said they were working on things last night, though."

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"Working on what?" River asked. She had a feeling that perhaps it wasn't proliferating the local mermaid population.

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"I think it was something to get me out of the water," Phoebe said with a shrug. She didn't look concerned about it.

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Lana handed her the cup with a smile, but felt a little nervous inside. She had the feeling that her Phoebe was slipping away and there was nothing she could do to stop it.

Even last night, when she'd managed to tag along with Bel and Piper, she hadn't been able to do anything that would help Phoebe.

Still, she smiled and sipped at her drink and pretended that everything was all right.

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"But you want to be in the water," River said. "So if they're trying to turn you back into your old self, wouldn't that be upsetting?"

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Phoebe smiled at her and took a drink from the cup. "I found things," she said happily, pointing at the pile of stones and shells and other things on the beach.

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Phoebe agreed. "It's very upsetting."

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"They're beautiful, Phoebe," Lana said with a smile. "Is that what you do while you're on your own? Find things?"

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Phoebe nodded at her with a happy smile. "There are so many pretty things on the ocean floor."

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"And you're really not missing any of this - any of us at all, are you." Lana phrased it as a statement, not a question. "And if we don't find a way to change you back soon you'll leave and we'll never see you again."

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"There is no missing," Phoebe said as she smiled. "Everyone is right here.'

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"But you wouldn't miss us if you went away," Lana said quietly. "I think I understand that now. Do you even want to stop being a mermaid?"