6th Invasion

[moemoetentacles]

[Squid Girl can be found at the park today, marveling at this white stuff falling from the sky and shivering from the cold.  She hasn't bothered to bundle up all that much, because she's used to cold deep-sea temperatures.  Unfortunately, she doesn't have her squidlike resilience to low temperature or high pressure back yet, and this damnable human body just isn't doing the trick.  But that isn't the first thing on her mind - priority number one is to check out the lake and see how her mission is going.  When she gets there, though, she's confronted with something she's utterly unfamiliar with.  She taps the edge of the iced-over lake with her foot and jumps back in surprise, pointing at it.]

"What the heck?  What's wrong with the lake?  Why is it... solid?"

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[off-beet.livejournal.com]

[a sad nod of agreement] Those are rather hard to come by.

[moemoetentacles.livejournal.com]

"But I guess I live with you now instead, huh?"

[The tone isn't disappointed, really, but more curious. No one has explained to her what a drone is yet, or how new arrivals to the town replace them in houses.]

[off-beet.livejournal.com]

I think so, since it seems I am unable to leave.

[moemoetentacles.livejournal.com]

Well, I guess that's okay, then. You seem like less of a jerk than that other guy we live with, anyway. What's your name?

[off-beet.livejournal.com]

My name is Luna. I hope we can become something like friends, though I'm not sure I'm very well suited towards being a minion.

[moemoetentacles.livejournal.com]

"Well, as long as you don't pollute the water or stuff like that, I don't really care. Anyway, my name's Squid Girl, messenger of the sea!"

[Oh, what she wouldn't give for her tentacles back.]

[off-beet.livejournal.com]

Pollution is the number one cause of death for kelpies, I believe. Well, perhaps second after their temper. [that is Luna's way of saying no, she doesn't pollute!]

Which seal are you messaging for?

[moemoetentacles.livejournal.com]

The whole sea! All of it!

[off-beet.livejournal.com]

That must be an awful lot of messages for you.

[moemoetentacles.livejournal.com]

Actually, originally I came on land to invade humanity, but I can't really do that here since my tentacles don't work...

[off-beet.livejournal.com]

As a human, I must say that is quite fortunate for me. Though I am sorry you have lost your tentacles, no doubt you miss them.

[moemoetentacles.livejournal.com]

"I have them, they just don't work right now."

[She holds up a long strand of what at first glance looks like part of her hair, but is actually a long blue arrow-shaped appendage. For reference! (http://kyouray.free.fr/akenaideyo/wp-content/ika_musume.jpg)]

[off-beet.livejournal.com]

[Luna stares at them for quite a long time]

Yes. I see now.

[she smiles and takes a closer look at them]

What sorts of things can they do when they work?

[moemoetentacles.livejournal.com]

"All sorts of stuff! They can extend out to just about any length, and they're really fast and strong too! And I have really fine control over them, so I can do things ten times faster than a normal human."

[Look how proud she is!]

[off-beet.livejournal.com]

[see Luna. See Luna Amazed!]

Those are very impressive achievements. I imagine you never need to reach for anything, even what's on very high shelves!

[moemoetentacles.livejournal.com]

Of course! Getting things on high shelves is mere child's play for me!

[off-beet.livejournal.com]

That's most certainly wonderful.

May I touch one?

[moemoetentacles.livejournal.com]

"Be careful with it!"

[Holds out one of the 'tentacles' to Luna. Since she hasn't regained them for what they are yet, they're really just going to feel like normal hair right now. Just... shaped like the picture somehow.]

"Like I said, though, they don't really work right now."

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[off-beet.livejournal.com]

[Luna is extremely cautious]

These really are lovely.

[WISTFUL SIGH]

I wish I could grow some of my own.

[moemoetentacles.livejournal.com]

You really like them?

[off-beet.livejournal.com]

Yes. They are quite blue.

[moemoetentacles.livejournal.com]

[Holds one in her hand and looks down at it.]

"Yeah, I guess they are."

[off-beet.livejournal.com]

It's a very good color.

[moemoetentacles.livejournal.com]

We all pretty much look like this.