08-04-2010, 03:13 AM
"Awww, he's so cute," Val squealed. Marié rolled her eyes, amused by Valeriya's odd preferences. If she thought hissing merpeople with razor sharp teeth were cute...well, more power to her. It wasn't as if she was a frail thing; she was extremely strong, though she didn't look it. "I want him, I want him, I want him!" Val continued. "Really," Marié thought, "she needs to get out more."
She sighed and walked up to the group who looked to be running the auction. "How much for the merman over there?" she asked an official-looking man. He gave her a price which was rather exorbitant but not beyond their price range. Val's family was very wealthy. Very, very, very wealthy. It was a good thing, because the girl was a bit spoiled. Of course, Marié would never tell her that. In any event, she was really a great girl deep down--the fact that it was easy to think of her as a girl was odd. Sometimes she acted her true age, to give the girl some credit, but most of the time, she just acted the age that she looked to be. Ah, well. Marié wasn't complaining.
Val really liked the merman so far, even though she hadn't yet spoken with him. So, she strolled over to his container. "Hello!" she said, brightly. "You're to be my new...servant!" To make sure he understood, and because he was still baring her teeth, she showed him hers.
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