Crash hadn't been entirely sure how to respond to Mizuki's response to his offer shy of a small shrug and simple acceptance of her refusal. He'd kept himself out of the kitsunes way on the journey to the harbour though by the time they'd reached the boat, the shapeshifter had developed a whole new opinion of the bad tempered woman whom was accompanying Prometheus and himself. Even though Mizuki had caused only a small amount of damage after finding out they were travelling to London, Crash hadn't seen anything quite as impressive or utterly terrifying in a
long time.
Pulling himself out of his memories he turned his attention to the tap in front of him and turned it on so he could splash his face with water and think over the predicament he was now in. He was on a boat sailing towards the mundane world, the very place he had escaped from the day before. With a sigh Crash leant on the basin in front of him and looked at himself in the mirror, droplets of cool water gathered at the tips of his fringe and trailed down his cheeks to gather at his chin. As he stared at his pale complexion he found himself focusing on the patch covering his right eye though his thoughts were elsewhere
I didn't even get a chance to ask...I still don't know what happened to everyone. Carmen is alive, Ryuu...is not himself, Maria is doing okay...I think. But what about Zivon? Or Lily? Are they okay? he thought to himself feeling his forehead crinkle as he frowned. He lifted his hand up to his face and self consciously touched the patch covering his eye
What about Kathy? it was a long shot considering she had left the academy a while before it had been destroyed...still he couldn't help but wonder. Crash turned his head slightly as Mizuki's roar travelled through the ship, the shapeshifter instantly pitied whomever it was that had angered her...he expected they'd very shortly be running past him with their pants on fire or something.
Luckily the shapeshifter was torn from his depressive thoughts when someone burst into the restroom and slammed the door shut behind them. Crash turned his head to look at the stranger in mild surprise, one of his eyebrows hitched up and an easy smile crossed his face. Unless the guy was actually facing him as he held the door shut the shapeshifter doubted he'd even noticed him...and considering the fact the guy hadn't moved fro the door Crash somewhat doubted this man was desperate to use the facilities, if anything the whole situation reminded him of the 'hide in the loo' situation in movies. Crash was quiet for a few moments wondering whether to say anything when something clicked in his mind causing him to go rigid.
Aww fiddlesticks... "Please tell me you were not the one she just shouted at...because if you were I'm telling you now that door isn't going to save you" Crash finally spoke up, running his hand down his face to wipe away any excess water before he ran his fingers through his fringe and looked at the guy in front of him with a curious look.
"...or me for that matter" he added, realising that the chances of Mizuki leaving him out of whatever was going on here was probably slim.
Rain was having a hard time keeping her eyes off of Kailani as she waited for Vikki to answer her question, her gaze flickered to the large sea serpent every so often but it remained there very briefly. When Vikki spoke the werewolf turned her head to look at the other woman noting how she was also keeping tabs on the Atlantians, she lifted a hand to her head to rub her temple as she listened, feeling inwardly relieved that the other woman was on a similar wave length to her.
"For what its worth I agree, we can't afford to turn them away in times like these" Rain murmured before Vikki addressed the rest of the group, despite knowing it was a logical decision the blue haired woman felt her stomach muscles tighten as apprehension flooded through her.
She didn't like the idea of going underwater at all, travelling across it had been difficult enough. The werewolf turned her gaze back to Kailani as Vikki addressed the rest of the group, offering them the option of staying on the boat if they didn't want to be changed. It was a
very tempting offer...but unfortunately it wasn't an option for the werewolf. In order to change the stigma that surrounded her people she needed to take action and prove it to be wrong...helping Maria's cause had been a large step towards this goal but helping the Atlantians would be a welcome push in the right direction. As Rain quizzed this over in her mind, she momentarily zoned out of the conversation happening around her and was only brought back again when Kailani suddenly spoke. Feeling her ears twitch as the unfamiliar voice reached her ears, Rain pushed herself upright and hopped down off of the railings, watching the blonde mermaid as she bowed.
Don't give us that butter wouldn't melt smile...or cute little smirk...damn it The werewolf ran her hand into her hair pulling the damp strands away from her face as she came to stand by the side of the ship near to Andromeda. She could still keep an eye on Maruki here as well as Kailani once she had abandoned ship.
"Your willingness to help despite your doubts speaks highly of you. And lets be honest its debatable how much use any of us will be under the sea at first..." Rain said to Andromeda addressing what the other woman had said earlier, the werewolf leant over the side of the boat watching small waves lap at the hull
"I'm sure you're abilities will prove invalid when it comes down to it" she finished with, attempting to boost Andromeda's confidence though she found it slightly difficult considering she wasn't entirely sure what the other woman was actually capable of yet.
"I'm ready to take the plunge whenever everyone else is" The werewolf announced, she felt the knot in her stomach tighten as she verbally committed herself to the under water mission, it was truly unescapable now.
Moving further down the railing towards the Atlantians, Rain came to rest in front of them as she waited for the rest of the group to decide what they were going to do. She rested her forearms on the boats railings and inspected Maruki for a long moment before speaking
"So when we...change, how much do we change?" She asked glancing at Kailani briefly, as her eyes started to turn purple she looked away hoping the merwoman hadn't seen the change in color
"...I didn't ask that very well..." she murmured after a moment, irritated with her tongue for tying itself in knots.
"What I mean is...am I still going to be able to use the majority of my abilities underwater, or are you going to change us completely" She tried instead, as if to explain what she meant she lifted her hand as long claws appeared at the ends of her fingertips and a small sphere of lunar energy rose from her palm. Despite being genuinely curious about how the transformation would change them, Rain was also searching for ways to keep her nerves under wraps.