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Ivan knelt near Bartz first, taking a pair of extremely sharp scissors and starting to cut the net free. It didn't take him long, as he'd done this before apparently before he moved on to Firion. Again, he completed the job quickly. Tidus was the last one he would free, purely to spite the trashing merfolk. Once all four were free, he put the scissors back in his pocket.

"There you boys go," He stepped back, studying them.

Meanwhile...

“But Aliiiiii. I wannaaa pla-”

Of course, Emerie’s complaint was cut short as a guard had chosen now to pass Alice in the hall. Even though it was probably just a coincidence, it still silenced her. Emerie saw the guard and immediately fell silent, though she studied Alice to see the scientist’s reaction to her falling silent.

Both females knew this could go two ways. Emerie had silenced herself, but Alice was still annoyed and the guard did have a taser. This time at least, the ball was technically in the guard’s court. If Alice asked for his taser, he could choose to take Emerie’s side and not give the scientist the weapon, or he could give it to the scientist and turn Emerie against him.

This specific guard had heard stories about Emerie’s anger, which ranged from harmless pranks to even as far as murder. Now, this guard was still a trainee and expected to obey higher ranks such as scientists. But, being extremely young for his capability, he often was treated as another lab rat, and sometimes mistaken for them.

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Good. I feel like he's going to end up in a similar situation to Emerie lol. Wait crap I messed my reply up- ugh time to edit.

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Ivan, who had been sent to investigate the net, approached the four of the merfolk. He noticed how Tidus was the one doing most of the trying to escape.

"Need a bit of help there?" He called, pausing a few feet away from the merfolk.

He hadn't been notified that a net was tangled, but he'd probably just zoned out and missed the radio call. He missed most radio calls.

Meanwhile...

“Please, Alice! I wanna play!” This time Emerie used a whiny tone, which finally got Alice's attention.

Alice sighed and turned to the girl, who was now sitting on the bed in her enclosure.

“No, 34. Why don’t you think of a story you can tell me later?” Alice’s tone was humoring as if she was speaking to a small child instead of a teenager.

It’s probably because there are no guards right now. Or Alice would have had me silenced, right? Or maybe she’s actually so sick of me that she’ll do anything to shut me up… I should find out, Emerie thought upon hearing Alice’s tone.

“But stories are boring! I wanna play a gameee!” Emerie whined, finding that her whiny voice was getting her what she wanted today even though it normally just got her shot with a taser and silenced almost immediately.

“Not right now, 34. I have others to attend to, not just you,” Alice tried to keep her voice even, though she failed.

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Lol true. True. You can have an Ivan in a minute.

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Since the day she had arrived, Emerie Merriam had been plotting her escape. She had been sold to the lab by her parents in exchange for their freedom. Upon her arrival, they had attempted to wipe her memories of her family, but there was a malfunction with their equipment and she still remembered a little bit about them. She had generally forgotten her parents; she couldn’t remember their names, faces, or voices. But she remembered her little brother, Ivan, with perfection. She remembered that her parents were abusive towards her and Ivan, and knew it was the only thing that had allowed her to keep her chaotic spirit and the will to attempt repeated escapes.

Emerie had already attempted to escape twice and was plotting her third attempt. Due to this, she was kept away from the others. She had already been a major annoyance to the guards, and scientists, and really, that was always her game: pissing people off until she got what she wanted. Her attention flickered to Alice, one of the kinder scientists at the lab.

“Alice!” She called.

The girl’s voice was light but carried a never-ending laugh. It was clear she was a bother to most, as Alice’s only reaction was to roll her eyes and attempt to ignore Emerie. But Emerie wouldn’t take ignorance for an answer.

“C’mon, Alice! Don’t you want to play?” Emerie taunted, giggling a bit as she was already enjoying this even though Alice hadn’t responded yet.

That irritated Alice beyond description. What irritated Alice about Emerie’s taunt was that the mermaid found the experiments to be games, not tests. Even experiments that hurt the mermaid were treated as games, and some of the other scientists played along with the girl for more accurate results- these results are never consistent when the experiments are repeated. When Alice didn’t respond, Emerie called out again.

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That's fine! My first response might be my longest, but I'll try to at least stay close to your length. Length is not my skill TwT

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34

Name -
Given: #34: Emerie Merriam
Prefered: Emerie, Merriam
Accepted Nickname/s: Emerie
Numer Designation: 34(called this by most in the lab, however will use her name while writing her POV and 34 when writing my other characters' POVs)
Gender -
Female
Pronouns: She/her
Age -
15
Species -
Mermaid
Classification(Realm Wise) -
Ocean
Powers -
Unknown. She doesn’t appear to have any, but water still responds to her, even though she denies using any abilities.
Personality -
Emerie has zero chill. She’s chaotic and annoying, sometimes becoming abusive and abrasive. The only real way to get her to chill is to sedate her if you can get close enough to do so without getting injured by her antics, as she has a relative fear of needles and will harm anybody who comes at her with one. As well as her chaotic nature, everything is a game to Emerie- and I mean everything
Looks -
When not in the water, Emerie appears as a regular human girl with tan skin that never seems to burn, even when exposed to flames. She has straight long brown hair that sometimes has streaks of blonde depending on how long it’s been since she’s been in the water. On land, she wears olive green shorts and a sky blue T-shirt, but never shoes or socks. Well, she wears one sock, on her right foot. This sock covers tiny cuts that are scattered around her ankle and lower leg area. When she’s in water, or water has gotten on her, she bears a sleek golden-scaled mermaid tail. When in her mermaid form, she wears a rather childish ruffled pink bathing suit top, even though it's clear she doesn't mind how childish the top is.
Weapon/s Of Choice -
Emerie’s only weapon is being an absolute pain in the ass.(pardon the profanity but it’s accurate) And a knife she stole from the scientists that nobody except her knows about, but that’s for when she finally decides to escape if she chooses to.
Strengths -
Emerie’s annoying personality means that she can get what she wants. The memories of her brother mean that she will not let her spirit be crushed by any of the experiments, and she treats them like games; this means that she often defeats the objective of researchers before they can even identify how while having them play right into her hands.
Weaknesses -
If somebody can get close enough to tie her ankles together, she cannot form her tail. This poses a danger to her when in water. However, if her wrists are tied together, she is completely unaffected.
Each time that Emerie almost escapes, security questions her and she willingly shares the exact way she escaped. This means that, due to her inability to defeat the truth serum used while interrogating her, escape becomes closer and closer to being impossible.
Religious Standings -
Null
Employment In Human World -
Null
Family Tie Status -
???
Significant Other -
Null
Mother -
???
Father -
???
Sibling/s -
Ivan Merriam. Male merman. Younger brother.
Place of Dwelling -
Under the sea before she was sold off by her parents. Now in a small cell at the lab.
Realm/s of Residency -
Human
Assorted Details -
Emerie often will find ways around the experiment the researchers/scientists are trying to run, be it through being an uncooperative brat or using the materials given to her to actually complete the objective they gave her in a way they probably wouldn't expect. Her favorite game is the maze that slowly submersed itself, surprisingly. You'll meet that later if we get there. >:}
Short Backstory -
Emerie was sold by her parents when she was 5. Not much is known about her past life except that she had a brother named Ivan Merriam. She's one of the longest surviving merfolk at the facility, having been there for ten straight years and attempting escape multiple times. Her first few years at the facility were spent alone, being studied behind bars. But after a while, a few scientists decided to give her a change in environment and allow her to engage more with others on occasion. The positive changes in her behavior this brought eventually got her to her current situation; she currently is housed in a forever guarded enclosure with a small pool in the corner where she can entertain herself. The guard's face is familiar to her, but she is unable to place it due to her memory being wiped upon arrival, even though there was a malfunction and she didn't lose everything. Now she just plays games with researchers, providing inaccurate results and sometimes even sabotaging experiments. They used to punish her, but they've given up. The only reason she hasn't been terminated is because the results she provides are too curious to give up and show a level of maturity rising then declining again depending on her mood.
Fandom -
Mako Mermaids(OC)

Ivan Merriam

Name -
Given: Ivan Merriam
Prefered: Ivan
Accepted Nickname/s: Ivan
Gender -
Male
Pronouns: he/him
Age -
14
Species -
Merman
Classification(Realm Wise) -
Ocean
Powers -
Unknown. Ivan
Personality -
Ivan is mostly void of emotion, having been a guard and it really not helping that he lost his sister when he was 4, and has no recollection of his past life, except for his sister and his abusive parents.
Looks -
Ivan is your typical human male with tan skin, similar to his sister’s. He has short brown hair and perfect ocean blue eyes. He lost his merman form as he neglected to use it after losing his older sister.
Weapon/s Of Choice -
Ivan carries a tazer, a small pistol that fires blanks, a pistol that fires actual bullets, and a few other weapons.
Strengths -
Ivan is extremely stoic, meaning that he is essentially immune to a subject’s complaints. This provides to his lack of empathy.
Weaknesses -
Despite being stoic, he immediately responds to praise or reprimands- breaking character sometimes. If annoyed enough, he will eventually divulge information that some might find useless but may or may not be important… depending.
Religious Standings -
Null
Employment In The ORF -
Guard
Family Tie Status -
Unknown
Significant Other -
Null
Mother -
???
Father -
???
Sibling/s -
Emerie Merriam/34. Female mermaid. Unaware of relationship.
Place of Dwelling -
The ORF
Realm/s of Residency -
Human
Ocean
Assorted Details -
WIP
Short Backstory -
As a child, he was sheltered by his sister from his parents’ abusive nature, but often was forced to watch Emerie be punished for things he had done. He never ran, as he knew what would happen if he did. Even though the two were only a year apart in age, his sister behaved like an adult around him- if only to protect him, as he found out later. When he was 4, his parents sold Emerie and turned their abuse on him. He finally escaped the abuse when he was 7, after three years of neglect, etc. He ended up in the hands of the very same facility his sister had been sold to years ago. He was recruited as a guard when he gave his name, and explained his situation. That’s where he’s been for the last 7 years, fully unaware that Subject #34 was actually Emerie Merriam… his sister.

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Lol. Alright. I'll get my other characters up, and probably end up with one or two more as time goes on. Do you want to start or should I?

Havoc Library ( BaileyBlue302 + DayzeeLewis1121 )

Yes pls.

Yep. Mermaid oc who I plan to make a chaotic brat. Too bad I can't find the bio of my og mermaid oc bc she was amazing and perfect and chaotic and a general b. :( -sob in ded oc-

Havoc Library ( BaileyBlue302 + DayzeeLewis1121 )

He lays his head on his paws, tired of- everything, really.