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Mermaid Beach - Found Family

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      Marion isn't here in Sulani to be tied down though. So as much as she really likes Nalani, her attention has wandered to Paka'a Uha. She's seen them on the beach several times, just walking back and forth with what seems like no real direction. It catches her attention, she wants to get to know them better.       The babies are never far away, so that she can hear them if they cry, but the two of them begin to chat every day. Walking along the beach with the stroller, or while the babies are napping in the shade on a beach towel, they'll lay on the sand and watch the sky, the clouds, the stars; for hours. Chatting about whatever odd thing pops into their mind. Paka'a has a secret that they want to share with Marion, but they're not sure how to share it.      Marion has a feeling that she knows what that secret is.       She blows her Mermaid Conch. Sure enough, Paka'a chitters like a dolphin just like ...

Lava Tube Luck - Marion's First Kiss

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     Marion was worried about her friend Lilliana, but there was nothing more she could do but be there as a friend no matter what was decided. Honestly, she hoped that the marriage could be mended, whatever was happening.     She continued on her adventures in the caves, yes, she had found proof of a mermaid and even befriended her by getting to know Nalani. But she still wanted to be a mermaid herself, so she needed to continue looking for more clues. She was convinced there would be some mural somewhere hidden that would reveal all of the secrets. There had to be.    Lava Tubes Marion spent her trip into the cave navigating the waters of the numerous lava tubes left behind during the formation of the island. Along one tube, Marion found a cluster of rare crystals growing out from the walls. Trying her luck, she loosened a few and took them back to the surface.      This time when she went on her adventure, she stumbled upon...

Being a Confidant - Lilliana pays a visit

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       Marion was out on yet another adventure feeding and playing with the frogs of the waterfall when she heard her phone going off from her bag on the shore. She splashed through the water to get back to the sand of the beach as frogs skittered away from her. " Hello?"     She didn't have time to check the caller ID before answering because she almost missed the call. " Hey Marion, It's Lilliana. Listen... can i come crash at your place for a few days. I need to get away. Talk maybe. Just... please?"     "Yeah sure... is everything okay?"  Marion hadn't gotten to know Lilliana very well, but she had been a decent enough friend. She didn't have that much space at her house, but she could set up another bed.        " Yeah... no? I don't know. I'll explain more when I'm there."     "Okay, just give me a few minutes to get home. I'm out at the waterfall at the moment."     "Fro...

Cave Explorer - Marion makes adventures for herself

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       Now that Marion knew the location of the islands main festivals, she constantly walked over to check out what the locals were celebrating. She didn't often talk to anyone, but she had a great time hanging out there and learning the culture, and participating in non social ways.          Her absolute favorite thing to participate in is the fire dance, she is so glad that Mele taught her so many tricks. She''s really gotten good at it.         Mele often will go with her to do the social parts, she's been a good friend to Marion.     It's not the main thing that Marion has been doing in Sulani though, far from it. She has continued to trek back to the cave she found and explore its depths. She's trying to map the interior so that she knows her way around inside. If she can learn which path leads to what grotto or dead end, she can figure out where she hasn't explored, and since she saw the me...

The loner befriends Nalani

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      Every morning Marion was out on the ocean, diving and searching for signs of mermaids, or anything that could lead her to the magical place that could make her a mermaid. When she had to stop for breaks she was pouring over news articles, magazines, and books, looking for clues. Writing all her discoveries and ideas in her adventure journal.      Something had to reveal itself at some point, right?          She was in one of the beach restrooms when she had an aha moment. If she was right about dolphins being the friends of mermaids. Then that means they would likely know how to turn into a mermaid, or where the mermaids live at the very least. She had been talking to the one dolphin and making friends with it. Afterwards she had gone into the cave and played catch with the dolphins.     What if it had been a clue that they were trying to share with her. What if there was some kind of rare sea pla...

News Article - Random updates on townies

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 Moving alerts around town: In a shocking turn of events, the Count Straud Family has finally moved out of Forgotten Hollow, a town that their ancestors founded many generations ago. Why this change of events has suddenly occurred, no one knows, or at least no one that this news reporter spoke to. Even more shocking, a Sulani resident has moved from their sunny paradise to the dark foresty depths of the Forgotten Hollow, moving in to the recently abandoned Straud Mansion. Is there a story there? No one has provided this News Journal Company with any answers. If you have information this reporter, please contact the station! Pet Updates: The Delgato's have gotten another puppy! This cute old couple has also adopted a cute pupper. " If you're not going to find a wife. Learn how to take care of this pet."  "Yeah, okay mom." This is some snippets of conversation reported in about one of the new pets in the city of San Myshuno. For a bit more of a famous pet, the...

A night of exploring and light chatting

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       On a gorgeous night, Marion decided that it was about time she took a look at what happens at night on Sulani. Do more people come out at night while it's cooler? Could she find a magical pool that would turn her into a mermaid?      Who knows!     But it was the fun of adventure and trying something new!     She was down by the beach when she ran into Paka'a again, finally catching their name. They were happily walking the beach with a friend of theirs, so Marion introduced herself.        "Hello, it's so nice to meet you Nataly," Marion said cheerfully after being introduced to Nataly Story, who has an interesting name.       "It's nice to run into you again Marion, are you settling into Sualni well?"      "I am! Thank you Paka'a, I'm having such a wonderful time here, this world is absolutely beautiful!"      Nataly groaned and rolled her eyes...