#Marinated Baby Octopus

[buffetlicious]

Was invited to my colleague’s Wedding Lunch at Conrad Centennial Singapore last Sunday. At the entrance a large stuffed teddy bear caught my attention as I proceeded up to the second floor to register my attendance. Checked which table number I am assigned to and dropped in the Ang Bao (红包) or red envelope into the collection box. A total of four tables (of 10s) were set aside for current and ex colleagues with many dressed to the nines for the occasion. After the cocktail reception outside the ballroom, we proceeded to our allocated table. As I was the first to be seated, I got to choose one facing the stage where all the activities will be happening.

In front of me is a Wedding Favour enclosed in a red and gold cardboard box. Inside are two squares of chocolate with one being orange flavour. Got a cup of Chinese tea, a glass of red wine and passionfruit drink from the wait staff.

When the time comes for the Luncheon to be served, I was wondering why they did not remove the bowl of flowers on the lazy susan which is the norm so the dishes can be placed there. Turned out the staffs just bypassed the wedding guests and brought the dishes straight to the serving station to be portioned into individual serving plates. Contradictory to the fact that the chefs spent much time on the presentation of the food; ended up the diners never even got a glimpse of it. I would love to see the medley of different appetizers arranged on the Happiness Platter but all we got was this miserable small plate of crispy shrimp ball, tea glazed smoked duck, chicken moneybag dumpling and marinated baby octopus all lumped together. Don’t they know, nowadays the camera eats first. Presentation aside, the items were actually pretty tasty.

The highlight of the lunch must be this Lobster Broth in Mini Pumpkin served in a small pumpkin bowl. The slightly starchy broth is choked full of chunky lobster meat, braised with fish maw, conpoy, bamboo pith and you get to dig out the soft and sweet pumpkin flesh.

[mollybeenoel]

Baby octopus by Kayleigh Nicole Grant

[dailycephalopods]

Daily Cephalopod #54

[greatwyrmgold]

"The Horror Gallery"? But they're so cute!

🐙 The Horror Gallery on IG

[blanketorghost]

Octomer Baby Development: A guide for new parents (Part 1)

Parenthood can be as fulfilling as it is challenging, and for new parents, this may seem like a daunting task to make. But with the help of this handbook, you will be walked over all there is to know about the newest member of your family and how to take care of them.

PHASE 1—THE EGG:

0-2 months:

The egg has just been laid. Roughly about the size of a bead. Though coloring may vary, most octomer eggs look transluscent with a bright colored center, in which the embryo is located.

Unlike octopuses, octomers only lay one or two viable eggs per mating cycle. This greatly increases their life expectancy as their digestive system no longer shuts down inlieu of producing viable eggs. Octomer eggs, like most marine life eggs, are extremely fragile and squishy. Parents often create a small nest out of weaved kelp, sea cucumbers, and soft live coral. These are not only meant to cushion the egg, but the toxic tendrils of the live coral help protect their precious offspting from predators.

Another difference to Otopus eggs, is their shspes. Since Octomer eggs aren't hung on the ceiling of an underwater cave, they lack that telltale teardrop shape most octopus eggs are known for, instead taking a more spherical form.

3-5 Months:

On this stage, the egg is about the size of a ping pong ball. Eyes and a mouth start to look visible and the embryo's body starts to develop the octomer's signature 8 arms. Though poor, their sight and hearing will develop and the embryo will start reacting to sounds and light. It is recommended parents start talking to the egg to incentivize development.

It is common for octomer parents to carry their egg around in small pouches or bags so the embryo can be stimulated by outside sounds and light fluctuations at different sea levels.

5-7 months:

Most of the octomer's body is fully developed at this point and sex can be determined by the lack or prescence of a hectocotylus. The outer membrane of the egg also starts to lose color and become more fragile as the embryo absorbs more nutrients. The egg is about the size of a billiard.

At this point, it is not recommended to move the egg, as it could possibly harm the delicate shell and cause premature hatching.

7-9 months:

After absorbing all the nutrients from the egg, the octomer baby is expected to pip and hatch around this time. The outer layer is expected to be completely transluscent as all nutrients have been absorbed, and instead all coloration has been transfered to the newly hatched baby.

At this stage, their chromatophores aren't fully developed, and as such, most octomers at this stage only have light pale coloration alongside freckles or marks reminiscent of their specific species. Octomer babies have also not developed the ability to create water jets, and due to their small size— around the size of a baseball— can be swept by ocean currents. This is why, most octomer babies will be constantly in the care of their parents up until they've reached 24 inches or 61.4 cms in size.

[cherrieflavouredheadcanons]

I finally came up with a request! Would you be able to write "Octatrio (separate) teaching reader how to swim" (inspired by the fact that I can't swim after a whole swim class and my family trying to teach me). I understand that Floyd's character is a little difficult to write, so if you need me to, I can request something different!

I love the Octotrio, they are along with Vil (my beloved) my favourite characters! I hope you enjoy this headcanon, especially since it's my first time writing for twisted

Teaching you how to swim

Characters: Azul, Jade and Floyd Established relationships, Reader is gender neutral

Azul Ashengrotto

When he learned that you couldn’t swim he was shocked to be honest.

He had just informed you that his mother would love for you and him to visit her and her husband in the Coral Sea so they could finally meet you. He left out the fact that his mom called you ‘the person that has our Azul wrapped around their finger’ you did not need to know the power you have over him.

Now don’t get me wrong, Azul is fully aware that not every land dweller is able to swim, but he just assumed that you would be able to.

Azul, being Azul, quickly tried to overplay his shock with a proposal (sadly not a marriage one).

He would teach you how to swim, if you swore to never bring up any of the baby pictures of him his mother was bound to show you once you were visiting her. Especially to the twins

This incentive made you giggle, he may have gotten slightly better with accepting his past self, but he still had a few hiccups about it. But of course you agreed, after all you wanted to meet the woman who raised your boyfriend! (and also wanted to see his baby pictured since they were bound to be adorable)

Now before he teaches you how to swim, he is learning things himself, obviously learning how to swim is very different if you grew up in the sea as an Octo-mer or are a normal human.

Azul wants to be sure he can be the best teacher possible for you so he throws himself into research, which of course makes him a big target for teasing from the twins.

When it comes to actually teaching you how to swim, no matter how nervous you are he will be 100 times more nervous.

Much to your disappointment he refuses to be in his octopus form while he teaches you how to swim.

But despite that he is an amazing teacher, making sure you are safe and that you understand everything.

If he has to touch you to correct your form, he will ask politely if he can do so, all while blushing furiously and dying from embarrassment on the inside.

With him as a teacher you get the hang of swimming rather fast and don’t need that many lessons, once you are able to swim fully on your own he will praise you for being such a good student.

Jade Leech

Unlike Azul he wasn’t shocked that you couldn’t swim, it was a small surprise sure, but nothing that would throw him off.

You told him you couldn’t swim when he told you about his plans to take you on a date in the ocean to look at Marine fungi (I googled they actually exist cause I was unsure lol) and then to go to the restaurant Azul’s mom owned.

Jade was quiet for a second after you told him, just looking at you which was rather unnerving to say the least.

He stared at you like that for a moment before giving you a close eyed smile “Well, we can’t have that can’t we my love?” he had his hand on his chin as he said that, still smiling.

You were just confused, what did he mean by that and why was he smiling like that? Despite dating him for a while his close eyed smile still was unnerving sometimes.

“I will just have to teach you how to swim. I would not want to go see the Marine fungi alone or with anyone else, so this is the only option, don't you agree?”

You just nodded, still somewhat confused. And that is how you found yourself in a pool alone with Jade a few days later. Did you want to know how he managed to get the pool to be empty for just the two of you? No.

He is in his human form, but he would change into his eel form if you wanted him too, but you may or may not have to beg for it.

Jade is not as good a teacher as Azul but still solid. He did not do research on how to teach humans how to swim, he just somehow knows how to.

 Also unlike Azul he isn’t embarrassed if he has to touch you to correct your form or to help you, on the contrary he will make you embarrassed.

He has his typical smile on his face as he holds you, and whispers in your ear, nothing dirty, just whispers about your swimming like what you can do better or what you are doing good, but it is enough to embarrass you and make you flustered.

 It takes a bit longer than with Azul for you to learn how to swim, mostly due to him flustering you nearly any chance he has, but he is still an adequate teacher.

Floyd Leech

You barely had the time to tell him you can’t swim until it was nearly too late.

He had somehow gotten the idea to take you on  a surprise beach date and as soon as you were at the beach he pulled you along to the water, school uniform still on and everything.

You tried to stop him, but the tall eel was stronger than you so you had to yell out to him that you can’t swim just as your feet were about to touch the water.

Floyd stool still in his tracks, turning around looking confused but then smiling wide. “Whaat? Shrimpy can’t swim? But you are a shrimpy, how can that be?” 

You tried to explain to him that you simply never learned it but he interrupted you.

“Well I can’t have a shrimpy who can’t swim so Floydie is gonna have to teach you!” You gulped at how excited he sounded.

If it were up to him he would have just taught you how to swim right then and there at the beach but you convinced him that it would be better to do it in a pool…once you wore swimming clothes and not the school uniform, he agreed but only if he could squeeze you on the way back from the beach.

Unlike his brother, Floyd will be in his eel form the whole time while he teaches you how to swim, which makes it a bit harder for him to explain things to you since he doesn’t have legs, but he refuses to switch back.

He honestly doesn’t know what he is doing, he is just going with the vibes white teaching you and it somehow works.

Though be prepared that he will splash you with water, especially with his tail saying it is to imitate waves of the sea, but you know he is just being a little shit.

If you thought you wouldn’t get squeezed while trying to learn how to swim, you are severely mistaken, he will wrap his tail and his arms around you, squeezing you against his chest, if it were anyone else you’d probably be scared of going down in the water but you knew you could trust Floyd in that regard.

But he isn’t a complete asshole and will genuinely praise you for the progress you are making, since that means you two are one step closer to swimming in the sea together!

It will probably take the longest to learn how to swim when Floyd is the one teaching you, but it also is the most fun, since he doesn’t take things so seriously and just wants that the both of you amuse yourselves.

[gallusrostromegalus]

On God I was working on the AEIWAM Outline today but I also got "The AEIWAM cast, post-fic, go to the Aquarium" brainrot so have this:

It kicks off with Retsu seeing Kenpachi deep in thought for once and asking him what he's mulling over and after a moment he asks: "Are there zoos for fish?" "...Pardon?" "There are lotsa fish," he reasons, "-at least as many as there are land animals, but they're all really hard to see, because they're in the water." Retsu considers him for a moment before gently asking "Do you mean The Aquarium?" "The what?"

Retsu, texting Ichigo in the Gotei-13 Groupchat at 2AM: I need you to acquire tickets and human chaperones for a group field trip to The Aquarium Ichigo, who fears her above everyone else in soul society: Yes, Captain. Retsu: If it was just the SWA I'd only ask for tickets but you know what The Lads are like. Ichigo: Unfortunately, Yes. Ichigo: I'll bring the first aid kit, zip ties, duct tape and candy. Retsu: Good man.

Upon Arrival, Kenpachi has already been lectured about "You ARE NOT ALLOWED to fight and/or eat the fish, no matter how annoying and/or delicious they look

Turns out they were lecturing the wrong guy because it's Byakuya that develops a personal rivalry with a grouper ("It's smug expression disgusts me." "Captain that is a FISH.") and has to be talked out of climbing into the tank to fight it

after that he has to hold hands with Rukia or Renji.

Rukia discovers Sea Bunnies and ends up crying about them.

Yachiru gets to see them feeding the Piranha and it's a Spiritual Experience for her.

Later, she gets to see them feed the sharks and it's an EVEN BETTER spiritual Experience.

Hitsugaya learns Penguins are real and not just 'made up for christmas, like the flying reindeer and the guy with the suspect toy charity'.

Momo lights into him about "Penguins are my favorite animal, they've been my favorite animal for decades YOU THOUGHT THEY WERE FAKE?" Hitsugaya: "YOU ALSO USED TO LIKE UNICORNS!" Momo: "THOSE ARE ALSO REAL!" Orihime: "They are?" Momo: "...I keep forgetting they're extinct in the living world."

Tousen gets to experience the Touch Pool and the docents realize what's up so they start pulling out the cool stuff like sea hares and moray eels because he's an adult that can be trusted to pet things gently.

When the group comes back to collect him the staff is letting him hand feed a Pacific Red Octopus, and Yachiru immediately demands she be allowed to as well.

Retsu quietly releases Minazuki into the stingray touch pool so she can "go play with her cousins :)"

Kenpachi and Yamamoto asking "Can we eat it?" about every. single. animal.

The extremely dedicated docent that is *just* Psychic enough to know something is up with this group of chucklefucks so they're following them through the aquarium, but is also genuinely having fun answering every fucking insane question these guys ask.

Yoruichi was not anticipating there to be Tigers at the aquarium (they ARE semi-aquatic and part of a larger exhibit on Tropical Riparian Ecosystems) and she is SUPER NOT JEALOUS of how much Urahara and Baby Labcat like them.

There is also an exhibit with an Anaconda that the docent finds Rangiku staring at with a forlorn expression. Docent: "It's okay, not everyone is a fan of snakes." Rangiku: "What? Oh, no, I love snakes. They just also remind me of my Ex." Docent: *WomanTryingToDoMath.Meme* Docent: *Considers the size of the Anaconda* Docent: "...Ah. Yeah, I'd miss a man like that too."

Renji, Ichigo and Ikkaku going "Its YOU!" to each other over every single red, orange or round creature.

Kenpachi going "IT ME!!" about the black urchins before anyone can get him though.

Shunsui pointing at the sea otters that are holding hands and declaring, tears in his eyes "Jushiro! It's US!" Ukitake then prompty ruins the moment by telling Shunsui Fun Facts about Sea Otters like how they're basically giant marine weasels that will absolutely drown each other's young and maul anyone dumb enough to touch one.

The Dolphins all love Komamura and he is just a little bit smug about this.

Relatedly, not sure if its funnier for Komamura to show up in a Human Gigai, or as Tousen's "Service Dog"

Human Gigai: -Komamura is weirdly stony-faced and sort of intimidating and everyone thinks he's stressed out but really he's used to making micro-expressions and gesturing with his ears so he sorta just forgot how to move his face. -Still Nine and a Half feet tall and smacking his head on Everything

Service Dog: -"He's uh. A Shepherd. Mix." Ichigo says to the aforementioned Docent about what is very obviously a Bigass Timber Wolf. -Sajin doesn't give a rat's ass about his cover and keeps talking to Tousen while in dog form. If anyone looks at him funny he makes direct eye contact and says "Woof. Bark."

Yamamoto vs. Escalator. Catastrophic Beard Incident. 2 injured, 16 Dead but they were like that already.

Ukitake, Retsu, and Tama all Not Shutting Up With Facts About Every Fish Ever because they all share a Special Interest.

They briefly lose Byakuya in the Jellyfish exhibit because Rukia and Renji both thought the other one was holding Byakuya's hand and he is *enchanted* by the wall-sized tank of Moon Jellies.

Ikkaku attempting to talk Yachiru out of getting the ridiculously oversized Great White Shark plushie only for Zaraki to get it for both of them instead.

Everyone had a great time and is Very Tired and so they don't realize anything is amiss until they get back to Ichigo's place and the nightly news comes on. "Hey ichigo?" Yuzu calls. "Why is Ms. Unohana on TV?" The news has a story with a still image of Retsu on CCTV and "Authorities are looking for this woman who somehow ADDED a fully intact and highly venomous short-tailed stingray to the aquarium's touch pool" "OH MY GOD WE FORGOT MINAZUKI!"

[poobletoods]

a selection of women :)

progress on the Bigass Drawing

im so glad i get to use this as my capstone but HOOBOY it's a lot. the darker figures are the ones that have been fully sketched and are ready for lines, the rest are just thumbnailed out

[curioscurio]

[Short Story]

80 Percent

One day, we developed the technology to completely map out and visualize every single living creature and object in the ocean. The machine had been running for a few years and received an extraordinary amount of funding from scientific organizations around the world.

When it finishes its job, the results are to be instantly shared around the world.

On the final day of the countdown, everyone started getting giddy with excitement and curiosity while waiting for the results.

"This is really magnificent. Who knows what incredible forms of life we're going to find?" An intern in New Zealand bounced with nervous energy and smiled.

"I hope it's hiding epic and delicious sea monsters, like in hollywood movies!" A lighthearted seafood chef in Spain jokes.

"There could be a sponge out there with the cure to cancer!" A sick child in America coughs out to their nurse.

Oil and fishing industries everywhere were hosting company parties; celebrating the new abundance of supply to support the crushing weight of demand.

A salaryman in Hong Kong playfully groans. "Anything but the same old boring fish we see all the time. I'd love to see something like a never-before seen creature with octopus-like intelligence!"

"It's nice to know that, despite all of mankind's careless neglect of the ocean, there's still an abundance of nature still untouched by humanities pollution." An environmental activist in India comments.

Deep in the middle of the Atlantic, a scientific research boat sits filled with passionate marine biologists.

Someone hastily bought a cake to celebrate the hard work everyone had put into the project over the years. The team didn't know what kind of discoveries they'd run into, so it was decided that a baby shower themed cake would have to do. On the top, in blue frosting, was written: "Congratulations! It's a____!"

Presumably, the blank was to be filled in once the data from the machine was compiled.

The machine beeps once, echoing throughout the research vessel, and everyone races to the screen as fast as their legs will take them.

They read the results.

No one says anything.

"That can't be right. Someone go and reset the device and run it again." The head scientist sighs, confident that they had run into an error.

Another twenty minutes go by.

The machine beeps once.

The updated model is largely the same as the previous one.

"...maybe it's not done loading." Someone shatters the silence, and the crowd of scientists flinch, but no one dares take their sights off the screen. Nobody breathes. It's the same outcome on the third try, as well.

The visual simulation on the computer screen shows a complex 3D model of all the life in the entire ocean.

There are whales gliding between continents, sharks feasting on squids, and squids feasting on sharks. Gorgeous and intelligent octopus that can change the color of their skin at will. A pod of humpback whales could be seen off the coast of Antarctica. All of the diverse and colorful life living in the ocean swim before their eyes in a transparent globe of digital seawater.

It looks just like a modern map of the ocean as we know it.

"I don't understand. It looks exactly the same." Someone whispers.

"Exactly. Humankind has only been able to explore around 20 percent of the entire ocean on planet Earth." The head scientist gulps, eyes still hooked to the glassy screen.

"So," someone's voice begins to waver. "You're saying that the other 80 percent..."

No one answers. No one blinks.

"It's... empty. It's not detecting any life signs that we haven't already discovered. It's empty." Someone says.

Someone thinks about pollution.

Someone thinks about shark fin soup.

Someone thinks about the stock market.

Someone thinks about a pet store; shelves lined with dozens of fish that float upside-down and belly up at the top of their tanks.

"... we're all that's left." Someone says.

[violetsandshrikes]

This is Opal, a Giant Pacific Octopus at the Bellingham Marine Life Centre. She was saved from a dinner plate and is being housed in a 3,000 gallon system while they’re waiting to release her back at her capture site. Apparently her favourite enrichment item is a baby toy ball ❤️

[fanaticsnail]

Snaaaaaaail, listen!!!

Modern AU where Tobio is the vet in charge of caring and protecting endangered species at a marine animal rescue center... and Heat is the new guy responsible for checking the electrical system and fire prevention... 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

WHY WOULD YOU SAY THAT, JINTAKA???

Now I have a beautiful image of Tobiuo deep sea diving in a quarantine tank: checking the PH, interacting with the aquaponics and wildlife, having a cute moment with a few playful species that desire hiding in the pleats of her wetsuit, while Heat stands slack jawed, spraying the exterior with Windex and watching over her every move.

Sure, he's there to do the fire safety protocol, but that was done a whole hour ago. All that matters is this woman struggling with an exceptionally clingy octopus trying to find a way to nest in Tobiuo's neck while she cleans the rock pools from deep within.

Tobiuo hasn't noticed an audience yet. All that matters to her is doing her job before attempting to lull the baby octopus into a deep slumber while she gets her job done.

Should she turn about, all she'd see is the man she was pining after in the safety demonstration drill, watching on as slack-jawed and bug-eyed as she was all those weeks prior. How she loves a hot-head 🤌.

Thank you, Jintaka. I'm going to be dreaming about this for weeks 🥹

[buffetlicious]

First up, from the appetizers section are these Sweet Egg Omelettes (Tamago Yaki). Ordered the plain version and the one with mentaiko sauce. Between the two, the one with the cod roe mayonnaise is the better eat as the torched surface gave a smoky flavour while the salty roe and creamy mayo lend to the overall taste. The Century Egg Tofu (Pidan Tofu) came in individual serving cup. Plain silky tofu topped with a blend of century egg yolk and seasoned flying fish roe in mayonnaise and more pidan (皮蛋). Every spoon of it in the mouth is such a delightful flavour bomb.

The red Marinated Baby Octopus (Chuka Iidako) aren't necessary a bad eat, just that I don’t like the gel-like marinate coating it. This dish also frequently found its way into the cold appetizer platter in Chinese wedding dinners.

[voidandabyssal]

Okay, hoping this is allowed. In regards to Below the Ice, how do you think some of the other Sans' would react to Reader in the same situation? Say Red, Blue, Axe, or Dior? You don't have to answer for all of these if you don't feel like it!

Of course this is allowed! Such a good idea. Hopefully I read this right lol

Red:

Reds more aggressive than Sans. He's not an Orca Siren but a Bull shark Siren. Not exactly known for being cold and calculating. There's definitely more murder attempts, Red is also far more successful at killing off Readers co-workers. This is probably set off the coast of coast of mexico, lots of bull sharks and bull shark sirens congregate there.

He's also more openly flirty though, he's more aware of his feelings to reader than Sans is and he's not shy about checking you out ;)))

Initially, he thinks your just like the other scientists. Dumb, easily manipulatable and an easy meal. You quickly prove him wrong when you successfully manage to trap him under some falling rocks.

Boy does Red love a strong and smart partner. Something about being capable enough to take down an apex predator like him just does it for him.

The two of you get closer once he's under captivity, which is in this au, not for evil science purposes but more so for everyone's (including reds, safety). Once you're on more equal power dynamics you find him to be quite funny and charming when he needs to be.

He's pretty touchy as well, not to the point of it being uncomfortable. He just likes play fighting with you, or just holding onto you.

Blue:

He's a Dolphin Siren! you initially meet him when your scuba diving taking coral samples. He's friendly and inquisitive and all too helpful. Your other colleagues are jealous he approached you this time. Similar to Red, this doesn't take place in the arctic but instead somewhere off the coast of Australia, maybe the Great Barrier Reef.

Yeah, he's definitely known around the area for how kind he is. Tons of youtube videos have gone viral featuring him helping fishermen, scuba divers and even lost swimmers.

ngl, this is probably the best start to your relationship compared to any of the other boys

He often swims circles around you, trying to draw you from your work to play with him, solve puzzles and even tries to get you to meet his brother. Sometimes you relent, sometimes you don't, though you do build a strong friendship.

You fall first but he falls harder.

It just hits him one day. You and him are out swimming, you collecting important marine data and him following you around with a strange stirring in his soul that he can't quite place.

When he sees you helping a small fish out of a plastic bottle. That's when it hits him. He loves you. You're perfect

Axe:

hhrrrrrrgggg pretty human,,,,,,

eyes wide, jaw dropped, STARING,,,,

you first meet when you're out late night fishing. You had been warned of a Giant Pacific Octopus Siren that had recently started inhabiting the area but what did they know??? Certainly not more than you! You'd been fishing round these parts since you were a baby!

"....HOLY SHIT!" is what you screech out, dropping your fishing rod when you see Axe's bright red eye-light looking up from the murky deep.

Yeah you turn right back around and don't come back. Much to Axe's disappointment. Luckily for him, and unluckily for you, he has very long, very powerful tentacles that he uses to pull you into the water with him.

He doesn't drag you under of course, he's smart enough to figure out that you really don't like that.

He's already designated you his mate. Sorry, pal, you're just going to have to make do with the giant octopus Siren cuddling up to you now.

He does let you go eventually, though you do have to repeatedly promise him that you'll come back.

And you do, afraid that he'll come chase you down. Eventually it does come to be a mutually loving relationship, it just takes a little time.

Dior (lusttale Sans):

This time you're the one approaching him. You're a famous wildlife photographer and you have been craving that perfect, career making picture; and you know who you have to photograph.

Dior, a famous lionfish Siren, known for his striking beauty and his charming friendliness to everyone. He proves to be rather elusive. Hard to find, rarely ever in one spot as he's surrounded by many Siren admirers. But you're determined!

finally, after days of bashing up against sharp corals in your search, you find him! Dozing off on a large rock formation. You're steadying yourself for the perfect picture when you notice a much larger Siren sneaking up on Dior, teeth bared and claws sharpened.

"Look out!" You say, or at least try to say through all the bubbles. Dior does manage to wake up though, and quickly pokes the attacker with one of his many poisonous spines.

He thanks you, deciding to pose for you in thanks for you saving him.

When you leave, he assumes you'll never come back. He's too used to people leaving once they've gotten what they want out of him.

He's pleasantly surprised when you come back, without the camera, just wanting to know more about the beautiful but distant Siren.

He doesn't mean to fall as fast and as hard as he does, but being around someone so genuine is such a nice shock to his system he just can't help but fall for your smile.

[dailycephalopods]

Daily Cephalopod #57

[tetsunabouquet]

KNB Mermaid Headcanons

A/N: My fanfic entry for Mermay! My inbox is suffering from a KNB draught, so feel free to send me requests!

-Momoi is very knowledgable about he sea and humans alike, and she is not above flustering human men with her beautiful looks and fishing for information from her adoring fans. -Speaking of adoring fans, there's one merman extremely friendly to human women and very much desired. Kise. The moment girls on the beach catch a glimpse of his golden tail, they flock to the water in the hopes of getting a conversation with he legendary adonis of the sea. -Aomine adores hunting for small species of fish and crabs and learning about them. He keeps the ones he's too weak to kill as pets (which let's face it, are a lot. Aomine only really kills his catches if he's really hungry). -Akashi is feared even by the sharks. -Speaking of sharks, Murasakibara often preys on their leftovers. -Also, Haizaki has gotten into a fight with a shark once. He still has the scar on his bicep to prove it. He had almost won, but thankfully Aomine and Kuroko came to the rescue just when the battle started going into the shark's favor. -Midorima often scavenges sunken ships for any items and has a secret cave where he keeps all of them, as well as an ever growing collection of pearls as he believes they are the essence of the sea and will bring him luck. -Takao knows where the cave is however, and he often takes one of Midorima's items for fun, waiting for how long it will take Midorima to notice one of his precious items is missing. Takao alway gves them back. -Kuroko loves playing with seahorses and dolphins, he thinks they are absolutely adorable. -I imagine Kagami to be scared of dolpins in this AU, which everyone else thinks is hilarious. -Which makes things even worse when Kuroko adopts a baby dolphin that thinks Kuroko is his momma. Kagami hides behind the nearest rock whenever Kuroko approaches him with his 'son'. -Akashi also has a marine companion, an octopus that usually just clings to his back with her many tentacles. She's quite protective of him and is really his guard 'dog' in tentacle form. -Kotaro loves it when he gets to play with her, she's such an intelligent animal that he just loves teaching her tricks. -Everyone lives in the same section of the mermaid kingdom and grew up together as baby merfolk. -Hanamiya often smuggles pieces of coral to sell to humans who are in turn selling it to the black market much to everyone's annoyance s they like the coral reef. Akashi has been devising a plan to prohibit him for good, and everyone is hoping that he won't traumatize Hanamiya for life. -Kiyoshi is buddies with almost every marine animal near the vacancy of the mermaid kingdom. He loves playing around with everyone, even the eels. He's just so friendly, and all the animals in the ocean love him for it.

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I’d like to change the names of Marevi and its locations so that it’s not based on any Latin words. How does Marili (mar-EE-lie, marine and life mushed together) sound?

Long post warning!

Marevian Values:

Life

Kindness

Respect

Courtesy

Cooperation

Community

Caring for the ocean

Living in harmony with nature

No harm to any living thing

Competition, for the most part, is frowned upon

Mythology, Folklore and Stories:

Baby pieces come from the earth itself. (In this world, people build babies with Lego pieces)

You are a part of the earth. There is no afterlife.

What other lands call ghosts are not called ghosts in Marevi. That’s someone’s life essence.

An octopus pulled sunlight and wind down from the sky so that the ocean could also experience weather. This is the reason why ocean currents exist.

Sea serpents are lucky animals to Marevians. They are also a prominent symbol of life and growth.

Marevian Naming Customs:

Names are much more proper, and they are not based on someone’s species or what they are.

Names can come from nature, something one feels connected to, attributes associated with someone’s species, or realistic proper names.

People have surnames that often indicate their species. (Waterlily’s last name is Coelenta; being a hybrid of two types of jellyfish, she is a coelenterate. Shelltop’s surname, Molluskas, is based on him being a mollusk. Spike’s surname, Cecae, is based on the word cecaelia, which is a common term for an octopus merperson. Cream’s surname, Pygmae, is based on him being a pygmy seahorse.)

Sea urchins in Marevi are typically named after sharpness, or things that are sharp. (Hence Spike’s name. His father is named Needle. He has an uncle named Spear and a cousin named Pin.)

The names of Marevi’s regions are made-up fantasy names, that are based on Latin words. I’d like to change that.

Nicknames are used. (Marcella nicknames herself “Butterpearl.”)

People can have middle names. (Spike’s is Lucian.)

First names are given by parents.

Middle names can be given by extended family.

Some Marevians’ names are similar to their parents’ (Waterlily’s mom’s name is Moonlily, and Shelltop’s dad’s name is Snailtop)

Geography of Marevi:

Marevi is located out in the open ocean. It is very lush, and there are multiple undersea biomes that it plays host to.

Vigra is at the center of Marevi. It is a wide green field of seagrass. There are large rocks and giant seashells all around in it.

Basacan is a stony, rocky, craggy area with submarine volcanoes everywhere. It’s in the northeast.

Lankep is a kelp forest in the northwest. There are lots and lots of kelp stalks.

Orenas is in the southwest. It is a sparkly sand bed, where the sand is yellow like gold. It’s kind of like an undersea desert.

Gorel is a colorful coral reef in the southeast. It resembles a city.

Promor is a deep-sea trench, and Marevi’s widest, deepest and longest trench. People like deep-sea animals live down there. It’s somewhere between Vigra and Orenas.

Menthi is a biome of extensive undersea benthic caves. It is also a deep-sea region.

Negma Lagoon and Subra Atoll are part of Marevi. Negma Lagoon is a lush, bright, and sorta mysterious lagoon. Subra Atoll, which is Marevi’s only land area, is an island with lots of sandbars.

Flora and Fauna of Marevi:

Ocean animals of all kinds

Sea serpents

Ocean plants

Seagrass

Kelp

Seaweed

Coral

Algae

Ocean flowers

Bioluminescent/glowing plants and animals

Maybe they have their own marine versions of white water lilies? (They are a symbolic plant.)

Marevian Architecture:

Marevians are all about living with the ocean.

Interiors are built within coral, the sides of cliffs, colossal seashells, or other naturally occurring habitats.

No construction is done with anything except for stone, since stone is not a living thing.

They also use sand to make sandstone and glass to build with.

The Castle of Marevi is built entirely out of stone and glass.

Windows and skylights are common, and they are almost always round.

Dyed glass is used.

Marevians like to decorate their homes inside and out.

I wrote that the Seagang sleep in beds, but I also drew them all sleeping on mats.

Marevian Society:

Marevi is ruled by King Nettle Coelenta and Queen Moonlily. But, they consider themselves to be merely figureheads. They regularly interact with their citizens like Unikitty does, and they are viewed as cool neighbors with knowledge about the earth. They are called the Givers of Life. Their royal status is almost never acknowledged.

Nettle and Moonlily’s daughter is Waterlily. She is called the Young Giver.

They are assisted by Shelltop’s parents. They’ve been good friends with them for a long time. Waterlily and Shelltop themselves have been lifelong best friends since they were hatchlings. (They even consider themselves sibling figures to each other.)

The Givers’ child inherits the throne. It can be any kid who wants to. The kid can pass on the throne to a sibling, a relative, or to someone else if so desired.

Marevi is strongly allied with Botania. Their alliance is like a pair of unbreakable best friends.

Marevi is served by the stonespeople. They keep threats from ruining the kingdom, but don’t hurt anyone.

There are strategists that come up with ways to keep people safe and protect the ocean and earth

Instead of incarceration, Marevi sends their worst offenders to a banishment hold just outside of Botania to be rehabilitated

Marevi has SOME kind of legal system. It can handle divorces.

Marevi uses a different calendar than the Gregorian-ish calendar the Unikingdom uses. (I called it the Unicorny calendar for this AU.)

In Marevi, everyone is paid the same and is treated equally.

Their currency is shells, which are these dome-shaped coins and bills made of plants.

Marevians have no concept of wealth.

Marevians buy everything from outdoor farmer’s markets.

There are plenty of libraries

There are plenty of museums

Lots of restaurants, many of which are dinner theaters

Lots of bakeries and confectioneries as well

I had the idea that there was a theme park in Marevi themed around land biomes

People can be athletes

Explorers

Jewelers

Bakers/confectioners

Meteorologists

Engineers (which keep appliances running in earth-friendly ways)

Musicians

Artists (painters, potters, ceramics artists, etc.)

Filmmakers (animators, storyboard artists, cinematographers, screenwriters)

Directors (of plays and films)

Coaches (for sports teams)

Authors

Therapists? (The Seagang and their families often go to see a mako shark for help.)

Actors

Hairstylists and spinestylists

There aren’t that many astronomers. Marevians focus more on caring for the life of their planet than exploring faraway ones. That’s not to say that there aren’t any Marevian astronomers- it’s just not a very common or sought-after job.

People can live in the places they work at

Magic exists in this world, but it’s not called magic in Marevi. Marevians see it as manipulating the forces of life and nature to your will. Marevians call magic users lifewielders.

They have SOME kind of news program if people are meteorologists

Instead of taking baths and showers (since they’re in the ocean), people clean themselves in boxes that generate warmth and bubbles. They scrub themselves with exfoliating, earth-friendly towels.

Marevi is prone to sea monster attacks.

There are Going-on-Land Departments that make leg pieces for people to go on land with. They detach their sea animal limbs and put on the leg pieces, which gives them the ability to breathe air. Going-on-Land Departments were made for the purpose of Marevians visiting Botania, but now are used for any time Marevians would like to visit land.

I also had the idea that there are reverse Going-on-Land Departments, which make sea animal fins and limbs for land people who want to visit the ocean. When they put them on, it gives them the ability to breathe underwater.

Marevian Demographics:

Merfolk. They look like humanoid figures (i.e. they look like whatever Master Frown is), and they can be any type of sea animal.

Anthropomorphic sea animals. They don’t look like humanoid figures, looking like their non-anthropomorphic counterparts.

Anthropomorphic sea plants. They also look like their non-anthro counterparts.

Symbolism in Marevi

White water lilies. One of these managed to float out into the ocean long ago, and it’s an important symbol to Marevians. They call it the Persistent Lily.

Sea serpents represent good luck, life, and growth.

Weather symbols are worn by octopi and other cephalopods.

There are many different symbols, depending on what natural things people feel connected to. (Waterlily - plants and colors. Shelltop - stones and volcanoes. Spike - the sun and sound. Marcella - gold and pearls. Cream - seaweed and foods.)

Touching hands with someone symbolizes that you acknowledge their presence, you care about them, and you share the life of the world with them.

Trenches are associated with death, and the cycle of life and death.

Art in Marevi:

Music is an integral part of Marevian culture. They see it as a way of spreading life essence.

Marevian opera is their most popular/well known performing art. Performers of Marevian opera tell stories about Marevi and its history with singing, music, dramatic makeup, and costumes.

They play music with orchestras. Each section (brasses, woodwinds, strings, percussion, conductor training) is taught differently.

Marevi’s traditional instruments are ocean drums, marimbas, conch horns, harp guitars, and upright string instruments. They are often combined with the orchestras.

I imagined that traditional Marevian music features fast marimba rhythms, called Marevian current movements…

I also had the idea that traditional Marevian music itself is called Marevian cherish

Orchestra teachers are not called directors, they are conductors

Singing

Flutes

Guitars

Drums/drumsets

Ukuleles

Trombones

Violins

Acting

Spoken word

Stand-up comedy

Choirs, but they are different from Unikingdom and Frowntown choirs. Instead of choral risers, the singers sit down at tables. Instead of conducting them, the director (who is called the maestro) sings with them. There are lots of arm movements and call-and-response bits between the maestro and other singers.

Musical theater, but it’s different from Unikingdom and Elegancian musical theater. In this AU, the Unikingdom has a theater district called Hugway, and Elegancia has one called Spessartine Square. Marevi doesn’t have an equivalent to that. And in contrast to Unikingdom and Elegancian shows, Marevian musicals are mostly very action-heavy and sung-through. Also, it’s considered a subgenre of Marevian opera rather than its own genre.

They have personal music players (and phones) shaped like seashells. They also have undersea headphones and earbuds

Cultural Marevian dances include the Dance of the Waving Coral Fan (which involves two big fans) and the Dance of the Sunbringer (which involves a glowing stick)

Marevians put really heavy emphasis on supporting local entertainment.

Statues and sculptures (I imagine that they have a Persistent Lily statue)

Decorating your home (Marevians like to do that)

Painting

Ceramics

Pottery

Makeup art

Film

Traditions, Holidays and Customs in Marevi:

Touching hands is also a customary greeting in Marevi

Marevian New Year is anywhere from February 28 to March 3 on the Unicorny calendar. Their new year is at the start of spring.

People tidy up their homes and throw out things they don’t want anymore to represent their growth from the last year.

They celebrate with dancing and music from traditional bands.

The significance of the Sea Serpent Festival is people living in harmony with wildlife.

People ride sea serpents and race with them like horse racing.

Earth Day is a VERY important holiday to Marevians. They call it the Day of the Earth. It happens in the summertime, when the sea is most fertile.

People spend time with people they love and trust. If they can, they pay visits to the king and queen to thank them for sharing their knowledge of the earth with them.

Weather Festival is a holiday introduced by the cephalopods. It’s based upon the octopus weather myth I mentioned earlier.

It’s celebrated outside in the elements, dancing and eating weather-themed foods.

Halloween is there, but it’s not important or a major holiday. It was very recently introduced to them, and they just see it as a day to cosplay. That’s it- no spooky stuff.

I imagined that Marevi’s only winter holiday is their Children’s Day. It isn’t a very big holiday like Earth Day or the Weather Festival. It involves spending quality time with your family, particularly your younger relatives. It’s meant for Marevians to celebrate their faith in the next generation.

Birthdays are observed by connecting with nature and your loved ones. It’s focused on life, what makes that person them, and making their life the best it can be.

They do their favorite things, do-overs of something that went wrong or that they regret, or trying new things.

They put emphasis on how long someone has lived life, so nobody says how old they’re turning.

A week after someone is born, extended family comes to see them in a place close to where they were born. Here, the kid receives their name.

I already said how naming customs work. Parents give the first name, and extended families can give them a surname.

Marevians don’t take their spouse(s)’s surname(s) when marrying. Children can use whichever of their parents’ surnames.

Marevians have an entire engagement ritual. The proposer invites their partner(s) and their family(ies) to their family’s home. The families spend some time mingling and getting to know one another.

Then, they gather around. The proposer reaches out to the other(s). If they accept, they return the gesture, resulting in their hands touching.

They touch hands with their family members. Then, the family members proceed to make a ring around them with things they like or feel connected to, officially marking them as engaged.

Leading up to a wedding, and on the day of, people eat zesty, tangy foods to show their anticipation.

They parade down the road on their wedding day with nature-themed decor in tow.

There are no officiants at Marevian weddings. The marrying people do everything themselves.

They decorate a spot where they’ll be living together with their nature decor. They touch hands with their relatives, all of them doing it at the same time. The marrying people will eat fruits from the biomes they’re from, and they’ll touch hands with something from the earth between their hands.

Afterwards, the newlyweds will spend fun, celebratory nights with each other’s in-laws before going to the place they’ll live in.

In Marevi, when people die, they return their pieces to the earth so that they can be a part of it again. Pieces are not washed or embalmed; nothing is done with them so the person can return to the earth as they were.

The dead person’s family goes to the nearest trench. They hold onto their pieces, and they touch them one last time, thanking the earth for giving life to the dead person.

There are no officiants at funerals either.

The person’s family lets their pieces sink to the bottom of the trench, as well as any prized possessions they wanted to be thrown down with them.

Someone swims down to put an image of the dead person on the trench wall.

Afterwards, they touch or sit by whatever they can sense the dead person’s essence in.

The person’s family has an intimate night celebrating the dead person by singing their favorite songs, eating foods they liked, and doing their favorite activities to remember them.

Mannerisms and Etiquette in Marevi:

Marevians customarily treat others like friends and family.

It’s considered polite to treat everyone as your equal.

Touching hands with others is very polite, as was implied

Light fin/hand taps is much more likely done by people who just met, but people who are close with one another casually do it as well.

Holding hands and pressing palms are done by family, friends, and lovers.

Groups put their arms in to show that they care about each other and signify their friendship.

But, it’s not that team thing where they stack their hands and then raise them in the air while saying something in unison. I imagine Marevians really don’t like it when non-Marevians assume it is.

”I am with you.” is a polite and caring phrase.

Education in Marevi:

Children first go to what’s called a general school, where they learn important things for daily life, as well as how not to be a jerk.

After that, they attend schools entirely based around what their interests are. There are schools for athletics, food, language, visual arts, performing arts, science, and more.

They can attend one interest school, more than one, or none at all.

The Marevian school year starts in the middle of spring and ends in the middle of autumn/fall.

Elementary, primary, middle, junior high, high, secondary, university, and college are not terms used in Marevi. None of them are a thing here.

Any Language?:

I’m going to remind you that Unikitty is set in a world where Everyone Speaks English™️, or whatever language you’re watching the show in.

Marevians have pronoun terms unique to them. This will be explained in the Queer Culture section.

Fighting Styles and Weaponry:

Marevians are about defense and keeping threats at bay while also not hurting the attacker.

Their styles attempt to calm their opponent down or scare them away. The goal is to subdue them without harming them.

In Marevi, they’ve got thin swords that look kinda like katanas, but not really. These swords can’t stab anything or anyone. They’re made of stone, hence why Marevi’s defenders are called stonespeople.

Wrestling? Boxing? (Shelltop’s into that stuff.)

Celina, Spike’s mom, used to be a swordswoman. Her style in particular consisted of stealth, blending in with her surroundings (she can camouflage, by the way), swift movements, and illusory techniques.

Food in Marevi:

Seaweed hugs. They’re arguably the most Marevian food ever. They serve them in restaurants and shops for people to take for free. They’re served on round trays right by the door, and you don’t even need to eat at the restaurant to take one. They’re very easy to make; they’re seaweed bits rolled and folded into a bread bun. People who can’t cook for crap can make them. They’re named that way because eating them is like receiving a warm embrace from someone.

Lots of seaweed is used in the foods that Marevians cook and bake.

Mixed-fruit pies

Cookies

Golden batter cake

Tiramisu?

Cream

Heavy whipping cream (the basis for the names of Cream and his older brother, Whip)

Yogurt

Meringue (Cream’s dads are named Yogurt and Meringue)

Donuts (Marevians call them sand rings)

Pasta (angel hair)

Noodles in soup

Noodles (in general)

Flatbread pizza

Honey

Gyro? (I once had Spike say he enjoys it)

Lavender fruit (a fruit endemic to Marevi)

Mango juice

Yes, there are drinks in Marevi. They are very thick and paste-like so that people can drink them in the ocean. They are served in glasses.

There are no frozen foods in Marevi.

Bowls

Spoons

Marevians have their own utensils. They’ve got these sticks with round bottoms that let you wrap things around it.

Fashion and Dress Code in Marevi:

Marevi is usually warm, so people usually don’t wear clothes, except for jewelry and accessories.

Many people have skin on their bodies that act as clothing. If they go on land and put on land legs, it’ll actually turn into clothing.

People in the deep-sea areas (or visiting them) DO wear clothes like coats, since it gets colder the deeper you get.

Wristbands are a popular fashion choice. (I had the idea that they represent someone holding onto you even when they aren’t there.)

Waist sashes

Glasses

Sleeveless tunics

Wavy, jellyfish frilly collars on Nettle’s tunic

Pearly diadems

Nettle wears a water lily-shaped crown

Moonlily and Waterlily wear pearly diadems. Moonlily’s has a water lily-shaped charm on it

Pearly necklaces (Moonlily’s has another water lily-shaped charm)

Pearly earrings

Belts

Chokers

Necklaces

Whistles on necklaces

Headbands

Hairbands/hair ties

Hair clips and hairpieces (can be sea plants, shells, starfish, or something else)

Augment glasses

Gloves

Armbands

Sleeves that aren’t attached to any top

Dorsal fin piercings?

Lip/beak piercings?

Pearl strings

Pebble strings

Wearing flowers

Satchels

Striped, long-sleeved shirts

Sleeveless sweatshirts

Sleeveless sweaters

Bandeaus/tube tops

Tail/leg tubes (that they wear on their tails or legs like leggings)

Skirts

Hats

Ponchos

Tied skirts

Scarves

Vests

Aprons

Loose, sleeveless shirts

Bandoliers

Goggles (that function as glasses)

Jackets? (Leather jackets?)

Buttoned shirts?

Bow ties? Top hats? Tailcoats? (I drew Spike wearing these as his formal clothes. It’s meant to blend those fashions with traditional Marevian clothes.)

Sleeveless dresses

Strapless dresses

Bonnets (Waterlily’s land form outfit is a strapless dress and a sunbonnet, with her sash and necklace. I was thinking of changing the bonnet to some sort of hat.)

Shirts/T-shirts

Pants

Shoes (Shelltop’s land form outfit is a shirt, his shell as a hat, some pants, and shoes that look like seashells.)

Unitards (Spike’s land form outfit is a sleeveless dance unitard, with his sash and wristbands.)

Maxi dresses (Marcella’s land form outfit is a long-sleeved, floor-length dress with her necklace and hair clip.)

Sleeveless suits (Cream’s land form outfit is a sleeveless jumpsuit.)

At weddings, Marevians’ families dress them up in what they’ll be married in. They can wear traditional robes, or whatever they like.

At funerals, people wear robes with trench patterns on them. They also wear robes with things the dead person felt connected to on them.

Formal clothes:

Marevi’s traditional clothes are robes made of light fabrics. They have different hem and sleeve lengths. They’re not based on any real cultural robes; I gave them robes because I wanted their traditional clothes to be flowy like ocean waves/currents.

The robes are patterned with nature patterns. People customarily wear makeup of matching nature patterns with them.

Some people get land swimsuits to swim in freshwater with when they go on land. They can only breathe normally when they’re in saltwater.

One-piece swimsuits

Full-body wetsuits

Swim trunks

Tank tops

Pajamas:

Night slips

Transparent garments that sea snails wear to bed to absorb the mucus they shed

Tank tops

Spine guards (worn by sea urchins and other spiny animals)

Shirts

Hair bonnets (Cream sleeps with one)

Winter/deep-sea clothes:

Ponchos

Headbands

Long coats

Round caps

Jackets with puffy collars

Double-breasted coats

To Marevians, tacky/stereotypical tourist outfits are diving gear with tacky swimsuits, or bad seaweed haircuts with tacky sundresses.

Marevian Queer Culture:

Some Marevians use it/its and they/them.

Queer people can marry and have kids.

Some Marevians are unlabeled.

Marevians have pronoun terms unique to them:

Mer-Se (Mr./Male/He/Him)

Mer-La (Mrs./Ms./Miss/She/Her)

Mer-Nul (Mx./Gender neutral and nonbinary prefixes/Nonbinary/They/Them/It/Its/Anything that isn’t he or she/Anything that isn’t female or male)

Mer (No pronouns/No gender/Agender/Genderless/Unspecified/Person doesn’t want to specify pronouns or identity)

Marevian History:

The earliest merfolk and sea animals didn’t take good care of the earth. What is now Marevi weren’t very safe waters to live in.

They were concerned with taking and surviving with no concern for their environment. A viperfish pressured them into doing this.

One day, they saw a very strange something bobbing along the surface.

It’s a white water lily, and everyone’s shocked at how gorgeous and healthy it looks.

It shriveled up sometime later. But a mermaid tells them it couldn’t have lived that long, especially not in saltwater, without proper care. She said that people need to nurture the life of their world, and it will give them as much energy as that lily had.

People treated each other and their ocean with more respect from then on. It weakened the viperfish’s influence.

As the kingdom grew, they realized that the different biomes needed to be cared for in different ways. For instance, a kelp forest would need to be given more attention than a golden sand bed. So, the biomes became the different regions.

Back in the 20s, Marevi was ruled by a harsh king who wanted to bring the kingdom back to a pre-technological state. He thought the ever-advancing tech was “not respectful of life enough,” even though innovation and research were genuinely benefiting the people. He treated them badly and discouraged them from it “for the greater good of the land.” During this time, the people turned to electricity and electric eels as symbols of rebellion, freedom, and goodwill. Waterlily’s great-grandparents took the throne right after that king was made to step down.

Multiple species have ruled over Marevi over the years. Waterlily’s jellyfish family are the current rulers. They are called the Medusozoa Royal Family of Marevi.

Sports and Games in Marevi:

Volleyball

Wrestling? Boxing? (As I said, Shelltop’s into that)

Badminton

Cricket

Board games. I never established any specific ones that they play, but they have them.

Sports are the only competition you will see in Marevi. Like I said, it’s discouraged for the most part.

Transportation in Marevi:

Marevians usually swim around from place to place.

They also get around with undersea bikes, trikes, and other eco-friendly vehicles.

Marevians are really big on public transportation, such as their undersea monorail system.

Their equivalent of flying on a plane is traveling in a submarine.