Subtle Confrontations of the Merfolk (Ursula)

[Darla Mo]

Darla had finished with her daily duties being the leader of Delphinum Pod. She looked at all of the things that she needed to do, which consisted of checking on the preparations of the Daily Harvest event since the eve of Autumn was appearing. She was amazed at the abundance of things that mermaid magic could allow her pod to do. They could plant any tree or fruit that was on land with some of the abilities of being a mermaid. Some mermaids had certain skills or abilities, much like the fairies on the other side of Neverland in Pixie Hollow. Darla admired the fairies for being able to be around pirates or even any landfolk. She had bad experiences being around the deathly vermin, but she shook it off when it came to her day-to-day responsibilities. On land, she'd be called a Queen. But here she could be happy with the title leader. Most of the merfolk around Neverland bowed down to her. 

A lot of the mermaids also were rebels and tried forming groups that were not apart of Darla's culture. She despised this and would send out patrols of mermaids to get them to return, so they may be properly punished. Being around landfolk was extremely dangerous, especially for mermaids. She had her reasons for despising men and land-dwellers in general. Many mermaids were killed and even eaten in cannibalistic rituals that the tribes indigenous to Neverland would perform. Well, that was rumored. She wasn't fully aware what the natives did, but with their feathery hats and moccasins, it was also safe to not dwell with them for too long, if at all. The pirates were no better, they were known to take away mermaids to do dastardly things to them. This was something that she'd known for a fact. The last leader of Delphinum Pod was killed by a pirate. There were no mermen in the ocean of Neverland and Darla wasn't aware of the possibilities of there being one. She had an extreme distaste for anyone who wasn't a mermaid. 

A young mermaid quickly skimmed past Darla in a hurry. She had never since this particular mermaid in Neverland's shores, so she immediately followed her, going as fast as she could possibly go. Darla finally caught up to the mermaid after some time and quickly tackled the mermaid who swam before her. "Rogue mermaid! Stop moving! What is your purpose here?" She had no idea who this young mermaid was and definitely was not looking for any trouble. 

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Ursula was sent by Poseidon, her father and God of the Seas, to Neverland to check on several pods there. It was nearly Autumn, which meant a lot of work for Merfolk. Being a social butterfly, Ursula was excited to visit the other pods in the Neverland seas. Currently, she was checking on the Delphinum Pod, and things seemed to be going..well..swimmingly. She wasn't sure who the leader of the pod was since she'd never met them, but she was sure that they'd find her and introduce themselves eventually.  She swam along, humming a tune, and suddenly, without warning, she was rolling in the water. Someone had stopped her, and was calling her a Rogue Mermaid. Her? Rogue? "Oh! I'm so sorry, I'm Ursula, daughter of Poseidon. I'm here to look over your harvest, and make sure that it's bountiful this Autumn. Father is very pleased with the work you've all done."

Poseidon, if he was happy with a pod, would give harvests of plenty of food. However, if he was displeased like he had been with several others in different realms, their harvests would be slightly more barren.He worked like most Deities in the sea, and on the land. He was a little less interested in offerings though, as he was to those who worked hard. It seemed that the more they disliked humans, the more he liked them, as well....  "I take it by your force, that you're the leader of the Delphinum pod? It's a pleasure to finally meet you! I hope you don't mind.. father, just.. doesn't like to make appearances on his own.." She gently bit down on her lip, suddenly realizing she was kind of rambling. 


Darla Mo

[Darla Mo]

Darla looked at the young mermaid and sighed. Yes, the young mermaid had been rambling, but she didn't blame her. People seemed to be nervous in her presence. She was young and naive at a point in time, but becoming both the leader and main counselor for Delphinum Pod entitled that she had to work with more maturity than normal. The whole idea of power disgusted her. She just wanted enough power to be able to make her fellow mermaids happy, if that meant killing landfolk, she'd be okay with that. She sneered at the young mermaid as she mentioned a merman, Poseidon. There were no mermans in Neverland and certainly no leaders who were a man. She despised giving power to a sloppy patriarch who wouldn't know how to get the work she could get done more efficiently.

"Right, thank you for coming to check on our preparations. I am Darla, leader of Delphinum Pod. The eve of harvest is near and we are very busy. You may leave now, thank you." She smiled at the young mermaid and moved her hand, beckoning her away from the area that she started to swim through, "And I wouldn't be so quick to swim any further. The natives on Neverland are extra determined for some mermaid morsels this time of year, as they're also having their harvest. You'd best run along now." She put extra emphasis to the young mermaid about leaving. She did admire the young mermaid for swimming so far away from her pod, but it was dangerous in the waters for any mermaid, even exotic ones. Darla didn't want to seem harsh, but she had no choice. If she seemed as if she was being polite, mermaids wouldn't listen to her. Especially young and reckless ones.


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