Aulis feels souls approach in the water, their heartbeats like a birdsong in the morning, against the soft waves of the ocean. It draws him near, curiously, like moth to flame. Humans, shining bright like beacons, have such delicate skin and expressive eyes. They are unlike what dwells in the deep seas, slimy with inky eyes. No, they are creatures of a land that Aulis does not like to venture far into, and they are such sweet things; he likes to watch the life drain from their eyes.
He swims up to the surface and sits upon a craggy rock, humming a tune to draw them closer. His voice sounds of yearning, of hope, of nostalgia for home and a promise to wake up in one's own bed. But it is also of anguish, of having come too far from home, a warning. He sings the words like incantations, and to each listener, the voice may sound like that of a loved one. "Dear one, come closer," he starts, but feels the boat leaving instead of coming closer.
So he dives back into the water, and follows it, carrying his voice along the foam so it sounds like whispers. "Dear one, do not forsake me. Come into my arms, it's been so long since I have seen you last. Where are you going?" His voice gets louder as he sings into the waves, as it reverberates along the hull of the ship. "Come nearer, I wish to look upon your face and count the ways you haven't changed, so I can believe we are forever in that moment which I remember us best, the one I think of most in your absence. Do you remember?"
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Re: Introducing Aulis
He swims up to the surface and sits upon a craggy rock, humming a tune to draw them closer. His voice sounds of yearning, of hope, of nostalgia for home and a promise to wake up in one's own bed. But it is also of anguish, of having come too far from home, a warning. He sings the words like incantations, and to each listener, the voice may sound like that of a loved one. "Dear one, come closer," he starts, but feels the boat leaving instead of coming closer.
So he dives back into the water, and follows it, carrying his voice along the foam so it sounds like whispers. "Dear one, do not forsake me. Come into my arms, it's been so long since I have seen you last. Where are you going?" His voice gets louder as he sings into the waves, as it reverberates along the hull of the ship. "Come nearer, I wish to look upon your face and count the ways you haven't changed, so I can believe we are forever in that moment which I remember us best, the one I think of most in your absence. Do you remember?"