[The Sunken Conundrum] Growing Gills (Solo)

[Dlight]

11th of Spring, 511 AV, As hectic as Alvadas was, it had it's charming moments that seemed to only exist once Dlight stepped out of it's devious paths and into an establishment. One such charming moment was when the Zith opened a door, desperate to escape from the streets, and found a mountain of water waiting for him on the other side. He instantly slammed the door shut once again without thinking, not wanting to be drenched despite knowing that logically, if there was that much water threatening to spill from the building it would have burst open the door already. The City of Illusion, the statue had told him-- but Dlight wasn't made for illusion, and couldn't adapt to it. He opened the door once again, partially because he felt the water would cool him down from Syna's heat, and found himself face to face with the wall of the suspended pool once again. Within it was the wavy image of furniture and people, a sign outside warning him to breathe. Dlight was no swimmer, even with as many times as he'd fallen into water, his skill had not improved in the slightest-- and the last time he'd checked, he was no Charoda. His brows lowered in confusion, dark eyes narrowing as he stared at the sign. Taking a deep breath of air, the Zith slowly entered into the water, pausing halfway between the inside of the building and the streets. The black fur along the ribs of his bare upper body parted, something opening as if he'd been wounded yet there was no pain. Slightly panicked, Dlight pressed onto the opening, only to realize that they were gills, enabling him to breathe. The water wasn't like that of the cold sea, but warm, perhaps from the body heat of the people within it. Cautiously the Zith continued further into the water until he was completely surrounded by it, a bewildered expression on his face. Many times he'd been beneath the surface of the ocean, but never had it been so pleasant; was this what Quelen had felt when she traveled back to Charbosi? He'd wanted to visit the city of the Charoda with her, but couldn't swim let alone breathe beneath the water.