#they're gigantic merfolk not little ones

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So I have questions for your Lulled by Waves Au!!!! It’s so very good and Mers my beloveds!!!!

1. So Ranboo must be quite old (I can’t remember how decades work) does this mean that mers and Leviathans age differently to humans?

2. Language barriers are soooooo annoying and soooo good! Do Ranboo and Tubbo eventually work out a way to communicate?

3. Is there any kind of mer/leviathan magic that exists in this universe? Like you mentioned that humans think that Mers created Leviathans as a means of protection. If yes what kind of magic and could it be linked to breaking language barriers :3

4. Telllllll meeeeee abouttttt Tommmmyyyyyyyyyy!!!!! How does he come into play in the au????

5. Do you plan to add more characters in the future (even if this is just rambles, I still wanna know 👉👈)

6. Does anyone ever find out about Ranboo and Tubbo’s meetings???

As you can see, I like this Au very much :3 Thanks for your time and have a lollipop 🍭

I'm glad you like it :DD ty for the questions!

1- Leviathans do age a bit differently from humans and other mer! they age faster as babies but drastically slow as they almost reach adolescence to prepare for all the growing they're gonna do, I'm gonna say that takes 10 years, then from there they keep steadily growing and aging at a slower pace.

I haven't figured out anything exact yet, but Ranboo is probably in his 90s yeah, and about 18-20 maturity wise. so maybe 4-5 years for 1 leviathan year?

2- It's a one-sided language barrier too so it's extra annoying for Ranboo lol, and even though Tubbo's looking past the history he was taught he hasn't thought of Ranboo as more intelligent than a crow or smart dog yet. He starts to suspect when Ranboo responds so accurately to what he says, but that gets sped up when Tommy slaps Tubbo with 'yeah the leviathan is a person' and helps Ranboo figure out how to actually speak english.

3- there is some magic! I haven't thought it out fully but suggestions are open. And that story of leviathan origins is actually exclusive to mers, humans have no idea, they just think leviathans are a case of deep-sea gigantism of a less evolved species of mer. No magic with language barriers for Ranboo bc I have more fun that way but it gives me an idea!

-I'm gonna give some merfolk/leviathans the ability to bond with another person that forms a mental link of sorts, a way to easily communicate over distance and sense if there's trouble. Ranboo and Tubbo don't have this but maybe some day.

-The little sprite guys can be magical too. say, if enough of them are gathered around a mer that mer can be transformed into a leviathan. I like that. it'd be more complicated but it's a start :)

-something with breathing underwater

4- Tommyyyy, Tommy my boy, he has it rough! He's a mer that got fished up and put in a tank a few years ago. He's seen the sights, been on display, made some friends, lost 'em, he's got stories man. Eventually was bought by some guys who figured they can gain infinite scales to get rich off of as long as they keep him alive.

They stop in Tubbo's town for business, everyone knows seaside towns are a hotspot for scale buyers. Tubbo catches on that there's a live mer being held captive and well, people know mers are sapient, scale buying is dying out with newer generations, so since he has a chance to do something about it this time he breaks Tommy out and carts him off to Ranboo for help, bc where else could he go?

Tommy really fixes the communication problem here, MVP. Turns out Ranboo couldn't speak english because they usually practiced underwater and not enough above water to actually figure out how to use their vocal cords the right way, and of course Tommy knows, so he helps Ranboo and Ranboo re-familiarizes him with merfolk language in return. :D It's a silly mistake but tbf to Ranboo they try not to breach the surface if they can help it bc of old fear of hunters.

5- I do!! Wilbur, Techno, Kristin, Philza, Michael, and Puffy so far!

Wilbur is a human, he busts mer poachers. he mistakes Tubbo for one at first bc he was following Tommy's trail and learned he was taken from the guys. Nearly passes out when meeting Ranboo.

Techno is a mer! Very standoffish to humans, but tolerates Tubbo bc Tommy vouched for him. He's just traveling and looking for humans to mess up.

Kristin is a leviathan and Philza is her mer husband :], they're friends of Techno! Phil and Techno have that magic mental link so they can keep in touch despite long distances. Techno kinda calls them over after meeting benchtrio.

Michael is a leviathan, just a little baby guy Ranboo finds after meeting Techno but before meeting Kristin and Phil. No one knows where his parents are, presumably they're gone by more natural causes. Ranboo adopts immediately.

Puffy is a human! I haven't figured out a lot of her role yet besides being a sailor that Tubbo talks to. Maybe a neighbor or guardian? Someone to notice how much Tubbo stays out at the beach.

6- which leads to this I guess :D So besides Wilbur, I haven't planned who find out very well. Someone else def will find out though. Tubbo has kinda been documenting what he learns about leviathans, so one day he can try and change people's minds about them.

And I have this little spinoff idea where Tubbo makes internet posts and videos with Ranboo or the other mers, so either they do the reveal themselves and cause shenanigans, or get found out and have some drama before the shenanigans. ^_^ The first one would give Tubbo more anonymity, but the latter would make people believe him quicker.

TY for the lollipop :D it was very fun to answer these! <3

#beckyu #asks #mcyt g/t #dsmp g/t #giant!ranboo #tiny!tubbo #tiny!tommy #Lulled by Waves au #tiny!philza #tiny!wilbur #tiny!techno #uuh i dont want to overtag #but yeah thanks for the ask :D it helped me flesh out some things too! #i have many good pictures in my head for scenes but few ways to string them into plot lol