Mermaids... IN SPACE -- Prologue, Liadan's intro

Okay, so I tried to make things understandable enough without explaining everything in the littlest detail... But I know the universe, and a new reader wouldn't. So if there's anything where I really ought to slip in more description or explanation, please tell me and I'll try to find a way. I don't want to make everything crystal clear just yet either, but it's not supposed to utterly confuse everyone.

Subject to rewriting at a later date if I figure I have more stuff to fix / edit / remove / foreshadow or whatever else. Or I might scrap it all if I find a better idea, but eh, I'm not looking so the idea will have to come looking for me.


Genre: worldbuilding, action, scifi, psi powers.

Summary: The civilization that genetically engineered mermaid-shaped humans as underwater workers fell; deprived of any kind of industry, the merpeople regressed to primitive nomadism. A few hundred years later, Lìadan, a young mermaid, is ready to go on her adulthood journey.

( It was almost noon when Lìadan saw the Great Dragon cross the Sea-above. )

teamwork thought...

Someone asked me if Sai exists in teamworkverse, and, well, I don't know. I sort of remember deciding that Danzou existed, so I guess Sai would be around as well, I just have no idea how I might use him or why.

Besides he has no Sasuke to replace, which means he wouldn't get the full effect of the Naruto/Sakura-rawr!lurve and then he'd never change and open up. It seems kind of sad to introduce him just to show that he gets to stay an emotionless pawn for Danzou forever. ;__;

If I got an idea on how to use him that gives him good character development, then I probably would. Just, I don't have that idea. Besides, it's team-seven centric and right now they're not in the best place emotionally speaking to care very much about some random outsider. >_>;;;

Anyone got suggestions? It's not like OMG I WANT HIM AROUND, just, heh, maybe, if there's a chance. It's interesting to think about. (besides I love the idea of Sai/Sasuke interaction in general, though I wonder how it would work in this setting.) In the same vein, I wonder about Suigetsu and Juugo and Karin and stuff.

(btw, in a Teamwork sidefic I had Itachi and Kisame kill Orochimaru and Kisame allowed Suigetsu to run off -- though he was just a no-name cameo in the ficlet.)




Edit: Jin / Sai interaction, best idea ever or what? *chortles evilly* oh, I have to find a way to slip it in.