trying and trying and trying

random event Ah, yes, delicious delicious truths. The water seems to rumble with contentment, the teeth growing into a broad, hungry grin. "Yes yes yes, we hear your fears little pretty. So many things to worry about! But do not worry, no no no. We can help you." A surge of darkness presses through the water, settling over Delta like a second skin before seeping beneath her scales. Delta will feel a presence in her mind, a second set of thoughts racing alongside her own. "There little one, now you will not be alone. And as for being big and scary...?" The teeth dart forward, and for a moment Delta can make out an incomprehensibly hideous creature. Opening as wide as an unhinged snake, the teeth bite into the mermaid's chest, leaving behind searing pain in the... Um... Shark? Oh no! Delta rolled a critical failure, and so has been double cursed! Delta has been possessed by the spirit of a drowned sailor! The spirit is incredibly paranoid about everything and especially terrified of deep water! Delta will hear its voice louder the darker she is. In full sun, it will be an annoying whisper. At night, she will have difficulty controlling her body, hear loud voices, and be terrified of open water. Delta has been bitten by a spirit of the deep! She can now partially-shift into a great white shark... but never voluntarily. Every other post she must roll a d20. On 1-5 she will remain herself, 6-14 partially shift into a great white shark, and 15-20 fully shift! She has no control over this. Delta can break her curses by doing the following: 1. Spend a full night at the surface of the ocean (minimum 4 posts) 2. Be bitten by or bite an Ascended 3. Betray someone who trusts her