User blog:RedNSFW/Kraken : What Would You Do? - Ronchellster

(Still one of my first tries at a WWYD answer, and I'm not a native English speaker. Also, on a sidenote, I really like the Kraken, and I've experimented a little on this reply. I hope you'll enjoy it nonetheless!)

''You, Jake and Billy were lost on an island. The later you divided to look for what to eat, you found some fruit, Jake captured some snake (Problaly he will eat alone).''

''- Do you think Billy found something? - You ask.''

''- And Billy can find something? - Jake asked. You both laugh.''

When you arrive at the camp Billy is trying to cook an unconscious Kraken at the stake.

What do you do?

I dash, punch Billy, quickly extinguish the fire and carefully lift the Kraken before putting her still with care on the sand. Then I knock Billy out and tie him up to a tree, far enough from the Kraken so that she doesn't wake up when he starts yelling after regaining consciousness. After that, I resume my quest for food, and I spend an entire hour finding absolutely nothing but small fruits, before I eventually think I should probably try to fish, since I've seen some fishes in the river I found.

I go back near to where I found Billy (a good fifteen meters away to the right, under a tree), and improvize a fishing rod with a tree branch and vines, and intend to use the fruits I've found as fishing baits. Now, I could try to fish in the river, or build a small raft to catch some fishes in the sea. Wait. I still haven't freed the Kraken, have I? Oh, well, I guess I'm going to have to release her, since Jake must be on the other side of the island and I can't trust Billy anymore. Also that would really not be nice to leave her dehydrating herself on the beach.

I silently approach the Kraken. She still seems to be unconscious, as her tentacles are not moving. I slightly apprehend since she could very well wake up and try to do what almost any other monster would do when they find a man. I start untying her; still nothing. However I should hurry, it's only a matter of time before she wakes up. I am removing one of the last ropes holding her back when I see one of her tentacles moving a little. I back away, I'm sure she can handle this by herself now.

I grab my fishing rod, look for a few more fruits to use as baits, collect some, then go to the river I saw earlier on and fish, as expected. What was less expected however is the Kraken dipping the tip of her tentacles into the water a few meters away, on my right, on the opposite side of the relatively small watercourse (which is only a few meters large). I look at her, and she looks as surprised as I am when she looks at me only half a second afterwards.

Can I still fish safely? Probably not. I go back to minding my business, looking at the stream, but look back at her and it seems she has moved a little towards me. I do it again, and this time it's clear she's trying to get close, even more so since she starts blushing heavily. I ask nonetheless : "Why didn't you go back into the ocean? Here there is only softwater, and I doubt that's really recommended for you." She replies : "Some jerk tied me up and knocked me unconscious while I was laying on the beach, but when I woke up, I was free, albeit a few ropes remained. I've then decided to look for the person who released me, and I had a lead thanks to the man's residual Spirit Energy remaining on the ties... Looks like I've found you, my dear."

"Yeah, that was Billy's doing. He's not really a friend, only a friend of a friend of mine. This guy always gets into trouble, and me as well since I have to look after this idiot. He was about to cook you, what else could I do? You're half human after all... Now, if you don't mind, I'd like to fish, else I fear my friends and myself are going to starve soon." She jumps next to me and says : "Oh, but you know, I could get you and your friends a lot of fishes to eat, and wonderful wives as well... At only one condition that is." I already have a guess about what she's going to say next.

"I... am not sure I want to follow your reasoning. Actually right now I'm focusing on-" She's starting to wrap herself around me, and more specifically my right arm. Her skin is smooth but not like a human's, it is actually a pretty strange yet not unpleasant sensation. "It's not like you can refuse... By the way, the moron who's bound me has already agreed, he is now with a Nereid." Wait, Billy, with a monster? Oh yeah that's right, I've left him on a tree, it's not unlikely that a Nereid spotted him and had her way with him. It's not like he had any chance to escape this time.

I sigh. I guess the only thing I can do now is to go with the Kraken... She doesn't seem to be half bad. "Fine, but I hope you're not lying about the fish", I say slightly disappointed of the outcome. "Don't worry honey, I'll keep this promise. After all, you still have a friend on this island, that would be mean of me to leave him here on his own. -Thank you... Wait a minute, do you mean one of your friends is going to pick him up?! -Yes, why? -Err, nothing. -Alright! Now let's dive into the sea, shall we?"

She grabs me and runs to the sea, but I ask her to give me some time to breathe from time to time before we get married, since I'm now unable to move. She agrees and dives, and every few seconds she goes back to the surface so that I can take oxygen in. Then, upon arriving at the place she wanted to go, she dives, her back towards the depths. She suddenly stops and spits out a cloud of black ink, and soon the only thing I'm able to see is her purplish-white glowing body. She initiates the wedding ritual, she smiles warmly, and tells me her face really close to mine : "Fear not my love, I'm right here. A Sea Bishop is there to help you live here in the sea too. So please relax and enjoy this moment only for the two of us."

I decide to trust the Kraken and let go as she kisses me, while I hear some kind of silent prayer from behind me. In no time, I realize my body is adapting to living in the sea. Now that I can breathe underwater, you know what happens for the next couple of hours… When it is eventually dusk, after having caught some big fishes, my wife and I go back to the island to check up on Billy and Jake, and they seem to be having some fun with their respective Nereid and Scylla wives. We invite them to join us at the campfire, and we all eat grilled fish together (while I still don't let Billy cook anything for fear that he causes a disaster). After that, Billy and Jake decide to live on the island, while I go back to my wife's place in the depths off the coast, yet still close enough to pay a visit to them at the very least one day a week.