Board Thread:RolePlay/@comment-44388851-20200131010709/@comment-44876747-20200202174856

Claire got back to her family's little hut at the edge of town. She came through the door, and shouted that she was home. Her mother apeared in the doorway, holding Claire's baby sister in her arms.

"Maurine, why were you out for so long?" she asked sternly. Claire winced at the use of her first name, wich she utterly despised, but didn't bother to correct her mother, as her mother always forgot.

"Oh, well there's a new ship wreck a little ways out from town, and I met some other merfolk there," Claire explained. "Anyway, the ship was hauling jewels." Claire opened her bag and brought out a jewel for example. Her mother smiled.

"Awww, honey, this is wonderful!" she said, rufflng Claire's hair with her free hand. "You can go sell some in the town over tomorrow." Claire nodded, and headed up to her room. She dumped out the bag, and picked out five little jewes, that wouldn't be worth too much, and wouldn't be noticed missing. hen she went downstairs into the playroom.

"Hey guys, I'm back," she called from the doorway. Her younger siblings looked up and smiled.

"What did you bring bak this time, Claire?" asked one of them. Claire bent down and brought out the five little gems.

"You guys all pick one," she instruted, "And make sure mom doesn't see! Go add them to your collections!" all of them ran off to go put them in their collections. Once, exploring a wreckage, Claire had foud five tins, that were so rusted they had no value, but she brought them home and fixed them up, and gave one each to her younger siblings. Now every time she went to scavenge, she brought back something for the tins. Claire's mom didn't know, as she would've thought it a terrible waste, but Claire's little siblings loved it, and it made Claire happy to see them smile.