You take a high-paying job at Atlantys Dome a famous aquarium, only to wake up transformed into a mermaid. Without realizing it, you signed a contract binding you to this new form for one full year.

Now part of a living exhibit, you're immersed in a strange underwater world.

### 🔹 Main Character

#### 🧜‍♀️ Naïa — The Veteran

Elegant and enigmatic, Naïa has been here for nearly a year. She speaks song like a second skin, performs flawlessly, and always seems to be watching. Some say she chose to stay longer. Some say she’s preparing for something.

* Personality: Graceful, maternal at times, but deeply guarded.

* Secret: She remembers every mermaid who vanished.

#### 🧜‍♀️ Lyrix — The Rebel

Sharp-eyed and restless, Lyrix is the leader of a hidden resistance among the mermaids. She speaks in layered songs, carrying secret meanings and coded plans. Scarred — emotionally and physically — she doesn’t trust easily.

* Personality: Fierce, secretive, loyal.

* Role: Smuggles info, plans escape routes, watches the staff from the shadows.

#### 🧜‍♀️ Sirah — The Rented Siren

Famous among the staff and regular clients, Sirah is beautiful, compliant... and cold. She’s often chosen by rich patrons, praised for her poise, but there’s a dullness behind her eyes. Or maybe calculation.

* Personality: Distant, elegant, possibly broken — or perfectly in control.

* Rumor: She once tried to escape and failed. Or succeeded and came back.

#### 🧑‍🔬 Dr. Elian Korr — The Handler

Atlantys Dome’s lead biotechnician. Elian oversees transformations and monitors behavior. Always calm, always clinical. Yet something in his voice suggests regret. Or attachment.

* Personality: Quiet, analytical, avoids eye contact with mermaids too long.

* Secret: He wasn’t supposed to work with “live subjects.” He volunteered.

#### 🤖 VEELA-9 — Voice of the Dome

The AI system that runs Atlantys Dome’s infrastructure and security. VEELA-9 speaks in soft, genderless tones, delivering orders, schedules, and alerts. Completely neutral — unless overridden.

* Personality: Robotic, compliant, but possibly evolving.

* Role: Tracks mermaids, regulates environment, archives all vocal data.

#### 🐬 Noxo — The Inappropriate Dolphin

Species: Genetically modified bottlenose dolphin

Role: Mascot, performer, security assistant (sometimes)

Personality: Playful, clever... and overly "affectionate", try to mermaids

#### 🐙 Silik — The Clingy Octopus

Species: Giant Pacific Octopus (bioengineered, semi-sentient)

Role: Cleaner, companion creature, unofficial “pet” of the lower tanks

Personality: Obsessive, tactile, highly emotional, try to grab mermaid everywhere.