When I took this picture of Kirka, I sort of surprised her and I think she was kinda pissed at me for taking her picture before she gave permission. She can be intense, but like Gattie in 24-5, Kirka is team leader for 24-3, and doesn’t suffer ick gladly. Unlike the “Corner Girls” of 24-5, Kirka’s team is all about to “go Mermaid” in the coming days – a term which describes the upcoming change from Naiad to Mermaid that most (85%) of naiads endure. When one woman in tight quarters begins to change, it encourages her roommates down a similar path. In First Floor’s 24-3 quarters, that trigger would be Jennifer Gourami.
Rather than fight the inevitable outcome, Marisol has decided to let this whole crew go away – for a profit, of course.
I haven’t heard this first-fin, but the “Color Guard” girls are so tight telepathically, that I wouldn’t put it past them to have planned their communal change in order to help them graduate from the Roller Tunnels as a group. I think Shatsky, Marisol, and others picked up on this and would just as soon let them go as well.
Fun fact: the ladies of 24-3 have the contraband connection for obtaining little glass bottles. They received these previously through Bosco (RIP) but continue to procure them, with some difficulty, through the energy can sluice.
Fun fact #2: the ladies of 24-3 also communally own a young, large-sized, female slug named “Sluggo.” Sluggo is big, like ferret sized, and gives sparkly kisses.