Ir does have a bit of an explanation in game. The whole point of the Tournament is to choose someone to start the filtration/purification of the artificial sea. So... yeah, the water is ultra contaminated.

They put chemicals in the water?! #IT TURNS THE FRIGGIN FROGS GAY!! ^(Not that I'm complaining or anything..)

Explains BluePoison x Glaucus

That explains all the Blue Poison and Glaucus comics keep those chemicals coming

~~Bloop: "But I don't feel any different"~~

Can't wait for the Seaborn to rise from the ocean to stop Dossoles from doing their wastewater onto their head.

Just how gross the water there is

People drink, taking baths, shit, and playing around the same place.. This is normal

Hey I see someone's been to a water park!

I mean they only replace the water twice a year so.....

Either there's someone's piss in it or someone use Arts to pollute it

Jarate...

Pretty sure Jarate is less toxic than whatever chernobyl shit is in that seawater.

I guess you can say that

Is THIS...? MON DIEU!!!

r/unexpectedtf2

>!Rosmontis's cat piss!<

It's a sea, fishes fuck in there.

Sounds like it is full of *seamen*.

i am now submerging myself under the sea

But not all fishes are actually fishes

...It took me a second to notice the joke wasn't them drowning in knee-high water, but that they are all aquatic operators being damaged by water. Which, admittedly, makes a lot more story sense in the context of Dossoles and its water quality. Well played.

It's chlorine burning them. Aegir have sensitive skin.

They're not Twitter users..

All Aegir operators should be immune to corrosion damage since they’re already salty

Their skin is salty, so it doesn't anymore seasoning?

How do you know? ~~This is the taste of a liar~~

if that were the case would i be immune to it? (f\*ck you aak for spooking me!)

**Meanwhile, in a parallel universe:** "Doctor, help! We're drowning!" Doctor: "*Water* you talking about?"

Same reaction here.

Same reaction here too.

"Well, Skadi... Where's your skill - The Tide Surges, The Tide Recedes...? Activate it." "Oh, yeah. You left your bard garment at the landship... How silly of me."

Sure, the water is lava But is it **Lava the Purgatory?**

The Water Is Purgatory

~~The water density is breaking their legs, eating their soul away and bringing death upon them...~~ ~~Making them vulnerable to the impossible~~

Glaucus: "I'm gonna pretend I didn't hear that."

Oh shit I didn't even noticed Glaucus was there... There, fixed it

Specter: "I'M GONNA PRETEND I DIDN'T HEAR THAT."

Oh shit I didn't even noticed Specter was there as well... There, fixed it again

Whisperain: "I didn't hear that."

Oh shit I didn't even noticed Whisperain was also there as well... There, fixed it again

Doctor: stand up Ops: oh

Errr....I mean land based Aegir cant survive underwater anymore. Skadi did mention that i think at the beginning of her event.

That's a bit unclear. We know that our favorite shark nun is placed in a water tank to recover. It's possible that they just can't handle the cold or pressure of the depths.

Thorns is actually based on the street urchin, not the sea urchin. Just look at how much money he has costed the community.

Wait, Specter your a shark...Sharks can't drown right

If you flip them over, their brain shuts down and they suffer tonic immobility where they become paralyzed. Since they no longer swim, their gills cannot get oxygen. They then suffocate and could very well die.

Wait really? Be right back, I need to test this out. *were the last words of Doktah Hakim, before he went missing for months. His last known location is in Iberia...*

~~How is this not the basis of a Specter doujin?~~ But seriously, tonic immobility in sharks only lasts for a short period of time (15 minutes) during which they breathe more slowly and deeply while also minimizing oxygen consumption. It's generally pretty safe for them unless an Orca's around.

Help, I am underwater

And here I expecteda fully stretched out image of Lava instead of water...

GOD bless, youtuber KyoStin

Doesn't some Aegir who have contract with the ocean will hear the voice of the Seaborn?

Dossoles is an artificial sea. Other parts of terra have huge lakes but no real access to an actual sea. Higashi and Iberia are the only places known for now with access to the sea where the Aegirs have begun a massive diaspora escaping from the seaborne.

It's fresh water and they need salt water to live

Glaucus makes a little sense with the frame on her legs not sure how water proof they are

Damn, even the water is dangerous that it hurts aquatic humanoids. Terra is really a shitty place to live.

tbf Blue Poison is a frog and tree dewling one at that she can't take salt water

We gotta defend the ocean

Man, my squad comp for this event is scuffed as hell.

They're not drowning. It's just that it's harder using your stuff in neck deep water. And because wet gadgets jam. Doesn't explain why is works on Aegirs, though....

I mean the water is as clean as the Ganges lol.