>>5758034Whatever the hell it is, as you creep up from behind you can hear the creature making some kind of noise as you get closer…
… <span class="mu-i">humming</span>, you think.
You reach the rim of the deep, dark pool before the watcher senses you, and as you freeze up in preparation for an attack, you falter when it turns around… and <span class="mu-i">smiles</span>!
“Well hey there, human! Haven’t seen many of <span class="mu-i">you</span> down here in a while!”
Confusion spreads across your face as you examine the creature closer–it’s definitely feminine, no doubt about that. Clad in sea-green fishy scales from head to… what looks like some kind of fish tail, the creature wears a seashell brassiere and some kind of unlucky hollowed-out sea creature on its head like a grim hood… a long mane of periwinkle hair is draped along her back that glows like a jellyfish’s tentacles!
What the <span class="mu-i">heck</span> are you?
The fish thing giggles when you realize you said that last bit out loud. “Why, I’m a <span class="mu-s">MERMAID</span>, you big blub! Name’s <span class="mu-s">SEAFOAM</span>, but all my friends call me ‘<span class="mu-s">FOAMY!</span>’”
The fi-err, <span class="mu-i">FOAMY</span> extends a webbed talon out for you to shake. “Pleasure’s all mine! Hey, what’s <span class="mu-i">YOUR</span> name, huh?”
How do you respond?
>DIESEL. SHAKE HER CLAW! MAYBE SHE CAN BE USEFUL!>DIESEL. NO SHAKE! YOU’RE WARY…>LEAVE. YOU DON’T HAVE TIME FOR THIS SHIT!>KILL IT!>WRITE-IN! 