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This is a tricky one, you conclude, taking a break from wanton mermaid slaughter to thoughtfully rub your chin! It’ll probably take a few minutes to seal up all the leaks and dump out the water, and that’s assuming you get all of those divas upstairs working on it!
“Don’t worry, Stan–I’m sure we can rally everyone together and make it work!” Eddie replies with a reassuring smile!
Yea, nah… too much work. Plus it doesn’t stop those fishy freaks from jamming a mine up your tailpipe, right?
“Not unless we intercept them first…” Sybil frowns. “But they’re too deep right now to get a clean shot and the only way I can see that working is by sending someone overboard… though it’d practically be a suicide mission considering how willing those sirens are to throw their lives away!”
Yea, you nod, it’s kinda creepy, isn’t it? If only there was some way you could take them out <span class="mu-i">while</span> repairing and navigating the boat…
<span class="mu-s">WAIT A MINUTE!</span> Shooting an excited glance towards Eddie, you raise an eyebrow his way and grin–is he thinkin’ what <span class="mu-i">you’re</span> thinkin’?
“You <span class="mu-i">bet</span> I am,” He laughs, matching your smile with one of his own! “That <span class="mu-g">DUCK</span> of yours! Brilliant!”
Oh, you mutter, stumbling over the one-syllable word in surprise. Y-yea, that’s what you were thinking of. Mhm! Snatching the <span class="mu-g">REMOTE CONTROLLER</span> from your pockets before anyone can ask, you order the two to round up a posse to get these leaks fixed! Shooting down their attempts at arguing with a series of rapid finger snaps, a satisfied grin forms on your face as both Eddie and Sybil abandon their attempts at reason and scurry on deck!
Following close behind, you emerge into a tableau of chaos and disarray. Whether it was from the sheer amount of <span class="mu-r">MERMAIDS</span> stirring the water, your violent retaliation, or some nautical anomaly, the crimson-tinted sea tugs and pushes your yacht around with rough waves! As you struggle to maintain your balance, Art, Mitzi, and Kiki stand perched on a <span class="mu-i">very</span> chewed-up top deck taking potshots at <span class="mu-r">MERMAID</span> stragglers–the latter giving you a friendly wave as she reduces a particularly bold fish girl to ribbons with her <span class="mu-g">LIGHT MACHINE GUN!</span>
“Look who <span class="mu-i">finally</span> joined the party!”
Oh good, <span class="mu-i">he’s</span> still talking. Smacking mermaids together with his metallic tentacles like the action figures you used to make kis-err, <span class="mu-i">fight</span> when you were a kid, Talbot gives you one of those cocky ‘<span class="mu-i">HEH</span>’s before chucking them into an approaching rogue wave!
Yea, yea, you mutter as he winks at you, you see him…
>CONTD.
