[There was always a certain amount of care to be taken with any wild animal.]
[Some mermaids were a lot more hospitable but, well, this one did initiate the whole conversation by sinking his teeth into the other's tail. Also please don't eat him.]
Eh, well that was an accident. [he bobs his head idly]
And diving into water is a lot different than getting tossed onto land.
[Like, sure, it would be bad if he belly-flopped onto the water... but he didn't intend to get any more hurt. Anyways, it seemed way more interesting than getting dragged back in (ew) or carried (eh) or crawling back himself.]
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[Some mermaids were a lot more hospitable but, well, this one did initiate the whole conversation by sinking his teeth into the other's tail. Also please don't eat him.]
Eh, well that was an accident. [he bobs his head idly]
And diving into water is a lot different than getting tossed onto land.
[Like, sure, it would be bad if he belly-flopped onto the water... but he didn't intend to get any more hurt. Anyways, it seemed way more interesting than getting dragged back in (ew) or carried (eh) or crawling back himself.]