Juniper: "See, this is a great place to swim."
Alex: "You're right. I shouldn't have doubted you."
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52255074600_d6d2137469_b.jpgJuniper: "I don't think there's a better world for swimming!"
Alex: "Sulani does have a lot of great places to swim. But, what's your point?"
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52254597698_b37d5ea193_b.jpgJuniper: "Just saying that if Sulani has the best places to swim, the only place that would be better is underwater."
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52253610897_16f960a362_b.jpgAlex: "I guess. I've always wondered about what it would be like to swim in an underwater world."
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52254597693_ce94859303_b.jpgJuniper: "Personally, I prefer staying close to the sun. The deep sea is too dark for me."
Alex: "That's a good point. If I were to go underwater, I'd want to swim around brighter reefs and seagrass meadows."
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52254597248_5dbdabf073_b.jpgJuniper: "Once you get deep enough, I've heard that there's no sunlight and the merfolk look very different."
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52253611247_b930962e51_b.jpgJuniper: "But the crabs look like giant spiders!"
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52254597233_50059085d2_b.jpgJuniper: "Could be a fairly creepy place to explore."
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52254864494_7aa6f9e613_c.jpgJuniper: "But at least there won't be any fire ants!"
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52255074565_19df1a37c4_b.jpgJuniper: "They make my fins squirm, and trust me, you do not want to get bitten by them."
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52254577281_ebdabda79e_b.jpgThe following day, the Zalrian Mermen took the merboys to the beach to give the mermaids, their wives, a break. Juniper splashed around with his nephew, Sora.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52253610832_dd1e325e01_b.jpghttps://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52253611147_c932b49ac8_c.jpg"And the fish just kept talking... I swear, dad needs to give the fish in the aquarium more attention."
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52254864419_7a799ce518_b.jpgCalum: "I heard that Erik Cantrell has a grotto full of trophies from the Starlight Accolades!"
Zeph: "Dad, I don't think humans have grottos for trophies."
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52254864929_d7c896fe11_b.jpgCalum: "Where else would you keep so many things?"
Zeph: "I don't know. It would take a cave bigger than a grotto."
Zeph turned to Dylan. "You got to meet him. What do you think?"
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52254577656_a25e16e40e_b.jpgDylan: "I don't know where he would keep so many trophies, but I'm going to frame the autograph I got and place it in our grotto on Mua Pel'Am!"
Dylan: "Meeting Erik was awesome! I had a great time, and I think I was so starstuck that I got a crush!"
Zeph: "Please tell me you had a little restraint."
Dylan: "I did get caught up in the moment and flirted, but he's taken. I think Cecelia would probably beach me if I went too far anyways."
Zeph: "Well, at least you guys stayed on good terms."
Calum: "Dylan, I thought I taught you better. Once you sing your Charmer's Lullaby and give another a Mermaid's Kiss, you are committed to them."
Dylan: "Dad, I know. I won't do it again."
Dylan: "By the way, have you heard the song,
Whirlwind in Sulani! That's one of my favorite songs!"
Zeph: "
Back of my Mind is a good song. I saw Erik get the Accolode on the TV."
Dylan: "That was an epic song too."
Dylan: "Can you believe that Erik didn't know merfolk were real?"
Zeph: "I guess he really didn't know why the host was late to the show."
Dylan: "Are you talking about Ukupanipo? Yeah, he was swimming at the beach. Being a merman, I think he just lost track of time."
Calum: "Well, I hope we can trust a global superstar with the secret of our existence."
Dylan: "I'm certain that he won't put us in harms way!"
Dylan struck a pose. "I have complete confidence that he will do right by us."
Zeph: "I'm a bit jealous though. I wish I had the chance to meet him too!"
Calum: "Now, you have to show me that autograph, I still can't believe you got see Erik Cantrel!"
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52254864949_7cef399c22_b.jpgAs the sun set, Juniper was goofing around with Sora still.
Juniper: "What did the sea say to the beach?"
Sora: "I don't know."
Juniper: "Nothing, it just waved."
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52254577496_9694f47d32_c.jpgJuniper: "Have you ever thought about what life on land in another world would be like?"
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52253611372_81dee66a37_b.jpgSora pulled back in the water. "Why would any merman or mermaid want to live on land and in another world?"
Juniper: "I don't know. I love to swim, but sometimes, I wonder about what humans do all day if they don't swim?"
Sora: "I can't imagine a life without my tail and staying on land."
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52255074830_932c37f559_b.jpgSora: "Juniper, don't tell me you'd rather be human?"
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52254577461_3cc9379765_b.jpgJuniper lept out of the water. "Me human, as if I would want that."
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52254597738_85521a58bc_b.jpgJuniper used his powerful tail to flick saltwater at Sora.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52254864679_214b2c2b36_b.jpgSora laughed. "At least warn me before you shower me with sea water!"
Juniper: "Where would the fun be in that?!"
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52253611347_be5bbc5a56_b.jpgAs the night set in, the mermen and merboys went on land to dance to Island Music.
Juniper: "And that's when I found a soda can floating in the deep sea. Can you believe that it got down into such deep water?!"
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