Ennead had been hiding in a small cave in the proximity of the shore, when he saw a large thing appear, apparently thrown in the water just outside his cave. He pulled a bit deeper in the shadows, startled by the sudden movement, but then swam a bit closer to get a better look. What was it? Was it something from the human world? Was it a human? Or a machine they made and for some reason threw away?
Not apparently.
Instead, Ennead stared as a merman with a brilliant, violet tail appeared from within a large bubble cloud, clearly distressed, maybe even hurt. It tried to go after something on land, but to no avail. All of sudden, the other one stopped moving, as if something was holding it still. Ennead had no idea why, but it seemed as if the other merman wasn’t feeling too well.
Was it even sobbing?
Ennead, who was an empathetic person, felt pity for it.
He swam to the other with a quick kick of his tail, carefully circling around the merman. The other one wasn’t reacting to his presence, but it sobbed, body shivering violently.
Oh no no no, why are you crying? No please don’t, Ennead thought while gathering the courage to tap the other on the shoulder. Since of course, that the violet merman was crying was his problem, too!
Tap tap.
"Ex..Excuse me? Excuse me, but.. but why are you crying? Are you.. are you hurt?"