[ Life as a runaway from an abusive situation was, as Eri was now discovering, not easy... especially as a small, young Mermaid swimming aimlessly through an impossibly large ocean. Swimming away from her captors, swimming away from mean sea creatures... she had thought that she could find help, but the ocean was bigger than she realized... and she was running out of luck.
At this point, even if she decided to go back, she couldn't. She's completely lost, and she doesn't want to go back there anyway. She's hungry, tired, cold, and running out of hope. She was free, but she was hopelessly alone... the fact she's lasted this long is about as good as her luck can get.
Being as tired as she is, she can't hold on much longer... and inevitably, her eyes drift close as the exhaustion takes over and she passes out.
Which is how an unconscious and pale-skinned Mermaid, clearly but a young child, washes up on a beach, right next to a lone beach house. ]
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At this point, even if she decided to go back, she couldn't. She's completely lost, and she doesn't want to go back there anyway. She's hungry, tired, cold, and running out of hope. She was free, but she was hopelessly alone... the fact she's lasted this long is about as good as her luck can get.
Being as tired as she is, she can't hold on much longer... and inevitably, her eyes drift close as the exhaustion takes over and she passes out.
Which is how an unconscious and pale-skinned Mermaid, clearly but a young child, washes up on a beach, right next to a lone beach house. ]