[Katsuki makes it pretty quickly to the kid's side, decidedly not calling out too loud for fear of startling her more than he needs to. He assumes she just got caught adrift in a current - pulled away from the shore and found this outcropping to hold onto lest she drown.
What Katsuki isn't expecting is the little girl he finds is...not entirely human. His eyes widen when he sees the scales and fins on her, the thick tail and fluttering appendages on her face. No fucking way... It can't be, but even Katsuki knows what he's holding in his arms.]
Holy shit... [It's a mermaid. A real mermaid. And a little one by the looks of it - she's literally just a child, maybe in early gradeschool if he had to guess.] Oi, oi, don't fall asleep!! C'mon, keep your eyes open, Tekkamaki. Can you hear me?
[She's breathing, it seems like, so Katsuki drags her in close before letting her rest against the lifering, taking a grip on on of the ropes of it and starting to swim back towards his sailboat, stopping only to glance back at the little merchild to make sure she didn't slip off.]
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What Katsuki isn't expecting is the little girl he finds is...not entirely human. His eyes widen when he sees the scales and fins on her, the thick tail and fluttering appendages on her face. No fucking way... It can't be, but even Katsuki knows what he's holding in his arms.]
Holy shit... [It's a mermaid. A real mermaid. And a little one by the looks of it - she's literally just a child, maybe in early gradeschool if he had to guess.] Oi, oi, don't fall asleep!! C'mon, keep your eyes open, Tekkamaki. Can you hear me?
[She's breathing, it seems like, so Katsuki drags her in close before letting her rest against the lifering, taking a grip on on of the ropes of it and starting to swim back towards his sailboat, stopping only to glance back at the little merchild to make sure she didn't slip off.]