I'm gonna have to duck off for a few hours, but I wanted to get a new thread up before the old one fell off the board.

>>3784893
Noice work. Maybe consider using a tripcode too?

>>3784890
>>Maybe you can find a toy or something for her to play with, the aquarium keeps some on hand for smarter animals that like to play

something we could play with

>>3784899
You want to play with it yourself? Or try and play with her?

>>3784890
>Maybe you can find a toy or something for her to play with, the aquarium keeps some on hand for smarter animals that like to play
If those fail, give her a Rubik's Cube.

>>3784901
with her

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"Stay right there, okay?" you said. You still had time on your lunch break, and you had a few ideas about how to kill the time with your new fishy friend.

The mermaid shot you a look. Either she could understand a word you said and was just drawn to your sudden movement or she was unsure where a tank-bound creature like herself would go and thus questioned why you'd need to tell her to stay right there. Great, you were being judged by a fish.

"'least I have knees," you muttered defensively. You knew the aquarium had a stash of various pool toys and things. Usually the otters used them, but they weren't actually labeled for any particular animal. It didn't take you long to find the storage locker.

You grabbed a few floating, stackable cups that you knew the otters like, a ball in case she felt like playing catch, and floating box with shapes in it. Maybe it was childish, but it was the best you could find on short notice.

You collected everything and trotted back to the mermaid's tank. By the time you arrived she was floating belly-up swimming lazy laps around her tank. You'd never really seen her from this angle before, you hadn't noticed the fish girl had abs.

Not ripped cheese graters, she was still a fish with a nice coating of insulating fat. But if she was a girl her tummy would be more than toned enough for a killer Instagram account. You could tell she was working with at least a six pack down there.

>give her the cups. The otters love them.
>give her the shapes box, maybe she'll enjoy that.
>toss her the ball. Does she play catch?
>forget what you came here and stare at the fishbelly

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>>3784979
>toss her the ball. Does she play catch?
>mfw OP is a musclefag

>>3784989
What can I say? Mermaids swim all the time. Their life is Cardio.

>>3784979
>toss her the ball. Does she play catch?

You shook yourself out of your temporary girlab-induced trace and set the collection of toys on the waterproof grating by the edge of her tank. "Hey," you picked up the ball and bounced it in your hand. "You play catch?"

She rolled over on her belly, dove slightly and broached at an angle near where you were standing. You couldn't tell if she understood what you were saying or just recognized the sound of your voice.

"Catch its..." you tossed the ball up and caught it again. "you know, catch."

She blinked at you, squinting a little. You had no idea if anything you said was getting through. It might be time for a practical demonstration. You lobbed the ball underhand, giving it just enough speed to meander through the air right at her. She followed the ball with those golden eyes of hers, only to wince as the ball hit her square on the nose and bounced off into the pool.

Right. It's probably hard to play catch underwater. "sorry!" you said, hoping your tone at least got your feelings accros.

The mermaid pushed off from the edge of her tank and crash dove so fast she left foam. For a second you thought you'd scared her away. Then she came rocketing up from the deep, hurling herself from the tank through momentum alone and snagging the ball with both hands. If that ball had been a seagull it would be lunch.

She smiled and swam over to you. She squinted and chucked the ball with both hands at you. Well, not really at you so much as in your general direction. You managed to catch it despite her lack of skill.

She started for the other end of her tank. She's barely gone ten feet before she stopped and looked at you. Clearly she though you were slow in the brainpan. She swam back to you, pointed at the ball then took off again.

>what do?

>>3784979

>forget what you came here and stare at the fishbelly

>>3785038
Fishbelly thinks we are as slow as she is, adorable

Throw it back to her!

Maybe teach her how to do it at the wall so she can play alone after we go

Could someone archive the old thread before it drops off the board?

>>3785043
I'll do it late but relax, you have one week to archive it even after it drops.

Write me a description you'd like

>>3785060
Hmm... How about

"we work at an aquarium with a mermaid on display. Is she a girly fish? A fishy girl? Who cares, she's cute."

>>3785065
got you boss

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive/3740803/

>>3785038
throw it to her!, throw a little higher so see if she jumps to catch it

Think I'll call votes here.

You took the hint and lobbed the ball to her. This time you were extra careful to throw it nice and soft, and you tried to aim near her without quite throwing it at her.

With more space to make a decision she was able to catch it this time. She darted to the side, her impressively developed lats flared as she snatched the ball out of the air with a diving save. Or... Tried to, anyway. The ball skidded through her fingers and skipped off accros the tank.

You saw her sigh and shake her head. She swam over to the ball and looked at you like you were the dumbest thing on two legs. She tucked the ball under her arm and swam back to you.

But instead of handing the ball back she chucked it back into the tank and darted after it. She caught it while it was still skipping off the surface and rolled onto her back to look at you. You could see hope on her face, hope that you understood, but not much.

She tossed the ball back to you and waited.

>keep playing catch with her.
>maybe she's more into fetch?
>momentarily loose the ability to think rationally because fishabs and fishtits

Also, anons: what do you think about occasional side stories. Bits where you play as other aquarium employees interacting with the mermaid?

>>3785120
>maybe she's more into fetch?
that's what she demonstrated.
>>3785126
could be nice episodes for
>this fish can't be this cute

>>3785120
>maybe she's more into fetch?

>>3785120

>momentarily loose the ability to think rationally because fishabs and fishtits

And then throw the ball skidding over the surface of the water, she wants ti catch it there

"Okay, fetch," you said. You didn't really expect her to understand you, but you wanted to get her used to the sound of your voice. You chucked the ball toward the opposite end of the tank.

She took off like a rocket. Or a torpedo, that was probably more accurate. She dove slightly, only her dorsal fin slicing through the surface like a knife. You could barely see her through the choppy water, but she seemed see well enough. She piched up, broaching the surface at a sprint and snatching the ball from the air.

She smiled and swam back to you with the ball tucked under her arm. She swam up to the edge of the tank and chucked the ball to you.

The two of you played fetch until your watch beeped. Lunch break was over, back to work. You collected your stuff and started to leave when the mermaid tossed the ball back to you.

She looked upset, but understanding. You tossed the ball back to her and collected the rest of the toys. "see ya," you said with a wave.

>just get through work. Maybe you can play more later.
>talk to your coworkers. Maybe one of the others has a mermaid story.

>>3785120
>maybe she's more into fetch?
>>3785126
Sounds good, but you should hold off doing it for a good while yet until we get some more plot going.

>>3785220
>talk to your coworkers. Maybe one of the others has a mermaid story.
Maybe we will get to know more about the merfu.

>>3785228
Fuckin slowpoke
>>3785220
>talk to your coworkers. Maybe one of the others has a mermaid story.

>>3785220
>talk to your coworkers. Maybe one of the others has a mermaid story.

You busied yourself with your work until you had a chance to chat. Luckily it didn't take long, today was a slow day and there weren't many teenagers around to cause trouble. Before long you had nothing to do but gossip with your coworkers about the firshgirl.

"Hey, Glenda." You sidled up the the rather brawny woman who was your nose more through inertia than anything. "What's up?"

She shrugged and stuffed her hands into the baggy pockets of her cargo shorts. "Nothing much, Anon. You got that puke cleaned up good."

You had to think about that. Oh, right the task she'd given you before you left the other day. "oh, thank."

"So," Glenda rocked on her heels. You could tell she was really bored too. "What's on yer mind?"

"You hear anything about the mermaid?" you asked.

"Who, Midori?" said Glenda.

"Midori?"

"Her name," said Glenda. "'cause she's a greenacale? Look, it feels weird to just call her 'the mermaid' ya know?"

"I guess," you admitted. Midori... You figured it was as good a name as any. "anyway you hear anything about her?"

"she likes the kids," said Glenda. "always smiles and waves at 'em. Other then that, nah. I hear Jenny has a story though."

(1/2)

You knew Jenny. About everyone did, she was one of the divers who did regular maintenance on the tanks. You didn't really talk to her much, but you know she loved swimming. Neither you nor anyone you knew had ever seen her in anything but her swimsuit. You caught her coming in to work once, but even then she was obviously wearing her suit under her shorts.

You had to look around for a while to find her. She was sitting on the edge of a tropical fish exhibit with her long legs trailing into the warm water and her scuba gear resting beside her. "Hey, anon," she capped her water bottle and waved.

"Hey, Jenny." You settled into a squat beside her. She was still soaking wet and droplets coming off her swimsuit had left a puddle around her. You didn't dare sit down.

"Don't usually see you," she smiled at you. "'least without a few feet of water between us. What's up?"

>ask Jenny about the mermaid story.
>ask her how her day's been first.
>completely forget why you came here because hawt damn Jenny's got thighs.

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>>3785326
>ask her how her day's been first.

>>3785326
>ask her how her day's been first.
Also, we should consider giving our MC a name to the face. Reading "Anon" is a little jarring, not gonna lie.

>>3785332
I don't trust you to vote on a name.

How about Ian? Any complaints?

>>3785340
That name's fine by me, though I'm a bit disappointed at the lack of trust. I mean, if we chose something dumb you could just say "nah" and either pick the most popular non-joke name or impose your own name.

>>3785364
It's not that I don't trust you to pick an okay name, just that I'm worried it'll turn into a long thing and bogg down the story

>>3785326
>ask Jenny about the mermaid story.
>ask her how her day's been first.

>>3785370
Ah, I get you.
Well, I'm off to sleep now. Bye, OP.

>>3785382
This

Calling and writing!

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"Not much," you said, being careful to keep your gaze respectfully above her collarbone. It was easier said than done, Jenny was thick like an athlete and her slick one price hid just enough of her figure to make it worse than if she was flat out naked. "You have a good day?"

She nodded and a drop of water fell off the tip of her nose. "Spent the whole day day in the water," she said with a happy smile. "so that's always a good start, you know?"

"Mm," you mumbled noncommittally. You were a strong enough swimmer, but you weren't a professional diver like Jenny was.

Jenny took a long swing from her water bottle and ran a hand through her sopping wet hair. She sighed with pleasure and wiped her mouth with the back of her damp hand. The futility of the gesture made her giggle. "Oh, I forgot! I was in the shark tank this morning and the black - tips kept trying to swim up for headpatts."

She smiled at the memory until the chub of her cheeks squished her eyes into a squint. "They're so cute. Like lil' sea doggos."

She kicked her feet in the warm water and hastily adjusted her swimsuit a bit where the hem had ridden up her hip. "You should join me some time. I'm a SCUBA instructor if you need to learn how to dive."

You do, actually. You're a strong enough swimmer, but you never learned how to scuba. Especially not at Jenny's level.

>talk to her about diving
>ask her about mermaids
>ohmahgawdshessocute... Wait, why were you here again?
>something else (write in)

>>3785434
>talk to her about diving
It would be a good skill to have.

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>>3785434
What Jenny does to sharks.

>>3785434
>talk to her about diving
Should take about 4 days. 2 days to study the open water PADI book and 2 days of open water diving.
>ask her about mermaids

>>3785434
>ask her about mermaids

Jenny was about your age--younger, actually. You're pretty sure she's still solidly in her twenties--but you knew she was a skilled diver. You weren't really sure how skilled, as some of the stories about her had the air of fantasy about them. Still, learning to dive seemed like a great idea.

"I don't, actually," you said. "Dive, I mean. I'd love to learn though."

"Oh, it's super fun," said Jenny. "I'll bring my books over tomorrow so you can start studying." She paused and slowly retreated into herself. You could tell this wasn't the first time she'd mistaken polite conversation for genuine interests and overexposed herself. "I mean... If you want."

"I do, actually," you quickly reassured her. "It really sounds fun, and you seem like a great teacher."

Her face lit up like a searchlight. "Great! Yeah I'll bring my books. If I forget remind me, okay?"

"will do," you said. "Hey so I hear you've got a mermaid story?"

She nodded and shifted a bit to get comfy. "Yeah, it was really weird. I was cleaning her tank and she kept checking on me."

"Checking on you?" you said with genuine confusion.

"Yeah, like..." Jenny waved her hands around. "you know, hovering near me. She never got in the way but she was always there. She was really interested in my scuba gear."

"is that so odd?" you asked. "I thought a lot of the fish like the bubbles."

Jenny shook her head. "nah, she was interested in the rig, not the bubbles. And..." she bit her lip. "I swear she could tell it was something I was wearing. She kept going like this--" Jenny held an imaginary regulator to her lips.

>maybe she just thought you looked funny.
>tell her about the game of fetch you played
>shrug off the story for now
>write in

>>3785539
.
>tell her about the game of fetch you played
The reason I want to learn how to dive is to maybe learn more

Maybe if we spoke to Midori underwater she would understand more, her ears must be better adapted to that

>>3785539
>>tell her about the game of fetch you played

>>3785539
>maybe she just thought you looked funny.

>>3785539
>tell her about the game of fetch you played

Sorry guys, I have to run for a bit. Hope you're enjoying Jenny and the quest in general.

>>3785677
She's cute QM but I'm here for the mermaid. Thanks for the run

>>3785677
When will we woo the mermaid?

>>3785742
>>3785712
Guys, guys...underwater treesome with the scuba diver.
She is curious enough kek

>>3785712
>>3785742
>Still having eyes for the mermaid after seeing Jenny's THICC thighs

>>3785765
Mermaid is life anon

Midori will get extremely jealous, the one thing she doesn't have is Jenny strongest asset

>>3785785
>>3785765
Midori's fairly thicc in her own right. She's also got MUCH bigger tits.

>>3785815
Sold

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"Huh," you said. Realizing a diver was a human with some special kit and not just a really oddly shaped fish was... something. You didn't know what it meant, but you sure it meant something. "You know, I played fetch with her today."

"You did?" Jenny glanced over at you in eager surprise. For a moment her eyes were as huge as her smile, then a moment later she mediated her expression a little. Maybe she was afraid of coming off as creepily over-interested, but you didn't mind. Playing fetch with a mermaid wasn't something you did every day. "I mean... uh... cool."

It was hard not to laugh at her puppy dog enthusiasm, even as short-lived as it was. "Yeah," you said. "Brought some of the spare otter toys up. I tried playing some catch with her, but..." you shrugged. "She was more interested in playing fetch. You should've seen her... had to spoon feed it to me."

"Spoon feed what?" Jenny scooted closer, rolling her weight onto the meat of her meaty thigh and leaning in closer. "Spoon feed what?"

"That... that she wanted to play catch," you explained. "Had to mime it all out... she looked at me like I was the dumbest thing on two legs."

Jenny laughed so hard she snorted. "Oh... oh I wish I'd been there to see that. I had no idea she was so sassy!"

"Wasn't... exactly the word I'd use," you said. "She was more adorable. Like a puppy or something."

"Oh man..." Jenny shook her head. "Man, I'm so jealous, that sounds like the cutest thing!" Before she could say more her big expensive diving watch chirped at her. "What? Oh dang." She looked at you with a wounded expression. "Sorry, I gotta get back to work. See you around?"

"Y-yeah." You stuttered a little as she pulled her legs out of the water and stood up. Something about the way water ran in rivers down her legs was mesmerizing. Also, seeing all the muscle and fat squeezed into her almost-but-not-quite-overthicc body was... something else. She smiled at you, picking up her scuba gear with one hand and adjusting the butt of her swimsuit with the other. That was an image that'd stick with you.

You tried not to think about it too hard though. You had the rest of the day to get through. You still didn't have much to do, but it was enough to keep your mind occupied until the end of the day. You swung by Midori's tank on the way out, and as you were passing by the submerged window you heard a muffled bang on the glass. You looked over in time to see Midori tap her hand against the glass again and smile when she realized she'd gotten your attention.

She waved at you, then pulled her hands back through her vast mane of hair until she'd grouped it all into one bundle at the base of her skull. Then she did it again, then a third time. On the fourth she held her hands behind her head and looked at you expectantly.

>What do?

>>3785825
Sold on who? Midori's not a sticc, but she's not as thicc as Jenny.

>>3785857
Damn, I like tuna now

Let's go up there and see what she wants
Maybe she wants us to do her hair

>>3785857
Search for something to tie her hair, and untangle it a little, I'm not sure what she wants.

>>3785859
Big tiddy fish

>>3785857
As >>3785870 said, go there to see what she wants. Maybe take something to tie her hair with too.

>>3785870
This

>>3785870
Support.

Maybe we should bring a brush tomorrow (a pretty sparse one, given how thick mermaid hair is), since she seemed to enjoy the brushing session so much. It would probably do a better job than our fingers, at least.

>>3785870
support

>>3785745
Take that degeneracy to akun.
>>3785857
Supporting
>>3785870

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"Just a minute," you said, holding up a few fingers. You weren't sure if she could even hear you through the glass, let along understand you. But saying nothing just felt wrong. You jogged up the stairs to get to the tank-top access. To no suprise Midori was waiting for you there. She'd hauled herself half-up on the grated step inside the tank. Her breasts--which it had to be said, were almost shockingly big for how round and plump they were--were piled up beneath her like pillows with her arms folded around them like the walls of a castle. Her long hair flowed down her back and into the tank.

"Hey, Midori." You said to her. She seemed to perk up a little when you said her name, her big golden eyes squinting at you. She smiled and clapped her hands together. You tried not to notice how certain parts of her fishy anatomy jiggled, but it was hard. "Got something in your hair?" You crouched down next to her and she obligingly placed her head on your lap. You ran your hands through her mane, but it didn't look like anything was stuck in it.

"Uh... ponytail maybe?" You asked her. You were starting to wish you knew how to braid hair. Maybe that's what she wants. "Like this?" You grabbed her hair and gathered it behind her head. She nodded, careful not to tear her own hear out. "Okay, Okay..." you looked around for something to tie it back with. Luckily the aquarium was a public place frequented by at least one woman. Where there were women, there were hair elastics. And where there were hair elastics, there were *more* hair elastics. The darn things bred fast as hell. "Here," you found one not too far away and rinsed it off in the tank. "this okay?"

Midori sniffed it briefly, then her face lit up in a smile. She closed her eyes and rested her head on your lap while you tied her hair back in a ponytail.

"There, all done." You tousled the hair on top of her head. You could feel her purring as she slipped down into the water and darted around the faux-coral breaking up her tank. After a few laps she surfaced again and smiled. It seems you made a good impression. With that taken care of, you said your goodbyes and headed home.

You did a quick workout when you got home--couldn't have Midori thinking you're a weakling, and now that you think about it you wanted to impress Jenny too. After you'd showed and made yourself some dinner, you settled down in your comfiest chair in front of your computer.

>Search something about mermaids (write-in)

Sorry, anons. I've gotta call it for the night. I had fun, I hope you did too. Drop any questions/thoughts and I'll get to them when I can.

Cheers!

>>3785745
>Guys, guys...underwater treesome with the scuba diver.
>She is curious enough kek
Who says she's even into that? or you?

>>3786055
>Search something about mermaids
Look up how they communicate. Also anatomy.

>>3786065
Is there anything in particular you want to know about their anatomy?

>>3786055
History of human mermaid interaction

>>3786069
Lady bits, vagoo or cloaca? Kek

>>3786089
A good question would be how do they reproduce? Are there male mermaids?

But communication and inteligence analysis should be our top priority

>>3786065
Support.
>>3786055
>Drop any questions/thoughts
When do we fuck her

>>3786055
>How many myth seekers regained their life's purpose when mermaids were confirmed to be real. (And whether they ever actually found anything other than mermaids.)
I kinda really enjoy the idea of someone dead-set on discovering leprechauns or something, and using mermaids as their argument that they might not be crazy.

>Whether there are any people who have made a career of training a mermaid to help them in their work. ("Why yes, I would LOVE to pay ten times more for this fish since a mermaid caught it!")
If mermaids are generally considered just intelligent fish, I can see a personal account from someone who works closely with them giving some hints on whether that's true or not.

>>3786069
Well, we both know the main reason for the anatomy but there's some fun to be had regardless. Like at what point does the skeletal structure differ from humans. Do mermaids lay eggs or are they live bearers(like guppies and platties)? Do they mate for life? What is their life expectancy?

>>3786065
>Look up how they communicate. Also anatomy.
Nobody's been able to decipher mermaid communications. The most studied species is a kind of Caribbean shark maiden known for being very sociable and chatty. They were happy to talk to researchers in exchange for food (first chum, later cheeseburgers) and more of their song is recorded than any other. Unfortunately all attempts to decipher it have failed.The leading theory is that the sharks were saying gibberish to keep their meal tickets coming, but some researchers who've worked directly with the sharks think it's more likely the sharks were deliberately attempting to screw with the researchers. It's apparently the kind of thing they find funny.

Orca Maidens are more studied. We know they have an established communication protocol that nearly all their songs follow ("Sender, Intended Recipient, content of message") but nobody's been able to understand more than a few "words", and the orcas ignore artifically produced songs.

>Anatomy
Uniformly across species mermaids bear live young and nurse them for a time. Some species of shark practice adelphophagy though. Bony mermaids have skeletons similar to humans from the hips up, though more adapted to moving along the long-axis than short-axis. (i.e. looking "up" instead of "forward".) The construction of the tail depends on species. Some have horizontally aligned flukes, while others have vertically aligned tails. Nearly all have a set of pectoral fins where you'd expect their hips to be. Shark maidens lack bony skeletons and instead have cartilage in its place.

>Male Mermaids
Nobody has a good answer to this question. Some claim the males are just visually similar the females, and thus many observed males were erroneously recorded as females. Others suspect the mermaids are born male and transition to female later in life like the Barramundi, while still others believe mermaids are an all-female species like Amazon Mollys that use the males of other species to stimulate egg production.

(QM's note, those are both real species. Also, I left this vague because its a really prickly question without any good answers. I'd love to hear your thoughts on it though)

>Human mermaid interaction
Interaction between species has been limited by each species inability to survive in the other's realm. Even in places where humans were aware of mermaids, they generally didn't interact at any length. There's been claims of mermaids trained/partnering with humans to accomplish certain tasks, but these are regarded as outliers at best and urban legends at worst.

>>3786293
>Life Expectancy
Depends on the species. Midori's species usually lives to be 50 or 60 in the wild, though proper medical care and not having to hunt for food could stretch that to 80 or 90. Some species can live for longer. Some species are hypothesized to die only when they are killed.

>>3786055
Look up communication between mermaids. If we can't replicate their own brand of speech then maybe we can go the sign language route like Koko the gorilla instead.

>>3786364
Please respond >>3786100

>>3786364
Has our greenscale been heard singing/talking? If not, look up if her species generally hasn't been heard : is ours a mute one?

>>3786364
look up sign laungauge, if gorillas can learn it, then so can a mermaid

>>3786100
>>3786449

Can't help but see it turning into reverse-rape ovipositoring. Followed by becoming a consumable incubator.

>>3786864
Weird fetish.

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>>3786864

>>3786449
>When do we get to fuck her?
Midori or Jenny?

>>3786683
>Has our greenscale been heard singing/talking? If not, look up if her species generally hasn't been heard : is ours a mute one?
Nobody's heard your greenscale singing, but they don't usually make noise unless they've got someone to talk too.

>>3786864
The fuck, bro?

>>3787091
Tuna-chan

>>3787091
He’s clearly referring to Midori, but Jenny could be a good warmup.

>>3786864
Fap before posting.

>>3787091
>unless they've got someone to talk too.
She thinks we are retarded... We need to show off our smart somehow!

>>3784890
gay

>>3787112
Fear not, I have a plan.
>obtain a Rubik's Cube
>memorise the algorithm thing that lets you solve any cube easily
>when we feel we're ready, give it to Midori and explain the objective to her
>watch as she is unable to solve and after a while offer to help her
>use our expertise in maths to solve the cube like lightning before her very eyes
>bask in the victorious light of intelligence and mermaid applause

>>3786364
So how common/reputable are accounts of mermaid attacks?

>>3787091
>Midori or Jenny?
Midori of course.

>>3787245
Inb4 she can do it faster

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You came in early the next morning, your head still swimming from all the research you'd done the last night. You were just putting your things in your locker when Jenny walked up to you.

She was wearing a cardigan over her trademark overstuffed swimsuit, so you assumed she'd just gotten in. She had a few beaten-up and dog-eared books clutched to her chest, and you could see the muscles in her thick thighs clench as she awkwardly shifted her weight from one foot to the other. "Hey, Ian," she said, looking past you like she was reading off an invisible teleprompter.

"Hey, Jenny." You smiled at her. For a girl so hot she seemed terribly nervous. Of course, she was trying to rope someone into her rather particular hobby. You could see the tension on her face. She was sticking her neck out, hoping she hadn't misread polite conversation for serious interest.

"So, I was wondering if you're still interested in learning to dive," She cradled the books against her tight tummy. You'd never seen her without her one-piece, but you were sure she could at least compete with Midori in the girl-abs theater. "I brought my books if you want to borrow them. You know, get the book learning so I can teach you the practical stuff."

> "I'm... not really that interested, sorry."
> "Sure! I'm not sure when I'll have time to dive with you, though."
> "Sure! I'm looking forward to the practical dive!"

>>3787104
>>3788931
So fishtits > thicc thighs?

>>3787949
There's not many accounts period, and essentially all the reputable accounts have the mermaids acting in what could reasonably be considered self defense. (Either of themselves or of a pup.)

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>>3789484
>"Sure! I'm looking forward to the practical dive!"
what's the reading order you'd recommend?

>>3789484
>Sure! I'm not sure when I'll have time to dive with you, though."

>>3789484
> "Sure! I'm not sure when I'll have time to dive with you, though."

>>3789531
Support

>>3789506
Kaptain, we are here for the mermaid. When all is said and done, we can make another MC to go after Jenny?
>>3789484
> "Sure! I'm looking forward to the practical dive!"

>>3789597
>Kaptain, we are here for the mermaid. When all is said and done, we can make another MC to go after Jenny?
I figured as much. I'm just teasing you, Jenny's mostly here to be a wing-woman for ya. I could see about a side story where Jenny gets her guy if there's enough interest though.

>>3789603
Aye, aye!

>>3789484
> "Sure! I'm looking forward to the practical dive!"
I hope eventually all three of us (Ian, Midori, Jenny) get to dive around together, that'd be cute.

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"Sure!" You were quick to reassure her. You'd been in her place before, having to stick your neck out and see if someone really was interested in your hobbies or was just feigning interest out of politeness. It was never fun, and you got the impression Jenny'd been rejected more times than she'd care to admit. "Yeah, that sounds like a ton of fun, I'd love to."

"Yay!" She jumped with joy. All her jiggly bits jiggled, but less than you'd expected. She must be in better shape than you thought, though given her legs that should've been obvious. "Okay, start with this one," she handed you a hardcover book. "But this one has some really good tips. I think this one has some cool stories if you want to do advanced stuff, but you don't need to read it unless you're bored."

"Advanced stuff?" you asked. You didn't really know what kind of diving Jenny did. Well, you knew she was a diving instructor and apparently pretty experienced. But beyond that? "Stuff you've done?"

"Some of it, yeah," Jenny rocked on her heels, her hips swaying in a more unambiguously happy motion. "That book really got me into wreck diving."

"You've dove wrecks?" you asked her. From what little you knew of scuba diving you thought that was a pretty advanced course.

"Oh, whenever I can," she said with a huge smile. "There's not a lot around here, but it's super fun. Anyway..." she glanced at the chunky dive watch on her wrist. "I gotta hit the pool. Got a new hire I gotta qual."

"Good luck!" You waved at her as she trotted off. Her sweater was just short enough to show off her bouncing butt when she walked. You had to say, Jenny was hot. Not... like... *fish* hot, but hot. You're not sure what kind of a person thinking that made you.

You her bubbly swimsuit-clad butt out of your mind as much as anything that round could ever truly leave your mind. You had work to do, and more importantly you had a fish to impress. You went through your duties on autopilot, stopping briefly to help some kids pet stingrays at the petting tank. Then it was lunch and time to fiddle around with your fishy friend.

You'd left her some toys and you were eager to see which she'd enjoyed the most. But when you walked up to the edge of the tank Midori looked more upset than anything. She was floating on her back, her face scrunched up in frustration as she smashed a set of floating plastic cups together.

As soon as she spotted you she swam over. As a demonstration, she placed the medium-sized purple cup into the big blue cup. It fit just fine. But when she tried to add the small red cup it just wouldn't fit. She smashed it together a few times, glared at you, then threw the small red one at you in a huff.

>What do?

>>3789630
I'm planning on it. Or at least getting the three of you in the water together.

>>3789638
>Use our vast human intellect to put the red cup in BEFORE the purple
And that anon was worried about her defeating us with a cube.
Also, nice gif OP, made me laugh loudly.

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>>3789653
I wouldn't have guessed that order of assembly mattered.

>>3789653
the red cup is the smallest so changing the order won't do anything
>>3789638
>What do?
Guide her to the other toys so she won't be frustrated

Also now i want to fuck jenny, thanks QM

>>3789683
>Also now i want to fuck jenny, thanks QM
because she's thicc? Or because she's sweet and cute?

>>3789687
both, just the way you're describing her being so passionate about diving was pretty cute

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>>3789675
It goes a little something like this, anon.

>>3789653

I think the purple is smaller, but if it isn't, let's just find another toy to play with

look at those fish tits and abs

>>3789506
>So fishtits > thicc thighs?
Yeah, obviously.
>>3789638
Shouldn't he have put the orange one on the blue one, then the purple one on the orange one?
Anyways, find/buy another cup that fits.

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>>3789696
Oh, I was believing the text claims (red small and purple medium). If the gif isn't unrelated silliness, that's it.

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*Bonk* the little red cup bounced off your head. You'd tried to dodge it, you really had. But Midori had an arm on her. Actually, she had more muscle definition than you did, you could clearly see where her deltoid folded into her bicep and where her tris gently perturbed the backside of her arm. And the less said about her lats the better. You didn't want to know how much Midori could bench. Except you really, really did. "Ow! Okay, okay," you held up your hands in surrender.

Midori pouted, folding her arms with what you swore was a huff and pointedly looking away from you. You noticed that she still had her hair in the long, flowing ponytail you'd helped her do the other day.

"Look," you knelt down by the side of the pool and collected all the cups. "You just..." you tried to stack them but ran into the same problem. You tried every order you could think of, but the cups just wouldn't stack. Maybe they were in that dusty corner of the storage room for a reason. "Okay... I think I gave you unstackable cups."

Midori glowered at you from across the tank. The way she looked at you you'd think you were the dumbest thing on two legs. She shook her head and dove underwater. You watched her through the ripples while she swam a few laps before surfacing again and rolling onto her back. She spread her arms out wide, sunning herself from the skylight over her tank.

With her light-colored belly exposed, it was hard not to notice her... well... everything. Her waist was almost as slender as Jenny's with just the slightest hint of a divot for her belly button. Her abs were well defined even under her insulating blubber, and with her arms spread wide you could see her... um... you know... those muscles on her sides kinda beside and above her abs?

You couldn't remember their name, and it was hard to think when you couldn't look at them without also staring at her big stonkin' fishtits. They were big and round but surprisingly full for their size. Midori clearly didn't need any seashells to cover her C-shells. She didn't have nipples though, just slightly darker patches of fishskin. You weren't sure what to make of that.

>Offer to play fetch again
>Just relax and watch her swim
>Something else

>>3789720
I figured OP copied the situation from the gif and just got mixed up in his wording. The actual story behind the gif is that they were testing otters' problem solving skills and so decided to give them stackable cups and see how long it took them to do it right. The otter in the gif had the order mixed up but I believe it got it eventually.
That or OP didn't get mixed up and I'm being a colossal faggot. Either theory is equally valid.

>>3789745
I copied the situation from the text of the gif, where adorable marine animal got handed unstackable cups and was upset.

>>3789743
Look and ask around to see if there's any proper stackable cups. If there isn't any then just play fetch.

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>>3789743
>sing or whistle some stuff.
>Eat lunch

>>3789743
>Offer to play fetch again
And if she doesn't,
>Just relax and watch her swim
>>3789747
Wasn't it that the cups were stackable, the trainer just intentionally handed them to her in the wrong order?

>>3789770
>Wasn't it that the cups were stackable, the trainer just intentionally handed them to her in the wrong order?
In the gif I think so. But that's not as funny as Ian accidentally handing Midori unstackable cups and Midori getting really frustrated after trying all night.

>>3789770
support

>>3789761
Sing is good

Try to put our head underwater and talk with her, see if she hears better

Play with and fix her hair again before leaving

>>3789743
>"Look," you knelt down by the side of the pool and collected all the cups. "You just..." you tried to stack them but ran into the same problem. You tried every order you could think of, but the cups just wouldn't stack. Maybe they were in that dusty corner of the storage room for a reason. "Okay... I think I gave you unstackable cups."

We are dumber than a fish. Oh dear god help us.

>Just relax and watch her swim

>>3789774
Agreed. I very much like the idea of us trying progressively greater and more foolproof ways of proving we're not retarded yet fucking up every attempt anyway.

>>3789781
This

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>>3789743
>unstackable cups
cute. Have another picture of deenz.

Well crap. You'd just angered the fish. Or... at least annoyed the fish. Which wouldn't have bothered you so much except... well... the fish was hot. As hot as a fish could be, really. You hadn't been all that into fit chicks, but watching the way her abs clenched when she twisted at the waist and dived... you were starting to really see the appeal. Oh, and also the big fishtits.

Point is, you couldn't bear to have Midori mad at you. Luckily, the ball you'd given her wasn't far from you. You had to lean way out, but you were able to snag it with your foot and get it bobbing towards you. "Hey, Midori," you said, tossing the ball in the air and catching it. "You want to play more fetch?" You mimed the action to her.

She looked at you from the other side of the tank and shook her head. Either she wasn't in the mood or she was still upset about the cups. She dove for the bottom of her tank and started swimming around the faux-coral by herself.

You sighed and settled back to enjoy your lunch. At least you could watch her swim. She didn't swim like any person you'd ever seen. Her tail slashed from side to side, the hips on her fins twitching like the fins on a rocket. She was fast too, fast but graceful and agile as she darted through the rocks.

You idly hummed to yourself, singing along to a wordless tune in your head. Then you had an idea. Mermaids communicated through songs, right? Songs that carried better through water than air. Maybe she'd understand you if you sang underwater. Or... if not understand you, at least realize that you were trying to talk to her.

You took a deep breath and stuck your head into her tank. The water was warm and not salty enough to sting your eyes. You started to sing.

It was about then that you remembered you had lungs and not gills, and that your body was probably like that for a reason. You pulled your head out of the water, sputtering and coughing up water. In the deepest part of the tank Midori looked at you with an expression of utter confusion.

She clearly found what you'd just done so utterly bizarre there wasn't any room in her fishy mind to be upset at you over the cups anymore. So... win?

>What now?

>>3789824
>It was about then that you remembered you had lungs and not gills
Are we, an idiot? Cuz' this makes you wonder.

>>3789834
You could just be smitten.

>>3789834
If anons keep making harebrained decisions like that, I wouldn't see why not.

>>3789824
>>What now?
Play with her in the tank.

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>>3789824
make a note to remove pants next time we use the shitter

>>3789824
>What now?
>Realize that you are a complete idiot.
>Grow to accept that when parent call you disappointment they were right
>Grab one of the book about diving and pray that you can read

>>3789824
....you guys seriously can't talk underwater without chocking on water?
I find it fairly easy....

Laugh and put a hand behing our back, signal to her hair

>>3789854
I mean read away from fish tank in rec room or something so it doesn't get wet

>>3789824
Call her over, see if we have anytging else to play with her

>>3789855
Honestly, I've never been able to pull it off without swallowing water.

>>3789863
Seriously? You just don't inhale. That's it.

>>3789863
I used to do it all the time, I can dive eithout water coming into my nose or mouth when I speak underwater
We used to play by being at one side of the pool and saying something underwater and the person on the other side tryed to hear and understand it

My gf can't dive without holding her nose with her fingers so I think that it's different from person to person I guess

>>3789867
>>3789868
So... okay, that's my bad. I thought anon made a stupid decision but it turns out I was the fool here. Would ya'll rather I retcon things or should we keep going from here? I don't want ya'll to feel like I screwed you when you didn't deserve it.

>>3789879
no need to retcon, but try to push back a bit if you think we voted for drowning ourselves

>>3789879
No it's ok, we can just say we got distracted by fish tits when we dunked our head underwater

>>3789879
Nah, it's ok. Temporary loss in brain functions is common when in close proximity to boobs, even fishy in nature.

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Okay... that was a mistake. In your defense, you'd never tried to *sing* underwater before. You just didn't have the technique down to do it without getting water place water does not want to be. That and... well, you'd ended up staring right at her big fishtits, which would through any man or lesbian off their game.

Maybe with practice you could get the technique down, but... That was an adventure for another time. You ran your hand through your damp hair and tried to finish your lunch in peace. Midori surfaced near you and squinted at you with obvious concern. After a while though, she seemed satisfied and went back to swimming laps around her tank.

She really was beautiful. You know, as fish went. Her long tail flowed like an evening gown and her hair flared behind her like an oil slick. It looked pretty in a ponytail. Too bad you didn't know how to braid hair, otherwise you'd offer to braid it for her.

You tried to offer to play a few more times, but she didn't seem interested. You finished up your lunch and bid her goodbye while you went back to your actual job. You did manage to find an actual set of properly stacking cups though, and you made sure to drop them off for her.

You'd never seen a fish look so suspicious, but eventually Midori took them. After testing that they did indeed fit she smiled at you and rolled onto her back to play. A part of you wondered if getting so much joy out of simple stacking cups was a sign of limited intelligence. Of course, it could just mean she was a sweetheart who found joy in all the little things.

You were about to leave when Jenny came running over. As usual she was soaking wet and water ran in rivers down her hips and thighs. Her suit less so, it was about as soaked as it could get. "Oh hey, Ian!" She slid to a stop and smiled at you.

"Hey, Jenny," you said, trying to ignore the way her hips swooshed from side-to-side while she waited nervously. A girl that hot shouldn't be that timid. "What's up?"

"I was just, ah... I was gonna hit the pool after work." Why a girl who worked as a professional diver would go swimming in her down time was beyond you. Maybe it was just an excuse to wear that swimsuit more. You know if you had an ass like Jenny's you'd jump at any excuse. "I was... do you wanna come? I mean... I could give you some lessons, make sure you have the technique for diving and... um... stuff..." she pursed her lips and looked a you expectantly.

>Tell her not everyone wears a swimsuit as clothes, you don't have trunks on you.
>Point out all the reading she gave you. Gotta get that done if you're gonna be a good student!
>Accept. You'll have to swing by your place, but swimming with Jenny sounds fun.

>>3789938
>Tell her not everyone wears a swimsuit as clothes, you don't have trunks on you.
>>Accept. You'll have to swing by your place, but swimming with Jenny sounds fun.

>>3789938

>Tell her not everyone wears a swimsuit as clothes, you don't have trunks on you.

Maybe she suggest going in without them.

But accept just tell her we need to grab some clothes at home, maybe she can teach us to speak underwater

>>3789950
Unless the thiccness throws you for a loop.

>>3789938
>Accept. You'll have to swing by your place, but swimming with Jenny sounds fun.

"You know, not everyone wears swimsuits as clothes." You said, trying not to look at... well... any part of Jenny's body that was covered by her swimsuit, or any part that wasn't. You settled on looking into her big sea-blue eyes and doughy smile. Honestly, that was probably more dangerous than staring at her butt, but you were locked in now. "I don't have any trunks on me."

"Oh," she wilted a little. She didn't seem upset, just... disappointed. At you, at herself, at the situation in general, you couldn't tell. But Jenny was sad, and this could not stand.

"I'll have to swing by my place," you added quickly. "Pick up my trunks. But yeah, I'm in. That sounds like fun."

She brightened up again. "Oh, great! Yeah..." she nodded to herself. "Yeah, that's... We have a pool here for diver training and stuff, but if you've gotta leave anyway--" she coughed and cut herself off. "Um... what I mean is that if you've gotta leave and come back we'll probably be here late. I could dip over to my place and grab some dinner for after?"

She shrugged, rocking on her heels while she waited for your answer. "I'm a pretty mean cook, you know."

>Sure, why not. Late-night swimming followed by dinner with Jenny. Perfect way to end an evening after making a fool of yourself.
>Offer to give her a ride. No point in separate trips, and you can get to know her a little.
>Just swimming would be better, you have food at home.
>Actually... you have to see a... guy... about a... thing... no swimming tonight.

>>3790008
>Sure, why not. Late-night swimming followed by dinner with Jenny. Perfect way to end an evening after making a fool of yourself.

>>3790012
Plus>Offer to give her a ride. No point in separate trips, and you can get to know her a little.

>>3790008

>Offer to give her a ride. No point in separate trips, and you can get to know her a little.

Girl is thirsty for a date, shame she is not a fish kek

Talk to her about our foolishness during lunch

Maybe we will end up swimming at the mermaid tank too

>>3790008
>Sure, why not. Late-night swimming followed by dinner with Jenny. Perfect way to end an evening after making a fool of yourself.
>Offer to give her a ride. No point in separate trips, and you can get to know her a little.

>>3790008

>Offer to give her a ride. No point in separate trips, and you can get to know her a little.

>>3790008
>>Offer to give her a ride. No point in separate trips, and you can get to know her a little.
Don't actually give her the dick though, save that for the fish

>>3790031
Anon's not that thirsty are they?

>>3790008
>Offer to give her a ride. No point in separate trips, and you can get to know her a little.

They normally sell swimwear near pools so we could simply buy something there. But we shouldn't say that. Things how they are are better

>>3790008
>Just swimming would be better, you have food at home.

"Yeah, that sounds fun," you said. You liked hanging out with Jenny. Hot body or no she was a sweet girl, and you could tell she was a little starved for friends outside of work. How someone with thighs like that didn't have boys falling over themselves to accompany her everywhere was a mystery to you. "I could give you a ride if you want, save you the trip."

"Really?" She beamed, bouncing up on the balls of her feet like she was seal snatching a fish from the air. "Thanks, Ian. That'd be great. Let me get my shoes." She trotted over to her locker and, after toweling herself off a little, pulled on a pair of beaten-up high-tops. She didn't even bother putting anything else on, even though you swore you saw a pair of jean cutoffs wadded up with her other stuff. "This is okay, right?"

"Huh?" You blinked. "Oh, yeah. Sure." No point in her getting gussied up for a drive to your place. It wasn't like you were taking her on a date or something. Unless... would having Jenny wear just her swimsuit make it more like a date? Whatever the case the moment's passed. You threw your stuff in your backpack and motioned for her to follow you out to your car.

It was... a car. That was all you could say about it. Not a slick sports-rod that got panties wet and skirts dropping. Not a manly 4x4 with mud caked over the wheel wells. Not even some beaten-up old rust-bucket with character. Your car was just... *a car*. Three thousand pounds of extruded automotive product pressed into the same kinda-sleek kinda-stylish shape as every other econobox on the market. You darted over to open the door for Jenny.

"Aw," She blushed a little and slid into the passanger's seat. "Thanks, Ian."

You shrugged Mama didn't raise no cretin. "So," you settled into your seat and checked your mirrors. The parking lot was pretty empty by now, but you wanted to make sure Jenny thought you were a safe driver. "I did something dumb today."

"Oh?" She fiddled with her seat-belt. She might not have the rack of fishtits, but she had enough of a chest for the belt to cut between her breasts like a knife through soft, supple butter. "What?"

"Well, I was watching Midori," you said. "I figured I'd try and sing to her. You know, like another mermaid."

Jenny stifled a giggle. She could tell you had more to say, but she was clearly enjoying herself already. "And?"

"So... I stuck my head in the water," you said. "But... I dunno, maybe it was because of the angle but I just ended up swallowing water."

Jenny snorted and smiled at you. "Hah! Maybe I shouldn't teach you to dive!" After a second she got nervous and hastily continued. "I... I mean, I'm joking. I really want to teach you if you're still interested."

"I am," you said, waiting at a red light. It was kinda nice having someone to talk to on the ride home, especially someone as sweet as Jenny. You figured you should make the most of it.

>Talk with Jenny about...
>Why she loves diving so much
>Why she's *always* wearing that swimsuit
>Why doesn't she have a boyfriend
>Write-in

>>3790070
>>Why she's *always* wearing that swimsuit
And >>Why she loves diving so much

>>3790070
>Why she loves diving so much

>>3790070
>>Why she loves diving so much
DON'T MENTION SWIMSUIT

>>3790080
support

>Why she loves diving so much
>Why she's *always* wearing that swimsuit

I need to know both! This side character is too interesting

So... looks like two votes for asking about her swimsuit and two NOT wanting to ask... gonna keep votes open until you decide.

>>3790080
This, but imagine the smell.

>>3790070

>Why she loves diving so much
>why she doesn't have a boyfriend

Do not talk about the swimsuit, will make her subcouncious about it

>>3790094
Don't imagine the smell from our avatar's POV, btw, just in general.

>>3790103
The ass water from her damp swimsuit is soaking up the car seat as we speak

In case it wasn't clear, she has several swimsuits. It's not like she's always wearing the exact same one. She's just been wearing the same general style (dark-colored competition one-piece) every time you've seen her.

You wanted to ask about her swimsuit. You really really did. But... that was a conversation for another time. "You're really into diving, huh?" you asked Jenny.

"Oh yeah!" Jenny beamed. "Like... I can't do a lot of the really fun stuff at work, but... man, I love it."

You chuckled. "Yeah, I kinda guessed. Why do you like it so much?"

"There's a whole world down there," Jenny waved generally towards the ocean. "A world that's so alien... so full of life that we're only just scratching the surface of." She twisted to look at you. Her eyes were wide and dreamy. She was clearly over the moon just to have a captive audience for her pet hobby. "Did you know there's almost two thousand new marine species discovered each year? Each year!"

She bounced in her chair, giddy with excitement. "And anyone can be part of it! You know how hard astronauts train, just to look for... like... little alien bacteria and stuff? Anyone can be a diver and we get to see way cooler stuff."

You couldn't help but be draw in by her sheer enthusiasm. She was like a puppy with this stuff, falling over herself to gush about her chosen hobby. You wanted to reach over and fluff her hair a little, but you concentrated on driving for now.

"I'm really glad you're letting me teach you," she said with a big dopey grin.

"I'm glad I have you as a teacher," you said, turning into your driveway.

>Just run in and get your trunks. (Also, subject of discussion on the way back?)
>Invite her in.

>>3790117
>Invite her in.

>>3790117
how's our house?
if it's organized and not a mess, invite her in
if it is a mess just run there and grab what we need

on the way back comment on the boyfriend

"so do you have many friends that dive with you? or...a boyfriend?"

if she says she doesn't have one, get confused and ask how a fun girl like her doesn't have one
after she answers we affer to dive together after she teaches us

>>3790124
ssssuuuuppppoooorrrttt

>>3790127
This

>>3790117
>Just run in and get your trunks. (Also, subject of discussion on the way back?)
>Ask about her favorite dives so far. Any especially cool locations or animal encounters?

>>3790127
Your place isn't *messy*, but it's not NOT messy. Your bed's not made and you could probably do with a good sweep, but it's not like there's garbage everywhere.

Honestly, not sure why we would invite her in in the first place? We'll be here for like two minutes, why make her go through the trouble of getting out and then immediately back in again?
It'd be another matter if we were going to leave her in the car for any length of time, or this was the end of a date instead of a pitstop at the beginning, but all we're doing here is grabbing our trunks so we can get to the place we're actually headed for.

>>3790139
It's good then, take her in, we can compare apartments with her later

>>3790162
I kinda figured the same, but I didn't want to railroad you. I'd need to call a vote anyways to see what ya'll wanted to talk with her about on the way back, so adding an extra option was easy.

>>3790117
>Just run in and get your trunks. (Also, subject of discussion on the way back?)
Did we already ask her what got her into diving?

Hey, anons. Sorry I gotta call it here for now. Talk among yourselves, bring up things you want to do while swimming with Jenny or want to make sure you have on hand when you hang out with Midori.

>>3790243
I was thinking, how about a white board and a marker? She can draw and we can too to communicate.

Get some diving tips with Jenny when we are at the pool

>>3790246
>a white board and a marker?
How would that work while we are underwater though?

>>3790259
Not putting it underwater obviously, at the side of the tank
But maybe there is a water proof version of it?

>>3790243
-Hair brush (preferably one meant for thick hair)
-Whiteboard with colored markers (Won't get ruined if she splashes it, she might enjoy drawing, and if she's smart enough could be used to show what she wants without charades)
-Stackable cups that... actually stack. Maybe a set that's bigger than the first one, as an apology.

>>3791074
>Stackable cups that... actually stack
Didn't we already find them though? Also maybe learn how to make her hair into something other than a ponytail?

>>3791074
>>3791301
Yeah, we already gave actual stackable cups. OP trolled the smartasses.

"You wanna come in?" you asked Jenny.

"Hmm?" She seemed honestly if pleasantly surprised by the invitation. Her cheeks flushed a shade and she shook her head. "No, that's okay. Thanks though."

"No problem." you ducked into your place just long enough to grab a towel and set of trunks. The next stage of your drive was mostly taken up by Jenny giving you directions to her place, so you weren't able to talk to her much. Her place wasn't far from yours and it wasn't anything out of the ordinary. Just one of any number of apartment complexes in the city. You didn't know what you were expecting, but it certainly wasn't something so plain.

"Be right back," Jenny slid out of the passenger seat with startling grace and jogged up a flight of stairs to her apartment. You... you had to admit, watching her run from behind had a certain appeal to it. But you tried not to linger on her jiggles, you were going to be sharing a pool with her soon, you needed to be on your game. A few minutes later she re-emerged with a bag full of groceries resting in the crook of her absurdly curvy hip. She waved at you and you popped the trunk for her. "There we go," she said, joining you in the passenger seat. "I'm excited."

"For swimming?" You asked, navigating out of her parking lot, "Or dinner?"

"A bit of both," she said."I'm not a bad cook you know."

"Well, we'll see about that," you said with a teasing smile. "Hey, Jenny... You have any friends you dive with? I mean... outside of work?"

She shrugged, adjusting her seat-belt so it didn't quite cleave through her... well, cleavage. "A few, yeah. I don't have a boyfriend if that's what you're asking." She blushed and fiddled with the hem of her swimsuit.

>Drop the subject.
>Ask her why. After all, even if she's not fish-hot she's still hot!

>>3791639
>Ask her why. After all, even if she's not fish-hot she's still hot!

>>3791639

>Ask her why. After all, even if she's not fish-hot she's still hot!

I bet is her lack of fins

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>>3791639
>Drop the subject.
>ask how to braid

>>3791074
support hairbrush and whiteboard

>>3791639
Oh and by the way we should do >>3791074 tomorrow

>>3791639
>Drop the subject.

>>3791639
>Drop the subject.
Drop it just like you were dropped in hospital

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You wanted to ask. You really really wanted to. But the better part of you grabbed the wheel at the last minute and you decided to drop the subject. You're sure it'd come out in time if you spent enough time with Jenny. Either because she'd tell you or you'd figure out for yourself why nobody wanted to get with a thicc-thighed swimchick like her. Maybe it was the swimsuit?

"That's, um..." you coughed and changed the subject. "Hey, do you know how to braid hair?"

She gave you a sideways look. "I guess a little, why?"

"Midori," you said. "She came up to me the other day. I think she noticed how many guests wear ponytails and... well, she asked for one. I think."

"Really?" Jenny leaned over as far as the seatbelt would allow, positively beaming at you. "I didn't know she could... wow, that's so cool!"

You laughed despite herself. Something about Jenny's puppy-dog enthusiasm was infectious. She was smiling so much she almost had to squint. "Yeah, anyway, I figured maybe she'd like it if someone braided her hair."

"Yeah," Jenny nodded. "Yeah, I can totally teach you." She nodded again as the two of you pulled back into the aquarium. It was locked up now, but both of you had keys. "Let me put the stuff in the break room fridge," said Jenny. "Meet you in the pool?"

"Which..."

"The big one in the back," said Jenny. "The one we use for diving practice, remember?"

You nodded. You hadn't gone back there much. Most of the aquarium's tanks were full of fish, but it was useful to have a spare pool in case you need to swap things around or whatever. "Right, I'll see you there." It didn't take you long to get to the pool. It was dark, with the pool's underwater lighting dominating the room. You could see out into the glittering city lights and there was just enough warm ambiance from exit signs and walkway under-lighting to make the whole place feel... a little romantic.

You'd barely gotten in the water when Jenny came sashaying out to join you. Perks of always wearing a swimsuit, you guessed. She didn't have to change. "Thanks for coming, Ian," she said. She sat on the edge of the pool, then arched her butt forward so she slid gracefully into the water and only kinda displayed all her shocking collection of curves. "It's nice out tonight, isn't it?"

She swam over to you. You were still in the shallower end, so the water just lapped at the narrowest part of her belly when she stood.

>What do?

>>3791822
>What do?
Start trying to learn how to dive and shit

>>3791822
"It is quite nice isn't it, the company helps too"

Don't wait for her to answer and start swimming

"Let's warm up a little"


Then we ca do dive stuff later

>>3791822
Warm up a bit you do not want a sudden muscle cramp because you did not stretch.

>>3790117
>A world that's so alien... so full of life that we're only just scratching the surface of.

Man the paths the quest could go anywhere from that one line. It can range from rival exhibitions, sabnautica style exploration, social and mermaid fluff, maintaining exotic animals, mermaid conspiracies, and maybe hidden mythology.

>>3791822
>warm up
>try not to BRAAP
>swim, try to get some exercise
>try not to drown

>>3791837
+1

GM are you dead?

Sorry, anons. Got roped into things since it's such a nice holiday.

Okay, sorry that took so long! Back for a bit
- - - -

You started warming up, stretching as best you could remember this late at night in a dark pool with a gorgeous girl swimming around you. Jenny was clearly pleased with your focus and started warming up too. Seeing her flexible little body in her tight little swimsuit did... things to you. Made thoughts you weren't proud of pop into your mind.

"Hey, Ian?" Jenny kicked off the edge of the pool and coasted towards you. "Thanks." She bit her lip, her cheeks were flush as she slowly came to a stop. "It's really nice hanging out with you, we should do it more often."

"Well... we will be," you said sheepishly. "You're still up to teach me to dive, right?"

Her blush deepened. "Yeah, but... I mean..." she shook her head and dove under the surface only to come back up for air a few moments later. "Would you believe I didn't have a lot of friends growing up?" She shrugged and floated on her back. "I was always that weird fish girl. And then when puberty hit..." she kicked her long, gorgeous legs. "I was still that weird fish girl, but some girls were jealous and some guys just saw a nice pair of hips and a hole, you know?"

She shrugged, closing her eyes as she floated in the pool. "You're a nice guy, Ian. I mean it." She laughed and splashed at nothing in particular. "I hope we're friends."

>Yeah, we're friends.
>Um... you're teaching me to dive, that's really it.
>Darkened pool? All alone? Sharing dinner? I thought you were going for more than friends.

>>3792515
>>Darkened pool? All alone? Sharing dinner? I thought you were going for more than friends.

>>3792515
>Yeah, we're friends.
Closing this route.

>>3791837
We smooth like nutella, just say it in a completely normal tone though
+1

>>3792515
> "I really enjoy your company so I hope we can spend more time together"
>Then splash water at her and call her a giant dork
>Guy outsmarted by mermaid and one that breathes in under the water says that

I hope we won't kill ourself with this whole diving thing

>>3792541
This

>>3792515
>Yeah, we're friends.

She's cute, but she needs social interaction and someone to joke around with more than she needs to get laid.

Also, I really don't want to crush her feelings if we start cheating on her with a literal fish after she finally managed to get a boyfriend.

>>3792550
>Also, I really don't want to crush her feelings if we start cheating on her with a literal fish
Dude thats bestiality. YUCK!

>>3792515
>Yeah, we're friends.

>>3792647
>>3792550
QM mentioned a possibly side quest where we can play as a new MC so Jenny can have her own husbando

>>3792659
Actually, I was thinking of a side quest as Jenny, not as another Mc who could date her.

>>3792779
Oh, my bad. Sorry QM.

"Yeah, we're friends," you said. You put just enough stress on the last word to make sure she didn't think you were trying to come onto her. It wasn't... necessarily that you couldn't see yourself going further. She was cute after all, but you could tell she needed social interaction and someone to joke around with more than she needs to get laid. Besides... on the first date?

"Oh, good," Jenny smiled and settled back into the water. She rode low, her well-toned body offering little in the way of buoyancy. "Just friends."

"Yeah," you said, swimming in circles around her. "You know, sometimes guys try and move on me as soon as we're alone."

"Really?" you said with what you hoped wasn't obviously feigned surprise. With legs like that you'd be lying if the thought hadn't crossed your mind. "No..."

"Yeah," Jenny shrugged. "I don't... I mean... this sounds really vain, but I know what I'm working with." She ran her hands down her flanks and glanced up at the ceiling. "Still... you know... it's nice that you didn't. Good to have a friend, ya know?" She rolled onto her belly and managed to get her feet under her. "You're one of the good ones, yeah?"

"I hope so." You said. The two of you swam for... who knows, maybe half an hour? You were a pretty strong swimmer yourself, but nothing like Jenny. That girl was like a rocket underwater, and she never seemed to get tired. After a while the two of you regrouped by the pool side. You were exhausted and panting for breath, but she seemed energized by the activity. Her whole face was flush and she was smiling like a school girl.

"So," she tugged at the front of her swimsuit. Her boobs weren't quite falling out, but she was showing a hair more cleavage than when you'd started. "You know Midori, right?"

>Yeah, what happened? (This will trigger a mini-side-quest. Jenny will tell Ian a story that you will play through as Jenny)
>Isn't this night about getting to know each other (In case you wanted more time with Jenny.)

>>3792955
>Isn't this night about getting to know each other (In case you wanted more time with Jenny.)

>>3792955
>Yeah, what happened? (This will trigger a mini-side-quest. Jenny will tell Ian a story that you will play through as Jenny)
Ooh, POV shifts.

POV shift! That's the word I was looking for!

>>3792955
>Yeah, what happened? (This will trigger a mini-side-quest. Jenny will tell Ian a story that you will play through as Jenny)

>>3792955
>Yeah, what happened? (This will trigger a mini-side-quest. Jenny will tell Ian a story that you will play through as Jenny)

>>3792955

>Yeah, what happened?

>>3792955
>Yeah, what happened? (This will trigger a mini-side-quest. Jenny will tell Ian a story that you will play through as Jenny)

>>3792955
>Yeah, what happened? (This will trigger a mini-side-quest. Jenny will tell Ian a story that you will play through as Jenny

"Do I ever," you said with a smile. "why, what happened?"

Jenny chuckled. "so there I was..."
- - - -
So there you were, diving in Midori's tank for some routine maintenance and inspection. You had your full diving rig on over your swimsuit: air tank on your back, weights around your waist and a belt of brightly colored tools and flashlights to get your work done.

Long story short, you must have looked very strange to a fish. You were brightly colored and spewing bubbles from your regulator. You were used to fish being interested in the odd visitor to their tank, but this was different.

Midori was swimming alongside you. She wasn't crowding you and seemed to be taking pains not to get in your way, but she was still clearly observing you.

More accurately she was clearly observing your tits.

You'd... Never been the busty one of your friends. Even when you finally did hit puberty all your curves developed below the belt. It's not that you minded being small around the boobs, but...

Well... There was no graceful way to say it... The fish was stacked. Midori's boobs were the perfect set of comic book chest balloons, and surrounded by water she didn't even have to worry about sagging or back pain.

You weren't jealous of course. You just saw what she had going on and wished on some level you could have it.

Wait, that's jealousy isn't it. Well it would help if Midori wasn't staring so pointedly!

>ignore fishtits, just finish your job here.
>try and shoo her away so you can get finished in peace.
>you're ahead of schedule anyway, you could humor her for a bit.

>>3793594
>>you're ahead of schedule anyway, you could humor her for a bit.
What does MEGA MILK want?

>>3793594
>ignore fishtits, just finish your job here.

>>3793594
>you're ahead of schedule anyway, you could humor her for a bit.

Stacked fish

Fishtits or fishgirlabs?

>>3793594
>you're ahead of schedule anyway, you could humor her for a bit.
How DARE she? We are Jenny, she who instills a sickness for the thickness in the hearts of all straight-shooting men! Clearly we must challenge her to a duel of cup stacking!

>>3793616
Abs, obviously. Not to say that tits are inferior, but you gotta have at least those upper abdominals showing.

>>3793594
>>you're ahead of schedule anyway, you could humor her for a bit.

Mc and Jenny are brotherly souls. Longing after mermaid tits

>>3793616
Fish tit AND fishabs

>>3793594
>>you're ahead of schedule anyway, you could humor her for a bit.
>>3793616
Fishtits obviously.

You sighed, something that was much easier said than done while using scuba gear. But you were an experienced enough diver that the gesture of mild exasperation was second nature to you.

You had to admit you were a little... Well, touchy over Midori's big fishtits, but it really wasn't her fault. The two of you weren't even the same species. At least she didn't have thighs like you did.

You rolled over to face her. You got a good look at her tummy in this light. Fish had abs. Not... Not that she really held a candle to your belly of course, but her muscles weren't hidden under a swimsuit.

Midori smiled when you gave her attention. She put her hands against her ribs like a living underwire and wrapped her palms up over her fishtits. She only barely managed to cover the faintly darker spots where her nipples should be before she ran out of hand.

She looked at you, then her milktanks, then back to you. She gave herself a little squeeze and looked at you hopefully

>nope! Nope, you're not getting tit envy from a frigging fish. Just get back to work.
>maybe... Does she want you to feel them?
>nod, but wait for her to make the next move. She's trying to tell you something, but what?

>>3793657

>maybe... Does she want you to feel them?

>>3793657
>maybe... Does she want you to feel them?

>>3793657
>nope! Nope, you're not getting tit envy from a frigging fish. Just get back to work.
Fucking fish

>>3793657
>nope! Nope, you're not getting tit envy from a frigging fish. Just get back to work.

>>3793657
>>nope! Nope, you're not getting tit envy from a frigging fish. Just get back to work.

Someone want to break the tie?

Why the suden mermaid hate? Isn't this the mermaid love quest?

Or do you guys want just the MC to bask in the glory of fish tits?

>>3793692
This is a brief pov shift to Jenny, who's not half as blessed in the boobs as Midori is. Anon has been voting along the lines of her being a little touchy about her comparative flatness

>>3793657
>nod, but wait for her to make the next move. She's trying to tell you something, but what?
Mybe point and grab your butt to prove your bigger some where eils

Nope. No, this is not happening. You are not getting boob envy toward a frigging fish. You're not even the same species! You don't even live in the same environment! If she had to carry those gozonkas around for one day without having buoyancy to support the weight she'd be begging for a nice svelte chest like yours.

Of course, she didn't live on the surface. She did have water around her to support her massive milktanks. She was perfectly and beautifully adapted to her environment, just like you were better suited to yours. Sure, you were still a little jealous, but you were starting to see the wonder of nature.

You flashed her an OK gesture and mimed feeling up your own breasts. You at least wanted her to know you understood her. You turned back to your work only for Midori to tap you on the shoulder.

She repeated the same gesture, forming a bra from her hands and gently squeezing her breasts. She gave you a look like she hoped you understood her *this time* then reached for your chest.

>BAD TOUCH! BAD TOUCH!
>you're curious now, she seems like she's trying to communicate, not just cop a feel.

>>3793740
>you're curious now, she seems like she's trying to communicate, not just cop a feel.

>>3793740
>>you're curious now, she seems like she's trying to communicate, not just cop a feel.

>>3793740
>you're curious now, she seems like she's trying to communicate, not just cop a feel.
Maybe she wants a bra?

>>3793749
This.

>>3793740

>you're curious now, she seems like she's trying to communicate, not just cop a feel.

Let's set a precedent for the mermaid to be touchy with the MC]

You doubted she was just trying to cop a feel, so you humored her. You let her reach for your chest and tried to keep still.

She frowned as the harness of your diving rig got in the way, but her exploring fingers finally managed to work down to your swimsuit. She awkwardly managed to cup your beasts in her hands and shot you a confused look when she felt a certain part of your anatomy that she was obviously lacking.

You weren't used to having your tits fondled by humans or fish, but Midori seemed like she was up to something. She squished her hands against you and dragged them all over your chest. It was clear that she was trying to get a point across, but the straps of your tank and buoyancy control vest made it hard.

>surface and ditch your air. You're a good enough free diver.
>you got the message. She's trying to say... (write in)

>>3793767
Maybe she wants a bra?

>>3793767

>you got the message. She's trying to say... (write in)

What a fuck are nipples? She doesn't have them apparently

>>3793772
Na dude, free fish tits

>>3793782
Maybe grab our smartphone and show Midori a video of a mother breastfeeding so she gets the functionality

>>3793782
>>>3793767 (You)
>>you got the message. She's trying to say... (write in)
>What a fuck are nipples? She doesn't have them apparently
Do you have a plan to confirm this?

>>3793767
>you got the message. She's trying to say... (write in)
That we look a little too small for our age. From a mermaid's point of view such a small chest on an adult is probably really, really weird. It would probably only happen in cases of severe malnutrition, so maybe she's concerned for our safety.
That or we're the mermaid A-cup equivalent and she's just shocked an adult could even have such pitiful funbags.

>>3793767
>surface and ditch your air. You're a good enough free diver.

>>3793782
>>3793785
She was interested in breasts before she found out about nipples.
Maybe it's something about diving clothes?
>>3793786
Her breasts are covered in scales, right QM?

>>3793785
You don't have your phone with you. You left it in your locker so you don't have to worry about it getting wet while you're diving.

Also, mermaids nurse their young, she's familiar with the purpose of tits.

>>3793799
Yeah, her whole body is covered with the same sort of flesh.

Enough of you are on the right track that I'll give it to you. Writing!

You didn't understand what she was trying to say. Was she just surprised at how small your boobs were? You were a ways from flat but you couldn't compare to her big fishtits. Maybe to her you *were* that flat. Maybe she was worried about you. She thought you were underfed?

No, no that didn't make sense. She saw people all the time through the walls of her tank. You were no tittymonster but you were bigger that at least a reasonable proportion of the aquarium's visitors. Besides she looked more questioning than worried.

Maybe she was confused by your nipples? She didn't have any, and having your tits fondled so throughly was doing certain things to certain parts. But you discarded that idea too. She'd been interested in your chest before she'd ever touched you and you'd made very sure your swimsuit didn't show any pokies.

So what then? You didn't know why she found your boobs so interesting. You were wearing a swimsuit, it wasn't like you had your tits... Out... Like her...

Duh! How could you be so stupid! You held up a finger for her to wait and made for the surface. You shrugged off your gear and took a deep breath before diving again. This time without your harness in the way it was easy for you to pull your suit away from your body.

You waved your hand over the garmet. Midori smiled and clapped her hands. You were right, she was curious why you were covering your boobs. She might even want a top of her own!

- - - -

You listened to Jenny finish her story and hoped you hadn't been too interested in the parts where she talked about tits (fish or otherwise) being fondled. "She wants a swimsuit?" you asked.

"I think," said Jenny. "I mean, it's a good guess, right?"

You nodded and added that to the list of things you'd have to get for your new fishy friend.

>ask if Jenny wants to go shopping with you after work. She'd know more about ladies swimwear.
>you can go shopping alone. Just chat with Jenny about (write in subject)
>all this swimming makes you awful hungry. Jenny brought food right?