Though this deep-sea research base is remote and technically secret, that doesn't mean it doesn't have visitors. Or at least one visitor. Most mer stay away from humans. Byakuran is not most mer.
Today he is, as usual, in the moon pool. He sticks his head up slowly out of the water, looking around, before propping himself on the edge of the pool and taking a deep breath, letting it out through a hum. He's warming up; the oarfish mer is far from the best singers among his people, but he can lure a man or two into the ocean. Of course, there's one particular human he's after, and the visit is more cordial than some of his have been in the past. ... Unless security shows up. He doesn't understand human suspicion. It's so... shallow and superficial.
6+9+others, we'll see.
Today he is, as usual, in the moon pool. He sticks his head up slowly out of the water, looking around, before propping himself on the edge of the pool and taking a deep breath, letting it out through a hum. He's warming up; the oarfish mer is far from the best singers among his people, but he can lure a man or two into the ocean. Of course, there's one particular human he's after, and the visit is more cordial than some of his have been in the past. ... Unless security shows up. He doesn't understand human suspicion. It's so... shallow and superficial.