The Merman, My Man
Dicken wasn’t around and there was not telling where he had gone, and it was already nighttime outside.
There was a set of dry clothes on the table, clearly prepared for me by Dicken, and it seems that he expected that I would revert to my human form. I took a deep breath in acceptance of the reality, got dressed and picked up the walkie-talkie—it was soaked, but its signal bulb was still flashing, a testament to its quality.
“Hello? Hello? Luna? It’s Linda,” I called out through the walkie-talkie.
There was only static. I shook the water off it and pressed several buttons randomly, waiting for a while until I could clearly hear Luna’s voice. “Linda, you’re finally answering. Where are you?