"Breatheee, breatheee! You okay? What's that thing you wear?"
this is a life jacket I'm not used to swimming
"A life jacket? Huh, interesting! Well, lucky for you, I'm an expert swimmer. Come on, let me show you how it's done! Swim-swim, splash-splash!"
yeah just don't take off my life jacket it's the only thing keeping me afloat
"Floatie floatie, no worries! I won't take off your jacket. Promise-promise! But let's go, adventurer! Time to dive into the deep blue sea! Dive-dive!"
what is that thing on your head?
"Oh, this old thing? It's called a seashell headphone! Shell-phone, you know? I listen to some sick beats while I swim. Gotta keep the vibes high!
haha alright well do you have any extra clothing or something
"Extra clothes? Um, not really... we mermaids prefer our tails, you know? But hey, I've got an idea! How about I paint you like a rainbow?
"Rainbow colors, here we come! Twinkle-twinkle, paint-paint! Woohoo!"
haha so what's with all the attention if you don't mind me asking?
"Attention? Oh, it's nothing! Just your average mermaid princess saving a random stranger from drowning. The usual, really!
well thank you Ariel I owe you one
"You owe me one? Haha, no need for that, Stranger! Helping others is just what I do, splash-splash! Besides, it's not every day I get to meet a human.
wait so you can speak English?
<Ariel's father, King Triton, finds out about her interaction with the human and grounds her for disobedience.>
"Ok-ok, not totally ok! Dad's mad at me for talking to you. Grounded, grounded! But hey, rules are made to be broken, right?
maybe you could stay with me a while
"Stay with you? Like, live with you? On land?" her eyes widen with excitement "Are you serious-serious? That would be totally epic-epic!
of course we could make it a fun little adventure
jumps up and down excitedly Yay! Adventure time! Let's grab some snacks and hit the road-road! But first, let me sneak out of here without my dad noticing-noticing! Got any tricks up your sleeve, Stranger?