#i thought this was a squid thank you to all you marine experts!

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Idea Prompt

I know i’m pretty late to the punch and the month is almost over, but I want to do something for Mermay while I still have the chance.

I haven’t thought of the full details, but the basic premise is that Naofumi is a Marine biologist working in a marine research center.

One day, when Naofumi arrives to work, he finds the place in an absolute frenzy.

One of the research teams that had just come back from a month-long sea expedition made a huge discovery. They apparently had discovered a real life mermaid and brought it back with them to study it.

Of course, Naofumi didn’t believe it at first. Mermaids weren’t real! They’re just fairytales, legends, myths! A made up creature to entertain people.

At least, that’s what Naofumi thought until he came face to face with the half-human, half-fish creature swimming around in an enormous tank.

Naofumi damn near passed out on sight.

The mermaid in question had long light-blue hair somehow tied in a thick braid, matching light-blue eyes and white ivory skin. She had fins where the ears would usually be and webbed hands with sharp claws at the end of each finger tip.

of course, the most noticeable feature was her long fish tail. It was dark blue in color with scales that shined like precious sapphires.

However, the research team has been unable to gather any sort of meaningful data on the mermaid due to the subject's increasingly hostile nature.

The mermaid would hiss and claw at anyone that got too close.

Which Naofumi would argue is to be expected since the supposed ‘experts’ thought it would be a good idea to take an animal they know little to nothing about from it’s original habitat to a completely different and unfamiliar one. 

It really shouldn’t be a surprise that the mermaid would be less than cooperative.

However, for some strange reason, the mermaid acts docile around Naofumi.

This was noticed by one of Naofumi’s coworkers. The coworker noticed that whenever Naofumi walked past the tank, the mermaid would stare at the human male with a curious look. Sometimes she’d even swim up to the glass to get a closer look.

Thus Naofumi is given the task of taking care of the mermaid and gathering data and the creature.

While looking after the sea creature, Naofumi learned the mermaid could actually understand human speech, but she couldn’t speak it.

So, Naofumi ended up helping the mermaid learn to speak it. It’s through this teaching that Naofumi learns the mermaid’s name is Therese.

Naofumi attempted to teach Therese his name, but she only managed to say the first part of his name and ended up calling him, “Nao”. It was cute though.

One day, while Naofumi is closing up for the night after everyone else has left, he decides to say goodnight to Therese. The biologist had grown quite fond of the mermaid over the past few months.

However, upon reaching Therese’s tank, Naofumi finds an unknown man standing in front of the tank.

The man had red hair and was wearing a loose shirt and a pair of pants.

When Naofumi calls out to him, the man turns to face the biologist revealing his handsome face with deep crimson eyes.

Naofumi demands to know who the man is and how he got in the facility without any sort of clearance.

The man simply ignores Naofumi’s questions and smiles, before introducing himself as L’arc.

L’arc thanks Naofumi for taking great care of his mate, but he’d like to take her back home now.

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That all I got for now, but that’s pretty much the gist of it.

I haven’t thought of what kind of mermaid Therese is, but I was thinking of making L’arc a cecaelia (a mermaid/merman with the lower body of a octopus or squid). I can’t tell you why, I just like the idea.

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The Daily Thistle

The Daily Thistle – News From Scotland

Wednesday 24th May 2017

"Madainn Mhath” …Fellow Scot, I hope the day brings joy to you…. I hope you had a good night’s sleep and have woken ready to face the world once again.. Stars fill the heavens and the moon is a big glowing orb in the night sky as Bella and I wander the streets of Estepona, still a little bit cool, certainly a sleeveless jacket weather, but the smell of the ocean is so refreshing.. as is the Colombian coffee steaming in a big mug by the keyboard and the Digestive biscuits taste real good.. Life is Good!

‘REMARKABLE’ RECOVERY HAILED AFTER LAKE DISTRICT CLIMBER FALLS 300FT…. A 69-year-old climber who plunged 300ft while walking in the Lake District is expected to make a “remarkable” full recovery. The man suffered serious head injuries, a broken leg and wrist and possible chest trauma when he fell on his descent from St Sunday Crag – part of the Eastern Fells mountain range – on Saturday, Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team said. A passing police officer and emergency medical technician from Cumbria were able to assist the man and his friends, the rescue team added. Team leader Mike Blakey said: “We are pleased to report that we are expecting him to make a full recovery, which is remarkable given the distance which he had fallen.” He added: “We would like to formally thank the couple who were passing by and helped throughout.” Sixteen team members and four air crew were involved in the rescue for about four hours, the rescue team said. The man was then evacuated on a stretcher to the valley bottom before being taken by air ambulance to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle. A coastguard helicopter was also scrambled from Prestwick in Scotland to assist.

LOCAL COVENANTERS WORK TO KEEP GRAVES SPOTLESS…. A DEDICATED group of volunteers working to preserve part of the area’s heritage are heading for their busiest time of the year. Colin Stove and his colleagues who form the local group of the Scottish Covenanters Association have recently completed a cleanup operation of a grave near Logan. The extent of their work is shown in our two photographs which highlights how much work was needed — in the before picture — and the end result of their endeavours. Their task was to clean up John MacGeachan’s grave, at Stonepark, to the the east of Loganhill Road, which connects Logan with the A76 Cumnock to New Cumnock road. Mr Stove said: “We paid for the materials out of our own pockets as we had to buy things like masonry paint and ladders. “The group has approached the Scottish Heritage Fund as we are approaching the summer months when we work at as many graves as possible while the weather is good. “Ours is a small group which started off in 2014. We recently attended the association’s annual general meeting in East Kilbride when we gave a talk on what we have been doing.” Cumnock and surrounding communities were strong supporters of the Covenanters, who opposed the Stuart kings’ involvement in the affairs of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland.

BROUGHTY LIFEBOATS CALLED OUT TO TAY BRIDGE FALL DEATH…. Volunteer crews were alerted at 5:15am following reports of a person in the Tay this morning. The person later died. Broughty Ferry RNLI volunteers were involved in the recovery of an unresponsive man from the Tay this morning, who despite attempts, later died. The volunteer crews were alerted at 5.15am following reports of a person on the south side of the road bridge near to Fife. The inshore lifeboat was launched at 5.20am. The all weather lifeboat Elizabeth of Glamis was launched three minutes later. However soon after launching it was reported that the person was in the river. Both lifeboats were quickly on scene. On arrival at the road bridge they found a male in the water who was found to be unresponsive. One of the lifeboat crew members entered the water and managed to get the casualty into the inshore lifeboat before transferring him to the larger all weather lifeboat where the crews carried out basic life support. With the casualty receiving treatment the lifeboats then transferred him to the Pilot pier in Broughty Ferry, arriving at 6am, where two ambulance crews were on standby. Once transferred into the care of the ambulance service both boats returned to base around 6.20am where they were made ready for any further call outs. A spokesperson for Police Scotland said: “Despite attempts the man sadly died. As with all sudden deaths a report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal.”

WILDLIFE ENTHUSIASTS HEAD TO CAITHNESS HOPING TO SPOT ORCAS…. Scientists and wildlife enthusiasts are gathering in the far north of Scotland in the hope of glimpsing some of the ocean’s most impressive predators as they make their annual passage to summer hunting grounds. Teams of experts and volunteers will take up key positions on boats and coastlines around Caithness to take part in a yearly survey of killer whales, or orcas. There have already been a number of sightings of the animals in Scottish waters so organisers of Orca Watch, which begins today and runs until 28 May, are hopeful that spotters will be rewarded for their efforts. Orcas, which despite their common name are actually from the dolphin family rather than whales, are voracious predators at the top of the food chain. They feed on seabirds, squid, octopuses, turtles, sharks, rays and fish as well as marine mammals such as seals and dolphins. There have been a number of sightings of whales and dolphins, known collectively as cetaceans, in Scottish waters in recent months. Amazing footage of orcas feeding just off the shoreline in Shetland just a couple of weeks ago has been widely shared on social media. The rare appearance of a giant humpback whale, seen breaching in the Firth of Forth, also sparked massive public interest. But the Pentland Firth is one of the best locations in the UK to see a range of whale and dolphin Risso’s dolphin, humpback whale, minke whale and orca can often be seen from the shore. Orca Watch, run by the charity Sea Watch Foundation, is now in its sixth year. Members of the public are being invited to join in the surveys, which form part of one of the biggest and longest-running citizen science projects in the world. The hardy team of spotters, on the ferries, cliffs and headlands, were rewarded with a range of sightings during last year’s count.

ALL THREE CHICKS AT CAIRNGORMS OSPREY NEST DIE….  All three chicks being raised by a well-known female osprey in the Cairngorms have died, RSPB Scotland has confirmed. EJ has weathered a snow storm and harassment from rival ospreys while incubating her clutch of three eggs. All hatched over the past few days. The RSPB suspects mate Odin, who was bringing fish to the chicks, was frightened off by another male. On Monday, an osprey was at the nest with a fish but the chicks were dead. The bird is thought to have been EJ. RSPB Scotland said she was expected to remain at the nest and guard it against being taken over by other females.

On that note I will say that I hope you have enjoyed the news from Scotland today,

Our look at Scotland today is of the often photographed Eilean Donan Castle taken from a very different perspective, I cannot credit the photographer as I found the picture on a wallpaper site uncredited, but my hats off to whom ever took the shot…

A Sincere Thank You for your company and Thank You for your likes and comments I love them and always try to reply, so please keep them coming, it's always good fun, As is my custom, I will go and get myself another mug of "Colombian" Coffee and wish you a safe Wednesday 24th May 2017 from my home on the southern coast of Spain, where the blue waters of the Alboran Sea washes the coast of Africa and Europe and the smell of the night blooming Jasmine and Honeysuckle fills the air…and a crazy old guy and his dog Bella go out for a walk at 4:00 am…on the streets of Estepona…

All good stuff....But remember it’s a dangerous world we live in

Be safe out there…

Robert McAngus