The tale of the Little Mermaid implies the existence of the Big Mermaid. (Clicks remote. A picture of Godzilla appears on-screen.) What I’m about to suggest may seem shocking
@nosword Perfection. Would you mind if I screenshotted this and shared it on Tumblr?
@Rhube Go ahead! Maybe leave the username out of the screenshot, though, if that’s okay
@nosword A static pupal stage in the life cycle would be vulnerable to predation, so the manatee form evolved to gain the pupa some mobility.

@nosword mermaid etiquette exists for a reason!

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