:11:02
Mermaids are myths.
:11:05
Everybody knows that.
:11:08
They sing, they dance.
:11:12
They lure the sailors to their lair
with their pale flesh.
:11:17
And the story goes that every year...
:11:21
... under the strongest of
the full moons, usually in summer...
:11:26
... the mermaid becomes human
for roughly one night.
:11:31
That's right. Human.
:11:35
Legs, feet and all.
:11:39
Quaint little maidens.
:11:42
Virginal.
:11:45
Innocent.
:11:47
Meek as sin.
:11:53
Who will believe an extraordinary
story like that?
:11:57
This one has an
unfortunate skin condition.
:12:00
That is the queen of the lair.
:12:03
Different cultures
have different names for her.
:12:07
Moreski Rudi, Coralia, Sihrena.
:12:11
But they all share one thing
in common:
:12:16
They all say her name in hushed tones.
:12:21
She has powers the others don't.
:12:24
Certain pagan religions esteem her...
:12:29
... the highest of fertility symbols.
:12:37
- You have to go now?
- Well, you know, it's just...
:12:40
Yes, I understand.
I wasn't always old and incoherent.
:12:44
Thanks for the ride home.
:12:46
- Our pleasure.
- Certainly.
:12:51
- You didn't believe me, did you?
- Sure we did. Everything.
:12:55
We'll be travelling soon
and need rest.
:12:58
I came to your show
because I believed...