Category: Mermay 2020

“So you were a landperson, but when you came to the sea a few days  ago, you turned into a merperson? And you don’t know why?” -Merro

“Yeah, that’s about it.” -Dib

“Huh, you know what? You just reminded me of a story my grandmother used to tell me.” -Merro

“Really?” -Dib

“Yes,  Grammy was a Sea Witch, you see. When she was around my age, another  Mer came to her asking for a spell to make them a land person.

“Grammy had never tried something like that before, so she agreed to do it. And it worked!

“But someone the other mer knew got angry about it, and laid a curse over them.

“I  think it went something like ‘no child born to your blood and the land  people will have the freedom of the sea.’ But don’t quote me on it, it’s  been a long time since Grammy was around to tell the story.” -Merro

 The boys meet a much nicer merperson, who introduces herself as  “Merro”. She lives in the Kelp Forest they’ve found themselves in.

She  claims to know a lot of unusual things about ths sea and it’s  residents. And she’s happy to let them into her home to share what she  knows.

Could they have found the person who knows what’s happened to Dib?

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Just  in case anyone wanted to know, I picked an interesting fish for the  mermaid here. One that I’m actually willing to openly tell everyone!

Merro is a Blacksmith Fish. A common fish to find in Kelp Forests.

 Merro shows off her “house” which is intricately woven from kelp to make it blend in with the forest.

But  it’s too small for Zim to safely pilot his Zoot into. So, with great  reluctance, he leaves the safety of his ship. But keeps a very big gun  on hand.

Merro seems fine with this and chatters to Dib about the balls filled with glowing plankton she uses for lights.

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I was afraid to ink this one because of how nice it came out. I was sure that if I tried I’d ruin it.

“Stupid human! If Zim-”

“I get it, Zim, I get it. ‘If Zim  hadn’t been there Dib-stink would be dead!’ I GET IT. I got it the first  time you said it, I get it now. Please, stop repeating yourself.

 “My, my, the two of you must have been quite clever quick to get  through there in one piece. The sharks are fierce hunters and few can  escape them with just scratches.”

“Uh, thanks… Wait a sec… Who are you?”

But, then again, maybe not.

 *Chuckles* He’s in danger~ 

Some High-Contrast DRAMA.

“I swear, Zim, I saw something in here.”

“Don’t be stupid,  hooman! You can barley see without my Zoot-lights down here! Come back  here before you get your stupid self stuck or something.”

“Just… Just gimme second to look Zim. I wanna be sure…”

 Being close to the beach didn’t give a lot of answers, that just meant they had to go into… DEEPER waters.

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This is one picture I DEFINITELY wanted to have SOME kind of grey scale for, just to give the image more impact.