[ that's normally the case for people who choose to get augmentations for any reason, but dante's just built different. literally. but that's not ishmael's story to tell, is it? instead, it's this one. ]

...No. It was already dead when we caught it, and we were going to harvest its oil when I slipped and fell into its belly.

[ she can't help but frown slightly just thinking of that memory. ]

I was ready to accept my fate down there. I could've turned into a Mermaid, had I stayed in any longer.