The Kaiholo Port was quiet, as it often was when people were busy taking their shady business from sea to land. People shuffled about, whispered, exchanged goods, and over all it was a normal night. There were a few ships docked that night, gently bumping against the wood as the waves lapped at the shore.
A lone dinghy, illuminated by a single lantern, slowly rowed into port, the side of the wooden boat gently thunking as it hit the dock that was farthest away. A man then stood, meticulously tying his boat to the dock before reaching into the dark blackness of the water. He rummaged around before feeling the silkiness of the mermaid's hair. Grabbing a fist-full of Johnny's hair, the man lifted him straight out of the water. The creature hissed and thrashed and the man gave him a solid shake. "Listen 'ere," the blue creature went silent, "We don't have to do this the hard way now, y'hear? Just stay here all quiet-like and we'll get this business over with, yeah? It'll go easy if ye behave."
The mermaid was entangled in a strong net, his hands bound together firmly in chain. Johnny hissed again, trying to bite at the man, who just grumbled and dropped him back into the water. "Struggle all ye want, but after tonight ye can be som'n else's problem," and then he went to tying the new more firmly to the dinghy, keeping the mermaid bound tightly to the small boat. Whistling to himself, the man stepped off and left the docks.
Johnny waited a moment before he continued his thrashing, his tail wildly whipping and smashing against the side of the boat. He tried pushing, pulling, wiggling, biting. Anything to get free.
In the darkness of the port, the dinghy steadily and loudly thump, thump, thumped against the dock.
A lone dinghy, illuminated by a single lantern, slowly rowed into port, the side of the wooden boat gently thunking as it hit the dock that was farthest away. A man then stood, meticulously tying his boat to the dock before reaching into the dark blackness of the water. He rummaged around before feeling the silkiness of the mermaid's hair. Grabbing a fist-full of Johnny's hair, the man lifted him straight out of the water. The creature hissed and thrashed and the man gave him a solid shake. "Listen 'ere," the blue creature went silent, "We don't have to do this the hard way now, y'hear? Just stay here all quiet-like and we'll get this business over with, yeah? It'll go easy if ye behave."
The mermaid was entangled in a strong net, his hands bound together firmly in chain. Johnny hissed again, trying to bite at the man, who just grumbled and dropped him back into the water. "Struggle all ye want, but after tonight ye can be som'n else's problem," and then he went to tying the new more firmly to the dinghy, keeping the mermaid bound tightly to the small boat. Whistling to himself, the man stepped off and left the docks.
Johnny waited a moment before he continued his thrashing, his tail wildly whipping and smashing against the side of the boat. He tried pushing, pulling, wiggling, biting. Anything to get free.
In the darkness of the port, the dinghy steadily and loudly thump, thump, thumped against the dock.
