The heaviest of all underwater sighs. "Take it off! That's a priceless artifact and you're gonna break it!"
There's a nod, and suddenly Jacob gets excited, ready to show off endless historical knowledge. "Well, mermaids are from folklore all around the world, it's surprisingly fairly universal. You've got your Greek sirens which actually aren't like traditional mermaids as we think of them, then you've got Mesopotamian artwork, the first mermaid stories from ancient Assyria, sea people in One Thousand and One Nights, plus you've got your British folklore where merfolk are bad omens..." A pause. "Gonna have to agree with them there."
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The heaviest of all underwater sighs. "Take it off! That's a priceless artifact and you're gonna break it!"
There's a nod, and suddenly Jacob gets excited, ready to show off endless historical knowledge. "Well, mermaids are from folklore all around the world, it's surprisingly fairly universal. You've got your Greek sirens which actually aren't like traditional mermaids as we think of them, then you've got Mesopotamian artwork, the first mermaid stories from ancient Assyria, sea people in One Thousand and One Nights, plus you've got your British folklore where merfolk are bad omens..." A pause. "Gonna have to agree with them there."