"Then don't talk. Just go."

"Oh i will but dont try follow this is a place where humans can't dwell. My grandmother is a mer like i am"she says [i]she starts stepping into the water which was easy cause she didn't on shoes and she was wearing shorts. She had waded in up to her waist a then suddenly submerged herself completely into the water. From where he was standing on the shore he catches a brief glimpse of a dark blue tail fin that had a tiny glowing scales dotting it. as the girl surfaces again she is no longer standing and looks like she had sprouted gills. [/i]

"Fascinating. To undergo such a significant metamorphosis in such a short time span... I've never seen anything like it. Would you mind if I took a sample for study? Some blood, a bit of skin, even a few hairs will do."

"Well to be fair not many have seen me in form very often. But i guess there's no harm in that i guess."she says [i]she swims a little more into the shallows. Her whole body is visible when is she in the shallows.[/i]

Alex plucks the hairs from her head so quickly that by the time she feels anything, he is already sealing them inside a plastic bag. "I can run a few tests on these. Not nearly as useful as a more comprehensive examination, but then, I don't believe that I can get all the information I want while remaining within the confines of the Hippocratic oath. Not that I'm officially licenced, mind you." As he continued to ramble on, it became more and more apparent that he was speaking mostly to himself. He stopped abruptly and looked back at the girl in the water. "Best of luck with your search. Perhaps one day I will explore this world's oceans, but for the time being I think it is best if I return home."

"Before you go here"she says [i]she had reach down and plucked out one her many glowing scales and hands it to him. The scale was still glowing after being removed. And it was the size of a half dollar.[/i] "Oh just so you know im actually only half mer my other is dragon. But i will return if i dont find her"she says