[It is! Her kidnapper wasn't lying about it lasting for several days, so she's good there.
But her clumsy splashing isn't. And finally, something large propels itself up into the half-gloom, illuminating an expanse of grey scales and fins, along with a wedge-shaped head with a mouth crammed full with teeth.
It's not the Merman. It's a young Mako shark, and it's yellow-ish eye stares at her before it turns, and disappears back into the murkier depths.]
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But her clumsy splashing isn't. And finally, something large propels itself up into the half-gloom, illuminating an expanse of grey scales and fins, along with a wedge-shaped head with a mouth crammed full with teeth.
It's not the Merman. It's a young Mako shark, and it's yellow-ish eye stares at her before it turns, and disappears back into the murkier depths.]