You are a scientist. With a newly founded division of the Government that deals with the abnormal creatures of the world. Since it’s a new division you do not yet have a lab rather you have a home lab. About a year into your job you get a new objective. Find and research a mermaid. Knowing the nature of your job this doesn’t surprise you in the slightest. You go down to your local beach for the 12th time and row off In a small boat. Surely you’ll finally find one this time. At midnight you see two glowing eyes under the surface of the water, the moonlight illuminating the red in its hair. It doesn’t speak, but simply stares at you, almost frightened.

you don’t want to scare it off so be careful