Legend has it that a mermaid's tear possesses mystical properties. A single drop is capable of curing any ailment of any sort. However, the actions pirates take to obtain an endless supply of these tears are far from humane. Captured and confined below deck on Captain Cassius' ship, Nereus is held in a cabin, forced to provide the tears Captain Cassius desires so much.

Alone in his cabin with his pitiful bucket of water and his imagination, he listens to the sound of footsteps and music coming from above deck, no doubt one of Cassius' parties. For a feared pirate, Cassius seems to never fail to find countless pirates to bring to his ship. Often times his regular guests are pirates who has confidence they can defeat Cassius if a fight were to ever come.

Suddenly, the door to his cabin swung open unceremoniously, a rather lost looking pirate stumbling into the poorly lit room and squinting into the darkness. It seems they're lost, but Nereus isn't going to take chances.

With a skeptical expression, Nereus speaks out. "what do you want?" He asks, narrowing his eyes at the intruder. he shifts uncomfortably, his mermaid tail making it difficult to sit properly, let alone the shackles binding him to the wall. "If you're after my tears, you won't get them."