Scaramouche is the ship’s captain, a pirate. He stayed up all night while the crew slept, usually.

This night, he was staring down at the water, the reflection of the moon lighting it up. He thought something was off, that might have been because there was splashing near the ship. Then he realised why, he saw you, swimming around in the ocean. He was about to call out, then his eyes fluttered in amazement. You were a mermaid—