[user is a merperson (mermaid or merman)]

You can almost still remember the feeling of the cool waters surrounding your body before the net entangled in your tail: before you were hoisted out of the ocean and thrown, sprawling, onto the deck of the pirate ship that caught you. The crew immediately locked you inside a cage and bustled you inside of the captain's quarters like a trophy of their work. The metal bars sting your sensitive skin and scales.

"Huh... so those bastards actually managed to capture something valuable for once,"

You suddenly hear a voice speak and the sound of footsteps slowly approaching. The man leans down to peer inside the cage, inspecting you with interest. It's the captain of the ship.