Oh, weird. Your fish people are like us in reverse. Instead of us turning humans into fish people, who change ourselves to look like humans.
[At least when they're dry.]
When it warms back up, we should definitely swim together.
[Finally, it's the swim partner he'd been waiting for. Although, he feels kind of bad.]
Do you miss being human?
[Luca knows he'd miss being able to turn human. Being able to explore the surface had been amazing, though he did also miss the water being warm enough for him to swim in the ocean. Still, at least he knows it'll warm back up and he'll be able to go back in. He listens as he hears Lance describe how humans can be. With how colorful and varied sea monsters were, and how they might not even keep their coloration if they go to the deep sea, it's honestly surprising to him to hear such small differences could be enough to make humans treat even their own kind as badly as they treated sea monsters.]
They attacked you? I mean, I've been attacked before, too, but...I didn't think they'd do the same to normal humans. I guess we don't care as much about color because we can lose ours if we stay in the Deep too long. Literally. It's kind of gross, though, because you can see their organs and everything.
[He can see why his mom was so afraid of them, then, though, if they treated each other like that. Still, Luca's met enough good humans to know that they're not all like that.]
What's 'straight' mean?
[He knows what a straight line is, but he's not aware of how a person could or couldn't be straight. Unless he means that they really hate anyone who's hunched over?]
CW: Discussion of racism continues
[At least when they're dry.]
When it warms back up, we should definitely swim together.
[Finally, it's the swim partner he'd been waiting for. Although, he feels kind of bad.]
Do you miss being human?
[Luca knows he'd miss being able to turn human. Being able to explore the surface had been amazing, though he did also miss the water being warm enough for him to swim in the ocean. Still, at least he knows it'll warm back up and he'll be able to go back in. He listens as he hears Lance describe how humans can be. With how colorful and varied sea monsters were, and how they might not even keep their coloration if they go to the deep sea, it's honestly surprising to him to hear such small differences could be enough to make humans treat even their own kind as badly as they treated sea monsters.]
They attacked you? I mean, I've been attacked before, too, but...I didn't think they'd do the same to normal humans. I guess we don't care as much about color because we can lose ours if we stay in the Deep too long. Literally. It's kind of gross, though, because you can see their organs and everything.
[He can see why his mom was so afraid of them, then, though, if they treated each other like that. Still, Luca's met enough good humans to know that they're not all like that.]
What's 'straight' mean?
[He knows what a straight line is, but he's not aware of how a person could or couldn't be straight. Unless he means that they really hate anyone who's hunched over?]