Something seems fishy...

Klef stood near the edge of the lake with a few slices of bread in her hand, courtesy of the cafeteria. Feeding the ducks was probably prohibited, but what harm could it do? If she were a duck, surely she'd much rather eat bread instead of worms.

At first it was just a few ducks, three at the most, but over the course of five minutes she was completely swarmed by the ducks. Her bread supply was running low and the ducks had grown dependent on her for food in the matter of minutes. She could only imagine the mayhem that would unleash if she ran out. An uproar of ducks, hungry for more.

She had to think of a solution and fast, this mayhem had to be prevented. The only thing she could think of off the top of her head was to lead them away from her, so that when the bread ran out they wouldn't notice that she had slipped away. Klef threw the remaining pieces into the lake, watching as they waddled towards the water.

Relieved, Klef let her eyes glow to check out the strange presence she was feeling. While observing all the fish from down below she noticed something strange. Even though she could barely comprehend what most auras meant, she could tell that the aura coming from the bottom of the lake was different.

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Her eyes brightened as she focused in on the peculiar aura. Whatever it was, it seemed to be going pretty fast. Suddenly, 'it' shot up to the surface. Klef's jaw dropped once she realized what 'it' was; a mermaid. It shouldn't have come as a surprise to her that mermaids existed in Manta Carlos, it was a magical island after all. Yet it was rather unusual to see one in real life.

" Oh my gosh." Klef muttered under her breath, staring blankly at the mermaid with her eyes bright as flashlights. She dashed towards where the land met the water, perching on the a sewage tube. What lied underneath was unsettling, one wrong step and she'd be a goner, or at least that was what she thought. Despite her fears of large bodies of water, Klef was determined to meet the mermaid.

She cupped both of her hands around her mouth, feet firmly planted. " Hey!" She shouted from across the lake. " Nice fins!"

" I can't believe mermaids exist here... How neat!" Klef flashed a grin back at her. Unlike the mermaid, her grin was as genuine as it could get. Of all the places that she had lived over the past fourteen years, other than Manta Carlos obviously, mermaids did not exists. It was crazy to believe anything else.

Of course, Manta Carlos was different from home. In a place where magic was so mainstream that the majority of billboard ads downtown were advertising potions, one would not expect for high school student to get so giddy over seeing a mermaid.

Klef scooted further down the sewage pipe in attempt to get a closer look at the mermaid because for all Klef knew, this could just be another dream. While inching closer, her sneaker caught against a ridge of the pipe in such a way that caused her to lose her footing. In the matter of seconds her foot slipped off followed by the rest of herself.Waist deep in the lake, Klef started walking back towards the shore. This was the exact opposite outcome of what she could have hoped for by spending her afternoon by the school's lake.

Having not expected for the mermaid to suddenly emerge next to her, she jumped back a bit. Sure, mermaids being able to swim was no new revelation, but to expect her to shoot up from across the lake was an entirely different story.

Klef chuckled, she had heard the phrase before, she wasn't too sure whether the mermaid was being serious. If she was, Klef would definitely take a picture if she actually had a phone or some kind of camera, neither of which she brought with her to Manta Carlos. It would be really neat to show her roommates that she saw a mermaid, but Klef doubted that she would need photo evidence living in a place like Manta Carlos.

" Er... I definitely would... If I had something to take a picture with." She joked, digging her feet into the sand underneath for stability. " I don't think I've ever seen a mermaid before, thought you guys only existed in Disney movies."

Klef shrugged her shoulders. She did not expect to for the mermaid to actually talk to her. Most times when she yelled out to mythical creatures, she only got dirty looks back. While it was pretty awesome that she managed to get this far, she had no idea where to go from here.Would she mind if she ask her questions? If that was the case, Klef had a bucket full.

" Um... Not really? I just think mermaids are really cool. So like, do you live here?"