#i feel like mer-joel would fanboy over pirates okay. he would think they're cool and edgy (and probably befriend them)

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Mermaid Joel 😍🧜🏼‍♂️ that could be an interesting concept

[H2O: Just Add Water theme song playing in the background]

Honestly? I feel like it would suit him. He's already got the pretty shiny mermaid hair, we've already seen him hanging off the edge of a boat in a peaceful lake, he'd probably love the dark underwater caves and all the cool weird creepy fish you can find in the deeps. He chills with the sharks and plays with the dolphins. He's probably still scared of seagulls.

And guess what? He even already has the beautiful singing voice! So, imagine: Joel sitting on a rock in the stormy sea, singing and hoping someone on the passing ships will hear him. Except instead of leading them to their deaths, he rescues the entranced sailors and starts excitedly talking to them because no artist is complete without an audience, right? And if he learns you were unhappy on your ship, well—

"Your captain did WHAT? And people just let it happen?—What do you mean, it's normal? It's not normal are you kidding m—you were on that ship because of WHAT? Fuck that! You're not going back on that ship—do you want to be a pirate? I know a pirate ship not far from here that would take you in!—Yes?—Perfect! Stick it to the assholes!"

(For some reason the sailors who follow his singing in the first place are always the ones who are struggling and seeking comfort. No one knows for sure why that is, but he welcomes it.)