more merms from patreon. a lovely musical group or sea witches.
These ladies live year round on beach that Kirom's pod considers their ancestral home. They're all strays from other pods who were taken in by his gram gram Kiromi over the years, and serve as informants/territory guardians/ interspecies peacekeepers while the rest of the pod is away (they also do a little sea-witchraft on the side).
This is an important job but they're mostly known for their impromptu concerts at the docks, where they will literally sing until bribed to stop. It's not like the singing is bad, quite the opposite, it's very lovely and it's interspersed with saucy musical comedy bits about the goings on they observe from their perch of the day.
But sometimes they'll sing All. Day.
And they'll park themselves wherever they feel like.
And they'll sing any dirt they've got on you to the whole neighborhood in a real catchy number if they spot you being shitty (yes they DO take requests, thank you for asking).
And wow, mermaids sure can hit those high notes when they want you to know that they'll be out there at midnight still singing unless some kind soul shows up with a free lunch for all this free entertainment.
Despite this lucrative 'buy my silence' variety show they're running, they're generally beloved by the community and never really have to worry about finding places to stay during really rough weather.
From left to right they are:
Miv: The youngest and the largest. Quick witted and bubbly, she's only a year older than Kirom and everyone thinks she's an angel except him. Their rivalry might just be a jokey intense friendship, but also they WILL physically fight each other at the drop of a hat. No one has any idea what started this as they are both kinda slow to anger merms. Loves to make up daily horoscopes for people. Left her old pod to diffuse hierarchy drama.
Tyrie: Not the oldest but people always think she is. Very quiet, intense, and curious. Knows all the hottest goss simply by virtue of sitting still and thinking her thoughts long enough that people forget she's around and listening. Which is a feat (the forgetting), because she gives off some intimidating vibes. Are these justified vibes? No one really wants to find out. Can speak/read a lot of languages for some reason. Left her old pod because ????????????
Chicken: That's not her real name but that's what she goes by. Don't bother asking why, every answer will be a lie. She's the oldest and the main reason why the other two stay year round instead of migrating. The girl has had it rough and she's not the best swimmer. Greatly enjoys watered down alcohol (mermaid stomachs aren't really meant for alcohol but you try and tell her that), awful trinkets she can add to her treasure hoard, and games of any kind as long as they don't require reading (get that bullshit out her face). Has the softest sweetest voice and a gentle sleepy demeanor, but is also the first to endorse chaos every time. Can tell you so many stories about the stars. Hair is always a little green from algae even when the other ladies help groom her. Her old pod left her to die in the middle of the ocean because they were tired of taking care of her and her pups inherited her powers so they had replacements for her skills already.
