Mermaid Admiration - 3: Summer Showtime!

Beach Stage

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Tourist

That swim really did the trick!
Hm? Why are all those people gathered over there?

Tourist

Some kind of event, maybe?

Narrator

We will now be having a special showing of The Adventures of the Merprince and Little Mermaids.

Tourist

Okay then... Wanna check it out while we take a break? We can just leave if it ends up being boring or something.

Tourist

Sure.
Let's go see!

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Merprince

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Ah, another beautiful day...
The waves are calm and there's even a nice breeze.

Merprince

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As the prince of the merfolk, I could not be happier to see my land in such a harmonious state. However...

Merprince

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I'm so bored!!

Merprince

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There's nothing to do! I wish some treasure would float by or something...!

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Littler Mermaid

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Splishy-splishy-splash-splash!
Big bro!

Merprince

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Wah! Wh-What is it, my little sister? Is something the matter?

Littler Mermaid

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Heh heh heh!
Something interesting just washed up on the shore!

Merprince

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Something interesting...?
Is that so...?

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Little Mermaid

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Ah, another beautiful day...
The waves are calm and there's even a nice breeze.

Little Mermaid

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All those humans have to work so hard while us merfolk just get to enjoy ourselves. Who could ask for a better...? Huh?

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Merprince

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Sister!!

Littler Mermaid

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Big sis!

Little Mermaid

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Huh?! W-Wait...!
Didn't I tell you not to barge into my coral reef like that?! I'm busy nap... Getting in some beauty sleep!

Merprince

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Forget that! Just look at this book, will you?

Little Mermaid

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What the...? The Little Mermaid...?

Little Mermaid

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This girl goes on land, falls in love with a human and trades her voice to be given a pair of legs... And dissolves into foam?

Littler Mermaid

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We read this and decided that we want to try going on land too!

Little Mermaid

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What? That's what you drew out of this book...?

Little Mermaid

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All I gathered from this is that no matter how hard we try, humans will never accept us into their world.

Little Mermaid

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It even mentions how terrible things happen to merfolk that get caught by the human fishermen...

Littler Mermaid

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But that's just what the story says...
It might actually be really fun up there!

Littler Mermaid

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Look! This mermaid got to go to a dance party and eat lots of yummy food!

Merprince

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Yeah! There could be a mountain of fun to be had, and we just don't know it yet!

Little Mermaid

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B-But... Even if we did go on land, we won't be able to walk like the humans since we don't really have feet...

Merprince

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Ah, I heard some rumors that one of the merfolk lives far off in the strait and makes these strange potions. Why don't we ask him for some help?

Little Mermaid

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Seriously? There's no way someone living way out there by themselves isn't shady...

Merprince

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Just play along for one, will you? Otherwise, you'd be locked in here playing video games all day, right?

Littler Mermaid

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C'mon, let's go♪

Little Mermaid

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W-Wait..!
Why aren't you listening to me?!

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Tourist

Haha!
This is pretty good!

Tourist

Yeah, let's stick around a bit longer!

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Meroctopus

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Ah, welcome!
It's been decades since anyone's come to visit me!

Meroctopus

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I hear that you seek a potion that will give you human legs. Here, drink this♪

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Merprince

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*Gulp*... *Gulp*...!
It's not as bad as I imagined.

Littler Mermaid

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Whoa, look!
My tail's glowing!

Little Mermaid

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Huh? This stuff actually works...?!

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Merprince

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What the...?!
We've grown legs, but they're covered in scales!

Little Mermaid

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They're half fish...?

Meroctopus

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Ah, that didn't quite do it, I see. How about this one...? Wait, this may've been the one for octopus legs...

Meroctopus

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Oh, but you can have this.
Drink it when you're in desperate trouble. I would refrain from using it otherwise.

Merprince

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Are any of your potions actually safe to use?!

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Merprince

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Finally, we made it to a human settlement!

Littler Mermaid

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This is what they call a 'city'?
There's so many big buildings!

Little Mermaid

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Hey, don't forget that we have to keep drinking these potions every hour to keep our legs, so be careful.

Merprince

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Yes, we know!

Merprince

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Hm? What's this? Is it edible? It's shaped like a fish, but has some kind of black substance inside...

Littler Mermaid

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Nom... It's so yummy☆
It's so warm and sweet! I've never had anything like this before!

Little Mermaid

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Have you two forgotten that it's not safe out here...?

Little Mermaid

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But they seem to be enjoying themselves, so maybe it was worth the trip...

Little Mermaid

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Oh, these games look fun too.
I didn't even know the humans have this many games in their city...

Littler Mermaid's Voice

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Eep!

Merprince's Voice

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Wah!

Little Mermaid

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Huh?
They got caught?! How...?!

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Little Mermaid

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Oh no...! Don't tell me they forgot to drink their potions and lost their legs...!

Little Mermaid

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The humans that took them away looked really scary too...! What do I do?! Even if I did try to rescue them, I'll just end up getting caught too...!

Little Mermaid

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Wait, I know!

Little Mermaid

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I still have that weird potion! The one for when we get into really big trouble...!

Little Mermaid

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This is terrifying... But I have to save them before something awful happens to them!

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Little Mermaid

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Wait... Huh?

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Little Mermaid

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Wh-What just happened to me?!

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Little Mermaid

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No, I don't have time for that right now... I have to figure out a way to save them...!

Little Mermaid

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Okay!! Let's go!!

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Audience

Whoa! Where'd this gust come from?! Was it that giant fan over there?

Children

Look! It's like Mech Mermaid's really flying!

Little Mermaid

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Hang on, you guys...!!

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Tsukasa

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Thank you for coming to see our show today!

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Tsukasa

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We'll be eagerly awaiting your arrival at Phoenix Wonderland, so please make sure to come and visit sometime!

Nene

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N-Night tickets are also available!

Rui

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Our nighttime spectacles are full of wonderful illuminations, so please don't miss out.

Emu

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Come have some with us at Phoenix Wonderland, okay?

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Tourist

That park does shows like this? That's pretty cool.

Tourist

I used to go there all the time when I was a kid, but it might be nice to go now since it's been a while.

Nene

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...!

Nene

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(Thank goodness...!
Our show actually made them want to visit Phoenix Wonderland...!)

Rui

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Hehe. Looks like our first performance was a big success.

Rui

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I'm glad we decided to shorten the show and add in some effects that involve air and water.

Tsukasa

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So am I! Let's keep this up and knock our afternoon performance out of the park!

Emu, Rui & Nene

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Yeah!

Beach

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Nene

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Phew...
All that's left for today is to clean everything up.

Nene

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Oh, Robo-Nene needs to be recharged when I get back to the hotel too.

Nene

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(I'm so glad our first day as ambassadors went so well...)

Nene

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(Our story ended up being much happier compared to the Little Mermaid I saw when I was little...)

Nene

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(But our version seemed to make everybody smile, so I can't really ask for more.)

Nene

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Anyway, I should get back to the stage and... Huh?

???

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Nene

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Such a beautiful voice...
My heart's starting to race for some reason...

Nene

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Wait...
No, it can't be...

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Nene

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No way...!!

???

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Hehe. The beach really never disappoints. I feel like I can sing forever here!

???

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It'd be nice to go for a swim, but I forgot to bring a bathing suit. Maybe I can dry my clothes on the sand since it's so warm out...

???

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Hm...?
Oh, hello there. Can I help you?

Nene

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A-Are you...?

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Little Mermaid

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Diving into an unknown world is terrifying, but not being able to because of my own fears would be much worse!

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Little Mermaid

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'I'm going! I need to see him...!

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Little Mermaid

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Nene

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Yuka Kazamatsuri...?!

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