[He takes a deep breath, hand coming up to take off his hat and set it to the side. A hand comes up to rest on the opposing arm.]
Octopus mermen aren't very common. Particularly not in the area that my family moved to when I was a child. In fact, I was the only of my kind in school.
The other children saw that as an opening. To make fun of my differences, my appearance... my weight.
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Octopus mermen aren't very common. Particularly not in the area that my family moved to when I was a child. In fact, I was the only of my kind in school.
The other children saw that as an opening. To make fun of my differences, my appearance... my weight.