You really believe you're -- you're really like this?" Yes, daddy. For long as I knew."He soberly nodded and briefly turned as though musing some long... lost whimsey then faced me with a look. "You...really want to stay like this?"I lifted my head and gazed back into his eyes. "For ever and ever, daddy," I said and he stared at me as though weighing my fact against enchantment, his deflated expectations against perked fascination."Jesus you're--you're so--so beautiful!" he breathed with unabashed. When he eventually did see her approach, his chest clenched as he rushed down to the base of the tower and out the door. The mermaid was waiting, in the usual spot, with her eyes on the usual target. She didn't need to point this time. He already knew. He hooked an arm around her shoulders, and she didn't resist, letting him simply hold her. The way she slumped into him made it clear she thought the quest was futile at this point.So why had she come back?Although the obvious answer never. Coleen remained silent. Looking around. Mousey continued, “He was Mufah Taluh and he taught you everything about being a Mufah.”“How do you know about that?” Coleen asked quietly.“I am Mufah Manu,” the Mufah said softly. “I am your brother... step brother. Do you know the story of the Mufah Taluh Manu?”“Yes,” Coleen said slowly, “I have heard the stories. They are legends, like many from my father’s planet.”“Short version,” Mousey cut in. “You are on your father’s planet. We sniffers carry. He was very interested in girls, especially cock-sucking girls.So when he got home from baseball practice, I followed him into his room and sat on the side of his messy bed. "How'd it go?" I asked.He nodded his shaggy head. "Got to pitch some batting practice," he said, stripping off his shirt, tossing it toward the wash bag and pulling on an old Orioles t-shirt. I was surprised to see the muscles the kid had. He was ripped, seriously cut I mean, hard abs and wide chest, great shoulders."They.