"Yeah." She grins.

The other mer children start examining her. Some chatter. 

"They say you smell different from the other magic kids that come here."

"I don't have the virus, could be that."

Whistle whistle, click click. And the mer-children rejoice. 

Michael grins. "Just told them about our plan."

"To turn you into a Miracle?"

"And then them!"

"Can't believe no one thought of it before."

"And then we will conquer the sea!" He looks at Sadde. "Peacefully! Come on, let's go find my mum."

"Right," she says, giggling, and follows.

Nemo and some of the other kids follow. 

They eventually come across a somewhat severe looking mermaid. Aside from the general greyness, she's kind of pretty, in an intense sort of way. She is also nursing a small tailed infant. Nemo and Michael chatter happily at her, and her expression lightens a little.

Sadde beams at her.

The mermaid looks at her, and then whistles at Michael. He clicks back.

"She says she's pleased to meet you, and Michael told her a lot about you."

"Tell her I'm pleased to meet her too and hope she doesn't spear anyone."

She gives her a look, but chatters dutifully. Their mother (her aunt?) responds. 

"She thinks you're funny."

"Good, then she probably won't spear me."

The mermaid cuddles Michael and Nemo a bit, once the baby is done nursing and swims off. 

"She says she's really happy that you're going to help us get powers."

"I am?"

"You're our canary!"

"Ah, right. Thanks, I guess."

Michael proceedes to show her around the village a bit, introducing him to some friends, most of whom don't have the most dignified English names.

Really? What kinds of names?

Anchor (a girl, apparently, it's rather hard to tell with prepubescent mer), Barnacle (a boy), Squiddy (another boy), and Batman (also a girl). 

...why is there a girl named Batman.