No they don't he's totally stronger than them see—

No. No he's not. What the fuck stupid powers that don't even let him—ah, there, now he's stronger than them.

His world is a flurry of clicks and beating tails.

He will attack them all!!!!

This is the best land child Seal's brought home ever.

He would agree if he understood what they were talking about.

Eventually, the mer-children cease their assault, with Charles the clear winner. They then proceed to swim around regarding him curiously.

He is the best land kid. So smug.

One child smirks and whistles a bit. 

Michael rolls his eyes at them. 

He looks at Michael quizzically.

He makes a "tell ya later gesture."

In the meantime, some of the adults want to paint Charles up like a proper mer-child.

Ooh sure he can be painted.

And so he's smeared head to toe with mollusk guts in patterns that tell of his epic dolphin murder.

He is a true warrior.

And then a mermaid hugs him and beams down at him.

...okay?

Michael tries to communicate via pantomime that the mermaid is his mother.

Ooh. He beams at her, too.

Some of the other mer kids show off their recently acquired Miracles. 

None of them are apparently any good in a fight so he's not too impressed.

Now that would just be unfair. And possibly deadly, in the case of one child who can produce underwater fire.

Oooh coooooool. Okay he approves of underwater fire!

Or the kid who can turn fish into bloated monstrosities.

That one could totally have used their power in the fight.

Then she'll sick the horror-fish on him!