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The Mermaid Dilemma
Title: The Mermaid Dilemma
Fandom: Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea
Character(s): Tatsumiya, Wadanohara, Miyura
Pairing(s): Helica/Miyura/Seguro
Genre: Humor
Word Count: 530
Rating: PG
Warnings: None
Summary: Tatsumiya is not qualified to give sex ed, but at least she's better at it than Miyura.
Notes: It's my 600th AO3 fic!
Truth be told, Tatsumiya had never been cut out to be a sex ed teacher.
But she tried. (Oh my god, did she try.) When Wadanohara grew about that age, she took her aside and covered the essentials, including diagrams to illustrate anatomy. The picutre she used was of an oarfish, but most people in this form had more or less the same private parts and did it the same way.
Except…
“I think I understand… But how do mermaids do it?” Wadanohara asked, just when Tatsumiya was about to sigh in relief that her job was done. She tapped on the oarfish diagram, around the pelvis. “They don’t wear any clothes here and I’ve never seen them with one of these.”
Tatsumiya opened her mouth. Closed it. “You know, I’m not quite sure what mermaids do to reproduce.” It had been something she was briefly curious about as a child, but she was far too proper even then to ask about it. “I’m sorry, I can’t help you there.”
“That’s okay,” said Wadanohara. “I’ll just ask one of them.”
“...Oh dear.”
Some time later, Wadanohara and Tatsumiya found Miyura messing around with a jigsaw puzzle. As soon as she noticed their approach, Miyura waved at them, puzzle piece still in her hand. “Hey! How’s it going, guys?”
“Everything’s fine!” said Wadanohara, with a bright and cheery smile. “We have a question about mermaids.”
Miyura grinned. “Sure, I’m a mermaid expert. Hit me.”
“How do mermaids have kids?” asked Wadanohara.
The jigsaw piece clattered to the floor. Miyura gulped. “Uh… Tatsumiya…”
“I would have told her, but I don’t know the answer myself,” said Tatsumiya with a sigh. “So I can’t help you, I’m afraid.”
“I dunno if I’m qualified to tell you this,” said Miyura, fidgeting. “I mean, I don’t have kids, and it’s sort of supposed to be a mermaid secret anyway…”
Wadanohara looked disappointed. “So if I ask Irena, she won’t tell me either?”
“...Nah, Irena’d probably tell you too much…” Miyura cleared her throat. “Okay. The secret of how mermaids have kids, for your ears only. You’ve gotta promise not to tell anybody else, okay?”
Wadanohara perked up again. “Okay!”
“You too, Tatsumiya. Not even if my main squeezes ask about it!”
Tatsumiya nodded. “I promise. Although, wouldn’t they eventually find out if you three are all...”
“Anyway!!” said Miyura, suddenly bright red. “The secret of how mermaids have kids! So, first, you take some seashells, and you go out with your squeeze to the middle of the ocean where nobody’s gonna interrupt you...”
“...and then you’ve got an egg, and a little while later the egg hatches and you’ve got a baby mermaid,” Miyura finished.
“Thank you, Miyura! I never would’ve figured that out by myself,” said Wadanohara.
“Neither would I,” said Tatsumiya, faintly.
“Remember, you’re both sworn to secrecy, okay?” said Miyura. The two nodded. “Great, awesome. I don’t wanna be remembered as the mermaid who spilled the secret to the whole world.”
“Don’t worry,” Tatsumiya said. “Wadanohara understands how important it is to keep things confidential.”
“Of course!” said Wadanohara. “I won’t tell anybody.”
Half an hour later she told Samekichi about it.
Fandom: Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea
Character(s): Tatsumiya, Wadanohara, Miyura
Pairing(s): Helica/Miyura/Seguro
Genre: Humor
Word Count: 530
Rating: PG
Warnings: None
Summary: Tatsumiya is not qualified to give sex ed, but at least she's better at it than Miyura.
Notes: It's my 600th AO3 fic!
Truth be told, Tatsumiya had never been cut out to be a sex ed teacher.
But she tried. (Oh my god, did she try.) When Wadanohara grew about that age, she took her aside and covered the essentials, including diagrams to illustrate anatomy. The picutre she used was of an oarfish, but most people in this form had more or less the same private parts and did it the same way.
Except…
“I think I understand… But how do mermaids do it?” Wadanohara asked, just when Tatsumiya was about to sigh in relief that her job was done. She tapped on the oarfish diagram, around the pelvis. “They don’t wear any clothes here and I’ve never seen them with one of these.”
Tatsumiya opened her mouth. Closed it. “You know, I’m not quite sure what mermaids do to reproduce.” It had been something she was briefly curious about as a child, but she was far too proper even then to ask about it. “I’m sorry, I can’t help you there.”
“That’s okay,” said Wadanohara. “I’ll just ask one of them.”
“...Oh dear.”
Some time later, Wadanohara and Tatsumiya found Miyura messing around with a jigsaw puzzle. As soon as she noticed their approach, Miyura waved at them, puzzle piece still in her hand. “Hey! How’s it going, guys?”
“Everything’s fine!” said Wadanohara, with a bright and cheery smile. “We have a question about mermaids.”
Miyura grinned. “Sure, I’m a mermaid expert. Hit me.”
“How do mermaids have kids?” asked Wadanohara.
The jigsaw piece clattered to the floor. Miyura gulped. “Uh… Tatsumiya…”
“I would have told her, but I don’t know the answer myself,” said Tatsumiya with a sigh. “So I can’t help you, I’m afraid.”
“I dunno if I’m qualified to tell you this,” said Miyura, fidgeting. “I mean, I don’t have kids, and it’s sort of supposed to be a mermaid secret anyway…”
Wadanohara looked disappointed. “So if I ask Irena, she won’t tell me either?”
“...Nah, Irena’d probably tell you too much…” Miyura cleared her throat. “Okay. The secret of how mermaids have kids, for your ears only. You’ve gotta promise not to tell anybody else, okay?”
Wadanohara perked up again. “Okay!”
“You too, Tatsumiya. Not even if my main squeezes ask about it!”
Tatsumiya nodded. “I promise. Although, wouldn’t they eventually find out if you three are all...”
“Anyway!!” said Miyura, suddenly bright red. “The secret of how mermaids have kids! So, first, you take some seashells, and you go out with your squeeze to the middle of the ocean where nobody’s gonna interrupt you...”
“...and then you’ve got an egg, and a little while later the egg hatches and you’ve got a baby mermaid,” Miyura finished.
“Thank you, Miyura! I never would’ve figured that out by myself,” said Wadanohara.
“Neither would I,” said Tatsumiya, faintly.
“Remember, you’re both sworn to secrecy, okay?” said Miyura. The two nodded. “Great, awesome. I don’t wanna be remembered as the mermaid who spilled the secret to the whole world.”
“Don’t worry,” Tatsumiya said. “Wadanohara understands how important it is to keep things confidential.”
“Of course!” said Wadanohara. “I won’t tell anybody.”
Half an hour later she told Samekichi about it.