Episode 27

The submarine cruises through the open ocean, skimming along just beneath the sparkling surface of the sea. The three adventurers move through the ship, trying to settle in. Shin drains the ship of water, then he gives Pezci and Scypho control rings for personal hydrospheres (giant water bubbles). After learning the best way to navigate using the 'spheres, the two merpeople join Shin on a guided tour of their new home.
When they reach the control room, Scypho begins a careful campaign of aggravating Shin by belittling the ship, hoping to gain some advantage. After trying to impress the jellyfish — and failing — Shin finally loses his temper and takes them to a storeroom further down the corridor. This is the room where he keeps all those things he cannot show to the Dohrnii … and that includes the stunned Mirror!
The End of Chapter 3 Q&A follows after the episode.
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== Cast of Characters ==
== Gallery ==
== Synopsis ==
The sleek and powerful submarine glides smoothly through the ocean waters, skimming along beneath the rippling surface, sparkling with the sunlight glancing off the waves. Pezci, Scypho and Shin are swimming through a waterfilled entry room when Pezci asks Shin if he's sure the Dohrnii will be okay. He answers her even as he reaches out and presses a button on the wall, getting a beep! in response. He tells her the Dohrnii are very capable and smart, and that he has full faith in their escape. He turns to her and tells her in an excited voice that it's especially true if they use his backup escape plan. The button Shin pressed continues beeping, followed by the sloshing of the water. The level of the water is decreasing, and it causes Pezci to start flailing about and wailing in hysteria. Meanwhile Scypho firmly demands that Shin had better have a good solution for keeping them alive in the sub. Tipping his face mask up to its former position as the brim of his cap, he apologizes, telling them he hasn't had visitors in so long that he forgot all about this.
He holds up a ring as if they should know what to do with it, then he tosses several of the rings at them; not knowing they should be catching them, the rings fall into the descending water. He tells them to put a ring on each of the index and middle fingers of one hand, and that will give them control over their hydrospheres wherever they go; they just have to snap their fingers to summon a 'sphere. They do as they're told, and with a bloop!, they're quickly encased in the water bubbles familiar from before, when they were prisoners,Airbreather and it was Shin wearing the control rings. He then instructs them to do "swishy motions" to swim, and almost immediately Pezci goes too far and, with a whoosh and a crash, slams into a bulkhead. Shin compliments her with a big smile on her spirit.
Stepping through an open hatch, Shin stops and stands beneath a pair of powerful blowers that dry him off, then he tells them they can follow him as he starts the tour. Their first stop is the weapons room, which contains a variety of spears and harpoons and guns that use them. He announces this is his favorite room. Next stop on the tour is the dungeon room, which Shin reminds them they're familiar with.Jellyfish Man?? Following that, he shows them to the generator room, which he gleefully announces is the Power Room. Next they come to a cabin which had remained waterfilled while the rest of the ship had drained, which is furnished with beds and a table. Shin tells them this is where they'll be staying while aboard. Another stop on the tour is the torpedo room, which is full of a variety of explosive missiles. He tells them this is his other favorite room. Now they come upon the periscope/radar mast room, which, he tells them, is how he sees things. Next they come to a room equipped with a dining table surrounded by tailback chairs; this is the mess hall, where they will dine as companions. At last, they come to the control room — which in other times and places would have been called the bridge — the place where Shin says all the action happens. Hands on hips, Shin announces this is his other, other favorite room. In the center of the room is the spoked rudder wheel that is at the hub of the control room. Scypho and Pezci look around, confused and uncertain by what they're seeing. Mistaking their expressions, he reassures them that they don't have to worry about getting things wet because all the items in this ship are waterproof.
Scypho looks around at everything, wearing a smirk and thinking this is actually kinda cool. Pezci tells Shin with a genuine smile that this is a really nice ship; Shin takes the compliment as his due, saying he knows. Scypho sneers and says it's not that impressive, stunning the man. Scypho goes on, telling the now grim-faced human that it's fancy and high tech, but surely all this stuff isn't the best he has to offer. Trying to look thoughtful, Scypho rubs his chin with a curled finger and tells Shin that he's seen his share of fancy things, and he would say that this is just sort of … eh. Trying to act casual, and puzzling Pezci, Shin leans against the helm with his elbow draped over the wheel and offhandedly remarks that the whole ship is designed to go anywhere, from the deep sea to the surface and still function as a living space and battleship. Still acting like he's not impressed, Scypho says that's okay, but is that really all he has? He would think that the last surviving human would have waaay cooler things, all the while keeping watch on Shin out of the corner of his eye. Shin is finally starting to get ruffled, and he declares he does have something cooler, then he frantically looks around trying to find something cooler. He eventually reaches into a cabinet, telling Scypho to check this out, and he pulls out a harpoon mounted in a canister. He tells his audience, not noticing how Pezci is flinching back, that it's an antique harpoon from before the Great Flood, and he created an amazing portable cannon to shoot it out with great force, which he promptly does. He launches the harpoon with a boom and a crash up into the control room ceiling and knocking loose pieces of material. Pezci fortunately only gets hit by a single small piece. Shin declares that it is very rare and very cool. Continuing to act disinterested, Scypho claims to have seen rarer and cooler. Aggravated beyond reason, Shin decides he has something that'll impress him. Pezci watches Scypho, trying to figure out what he's up to, while he smirks and keeps a side-eye on Shin.
Scypho and Pezci follow along behind Shin as he marches, wearing a grimly determined smile, down the corridor to yet another room they hadn't seen yet. He leads them into a storeroom filled with battleaxes, books, a giant octopus in a glass tube, and even a jar full of slitted eyeballs on a table in the back. He informs them this is the collection of stuff the Dohrnii definitely shouldn't know about. Going unnoticed by anyone, the Mirror lies on a table that's also in the back of the room, sparkling stars from being stunned by the ship's computer cycling above its glassy surface.
== Q&A! ==
Hey, everyone! I hope you enjoyed the episode! It's time to answer some of your questions from last week!
You guys sent so many questions! I don't think I can answer all of them though… 😥️
Q1: I like how you picked the name for Shin. Were the other names also inspired or were they made up?
Pezci is inspired from the word "Pez" which means fish in Spanish. Pescadita is also one of the pet names my mom calls me. (It basically means "little fishy") "Pecesita" is also used.
Scypho comes from Scyphozoan (classification of "true jellies"). Not much deep meaning there, I just thought it sounded neat. "Scy" for short.
Q2: Who's your favorite character to draw?
My favorite to draw hasn't been introduced yet! But honestly, I've designed my characters to make them all equally fun to draw. Scy and Pez wander off, so she whispers to a starry-eyed Shin… It's you and by a lot. Scy comes back saying I heard that!
Q3: Is Pezci the last of her kind?
She is the last of that species of damselfish, so yes, in a sense. Shin: First time? Pezci:…
Q4: What's your favorite fish? Aquatic bird? Marine mammal? Marine plant? Aquatic reptile?
Threadfin pearl perch. Pretty long fins!
Birds are strange, but I'll go with a heron.
Narwhal. True unicorns~
Mermaid's wine glass.
Yellow-lipped sea krait.
Q5: What programs/art tablet do you use?
Ah yes, the age old question to ask artists! I use Clip Studio Paint and a Huion Kamvas GT-191. I wish it had buttons. I also frequently use my iPad with Clip Studio and Procreate as well. 9 inch, small but gets the job done.
I also work on a rock column in the middle of the ocean. It's the best place for inspiration to strike. I've got it!
Q6: Do you like seafood?
YES! Crab legs are my FAVORITE.
Q7: If Shin could be anything other than human, what would he be vs. what would he want to be?
Shin: I wanna be a mix of Dohrnii, swordfish, tuna, wahoo, snipe eel, mako shark, killer whal—
Andreafishy: He would be a marlin.
Q8: Is the Mirror supposed to be Poseidon's or King Triton's trident?
I dunno!
Q9: Have all sea life evolved into merpeople and does that include freshwater aquatic life?
There are still versions of sea creatures which are basically the regular versions of the animals we have today. Rogue barracuda
Everyone else is a merperson, though all beings that cannot survive in marine habitats are extinct. People barracuda
Q10: Are there going to be different types of shark people or deep sea people in the story?
You'll see~
Q11: Will we be given any insight to the humans' background and fate?
Hmm, yeah I can share that. For the merpeople, it's common knowledge that the humans were wiped out thousands of years ago by a great flood. This flood was caused by the Light Tower to cover all the land in ocean.
Q12: Do you like rain?
I LOVE RAIN! Hydrate me!!!
== Epilogue ==
Thank you guys for all your questions! I loved reading them and you guys asked so many good ones!
So sorry I couldn't answer everything! I'll probably have another Q&A when Chapter 4 is finished, or if I hit another subscriber milestone.
Take care and check out the next episode that's coming out on the 27th! Also, Happy LatinX Heritage Month! Be sure to support your LatinX creators!
Stay hydrated and I'll sea you later!
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