But they can be for that! Oh, and we can punch sharks too! You're good at punching things, you'll have to teach me your techniques!

[ The more he talks about it, and the more she thinks about it, the more excited she's getting... the exact opposite of what he's told her to do. But she can't help it! ]

I can figure it out! And the sharks will be my new friends and we'll have a great time, and they can take the place of my doves and bunnies! Are there dolphins too?! I can ride a dolphin!

[ She's practically bouncing in her seat at this point, planning for a future that's probably most definitely not going to be spent under water like she wants to. ] Oh, but instead of living in the ocean or the lake, can I live in your bathtub instead?

[ ...And now, he's said the other word she loves so much: magic. This isn't the good kind of magic, though, and she knows it, but... real magic! ]

I want to learn how they do it! I'm gonna figure it out! And then we can use it to reverse what's been done to everyone... except the mermaids! Or at least, mermaid me! But everyone else can be fixed!