Christian & Open
Maddy was tired. She'd been working on expanding her powers, and in between that and doing her shows each night, it was draining. So she was more than ready to head home.
Her usual route was blocked by a jumble of equipment, so she doubled back and went around the other side. It took her past the mermaid tank, a place she admittedly didn't go by very often. She was busy yanking the pins out her hair, the way she always did post-show, and she almost missed the sight in the quick glance she gave the tank.
She stopped dead and backed up, slowly walking up to the glass wall of the tank. She heard the man's voice, but it took her a minute to register who it was and what he was saying. "What...what happened?" she asked, finally looking up at Christian.