As soon as she was sat down, Lucy kicked her shoes off and buried her toes in the sand under the table. "You don't get a lot of beaches in London," she agreed. The mermaid colony had been almost a little overwhelming, having so much magic applied to her had felt like being back in school and unable to do for herself. Even though the castle had been gorgeous, she'd found the gills and the webbed feet and hands kind of disconcerting. This, though, this was dinner, on a beach. This she could deal with.
"I wish I could go home and tell my flatmates about today," she added. "Then make them watch The Little Mermaid so I can see if that castle really compares." Though, she supposed the castle had been - if anything - inspiration for the story, not the Disney film. But any excuse to watch a childhood favourite, right? She glanced down at the menu in front of her, noticing the large seafood section, which made sense for a restaurant on the beach. Still, she frowned. "I feel like it would be weird to eat fish right now..."