Hi, I'm Kerrin, one of the mods here, the one you've been talking to :)
I'll secretly hold both pbs for you on the taken list, so that's not a worry.
We need both mermaids and pirates, but I'd say we definitely need mermaids more! With mermaids as long as you are big on interaction with people and don't just sit in mermaid cove, I say it's a good group to start with!
Like Sarah said above, we have a few people from European time zones here!