“You find me attractive?” the mermaid asked the derelict sailor.

“Absolutely,” he nodded. “Don’t you agree?”

She frowned. “No merman did.”

It seemed impossible. “Why?” he asked.

“My figure,” she said. “I’m not streamlined.”

“Is that why humans only ever see mermaids with curvaceous figures?”

“We go where we’re appreciated.”

This story earned an Honourable Mention, with a $10 prize, in the Mere 50 Words contest.