World building is hard.
Do I want my mermen to have scales, or don’t I?
I can see dis/advantages to both.
Scales lend themselves to more fish puns throughout my story. But when describing Hue’s actual characteristics, I’ve often been comparing him to a dolphin. Dolphins don’t have scales.
Agh….
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