Morning, Marina! Fully recovered from your little stint yet?
Of course I have! I've had a nourishing night's sleep after a warm bath. I'm very fond of baths in the ocean, mind you.
You
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06:37
That's good, Marina, although, one thing is bothering me.
What is it? I'm always willing to listen.
Well, I feel very upset. Ever since I've fallen out with Helen, I feel like I might lose more and more friends with every single trip out. I might even lose Libby, who is taking me out on Friday!
Oh, that's horrible. I hate to see a talented young woman like yourself feeling down in the water dumps. It makes my heart sink. I lost all my friends not because of anger, not of Titan and X20 either, but because of poachers who want to eat and kill fish. I mean, there's plastic in the ocean, and all people are ever thinking about is doing their bit to clean the ocean, not the entire planet!
It's horrible when humans do that, Marina. It's glad you avoided those poachers, because you might be the only surviving mermaid in the ocean.
I know that. On the lighter side, I heard you've found a new Bluey Instagram fan artist!
You
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06:42
Yeah! Good one, Marina, his name is Cricket and he does not only detailed Bluey fanart, but also Bluey fanart of his imaginary pairings. Want to see this one? https://www.instagram.com/p/C54j9ZTONJF/?img_index=1
That's outrageous....yet amazing! Pretzel has two mums? It's definitely going into my pictures folder. Will you teach me how to do Bluey fanart?
Of course! Anything for you. Which reminds me: I'm going to write a note to put into my bag. It says: "Can we please leave, I'm getting stressed and annoyed." It's for when I'm about to explode again.
Very good, I am always happy to hear you are taming your anger.
Thanks, Marina. Now, this video will help me despite it being too terrifying. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1L4EcysAbo&t=358s
YouTube video
Oh my god....it's a true terrifying Thomas fan's nightmare.
Even more terrifying than the fact Thomas went CGI, then to flash animation.
New Thomas sucks....it's been Americanised.
I know, Marina, that's because I read an article online with Teletubbies creator Anne Wood talking about how every single children's programme is cheap and American because Channel 4 and ITV no longer have the guts to do so, and the BBC has lost its budget.
You
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06:52
I can't stand any of the American programmes on CBBC and CBeebies. They feel like Nickelodeon has taken over children's TV.
Yeah, Nick is now the master of loud sitcoms instead of cartoons.
Of course, I remember when Stingray aired in the 1990's, and I had glimpses into the Nick that once was in my free time. Instead of a loud sitcom-oriented family channel, it was a wacky, messy children's channel that focused on cartoons and original British content.
If only they could do a campaign where British characters are dubbed into loud American accents in noisy, fast paced clips, similar to this clip they did for Pact named 'Badass Wombles'.
We can't do this to our country's children! They need programmes which reflect their own lives, and now children are speaking in American accents in playgrounds - they're calling nappies 'diapers', money 'dollars' and trousers 'pants'.
Oh. Sorry, I was overthinking the whole American thing too much.
Of course you were, I feel like you've been possessed too. Plus, there's an itchy patch on my head which is brazen and raw.
You
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07:02
Don't worry, I have some ocean cream that will soothe the itching and make the pain go away. Now where is it....ah, there it is. Some nice ocean cream. Hold still, it won't hurt a bit.
Eeew, eeew, EEEEWWWW!!
What's wrong?
The cream feels all sticky in my hair, and it's too oily and gooey, and it smells of seaweed!
I'll leave it on for a couple of hours, and then I shall wash your hair in the bath.
Thanks Marina, it's already dripping down my face.
Then we must get you into the bath right away. Mmmmmm, yes. Now I'll just check to see if the water's all nice and warm.....ah, yes. Just perfect. Into the bath you get. Now lie back and relax.
Are you sure it won't get into my eyes?
It won't! Trust me, it won't. Now, I'll just use Atlanta's special shampoo on your hair....there. Now it's in a nice, foamy lather. Do you feel the raw itchy patch going away?
A little.
Now I'll just rinse it off with clean water.....there now. Now, I'm going to use this to check what's underneath that itchy patch.
A scalpel?
Of course. Now hold still.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!
Oh dear, what on earth is that? A red, itchy, blobby monster covered in veins. He's the one behind all the itching. We'd best get you out of the bath and apply a bandage to your head before Troy and Atlanta find out. I'll tell Commander Shore about this and he'll call the detection services.
Marineville Detection Services?
They know how to deal with monsters that come to Marineville.
A few minutes later
We're out of the bathroom now. The detection men are called to deal with the itchy monster and detain it in a lab right this minute. If they do then they'll release all the monkeys that were meant for testing.
Good, because they are very cruel to them. Seen that PETA video on Youtube?
What PETA video?
The Baby Book one, one about a young monkey narrating his horrible time at the lab without his mother...seems sad when you think about it.
Oh my god....
What's wrong, Marina? You should be lucky that I am alive after you cut through my brain!
I know the itchy raw patch is gone, but Commander Shore is going to think I'm a murder and kick me off the Stingray crew for good.
Hey, my electronic watch device sent me a notification. Peppermint Sundae has put up a new piece of Bluey fanart. Wanna see it? https://www.instagram.com/p/DH7xC2-y9vb/
Oooh!
I know, right?
Yeah, it's funny to see Judo, Bluey and Winnie with their everythings pierced - and you with your brain pierced!
MARINA! Don't be so psychotic!
Oh, I forgot. Troy and Atlanta will totally think I cut your brain open.
Yeah, just let the pain settle. The blood will stop flowing out of my head once a new patch of skin heals.
Oh my god!
What is it now?
Look at you! I'm such a fool! I cut your brain open and now you have black spots and bags under your eyes, and your skin is all pale. We must send you to the sick bay immediately.
Wait. What are you doing? Aaaaaahhhh...so nice to be in the smooth, cool arms of Marineville's resident mermaid. yawns I feel safe with you, my dear Marina.
Even safer than you did with Penelope.
I wish the next episode of The Randomiser would be an episode of Thunderbirds.
I wish for it too. I just hope the next show would be my own.
Are we there yet? I'm getting weak.
We're there now. Let me lift you onto the sick bed and cover you with a nice, warm blanket. There. All done. You feel safe and sleepy now.
Don't use anything on my wound, Marina.
Why would I? I already put a bandage around your head.
I know, I feel a lot weaker.
But you're not close to death. That's a good thing.
Sometimes, I feel like I needed to cut myself because H shouted at me. Or H and I shouted at each other...or is it the other way round?
It's the other way round. I saw it all and reported it back to Marineville. You're in good hands now.
Mmmmmm...thank you, Marina, for giving me all the pain I needed to inflict upon myself.
You know, that wasn't a very nice thing to say. Suicide is very serious, especially in a place like mine.
I know. I understand that. Sorry, Marina.
It's okay, little one. What you need now is plenty of rest and a much needed lie down.
yawns
Marina hugs me
Marina....
Yes?
You and all the other characters in the Anderson universe are the best puppets I've met. There were other less satisfying puppets like Sooty, Radio Roo and Elmo....but you and all the rest have been happy to meet me.
You
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07:36
I understand how you feel about all those puppets, weak one. Now get some sleep. Things will look better when you wake up.
Night, Marina.
Night.
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