"Far, far from land, where the waters are as clear as glass, there, where no anchor can reach the bottom, live the mer-people." "We do not have immortal souls." "When we die, we shall never rise again." "But you, you have a soul that lives eternally." "As we rise up through the waters to look at the world of man, your soul rises up to the unknown, the beautiful world, that we shall never see." "But I wanted to see that world." "So I went to the sea witch, and she mixed me a potion." ""Drink it before the sun rises," she said." ""Your tail will divide and shrink, until it becomes what human beings call 'pretty legs'." "But every time your foot touches the ground it will feel as though you were walking on knives so sharp that your blood must flow." "If you cannot make him fall so much in love with you that he forgets both his father and mother, because his every thought concerns only you, the first morning after he has loved another, your heart will break and you will" "become foam on the ocean."" "She took my voice as payment for the potion." "That's the price for true love." " Are you okay?" "Have a little too much to drink?" "Yeah, they all got clothes on." "Let's get you inside and find you something to wear." "You're smokin' hot." "I figured you were about Jamie's size." "Oh, Jamie is Everett's sister." "You don't know Jamie?" "Hey, wait!" "What the hell?" " Do I know you?" " Oh hey Everett." " Carter, you wanna introduce me to your friend." " She's not my friend." " Okay." " Let's get you a drink." "The world of man is cruel." "This is not what I expected." "What kind of man would live in a world such as this?" " Don't go babe." " I'm sorry, my husband comes home tonight." "I had fun this weekend though." " Wanna come inside for one last round?" " I know what one last round means, I have to go." " Hey, weird girl, where are you?" "Come on, party's over." "Do I know you?" "I need a drink." "And you need a drink." "Come on." "What do you wanna drink?" "Oh, that's right, you don't talk." "Really scraping' the bottom of the barrel with this one." "More of a wine girl, I see." "Are you sure you don't wanna get in?" "Probably can't swim, anyways." "Wanna go do somethin' else?" "Come on." "Yeah, nice." "Oh, you're still here." "Persistent, aren't you?" "You wanna eat some breakfast?" "Okay, I'll get you some clothes." "Take a shower, too." "You look like shit." " All done?" " Yes ma'am." " Can I get you anything else?" "You sure, I can get you something El-  she doesn't want anything, thank you." " Alright, let me know if you change your mind." " Why don't you talk?" "Maybe your name, let's try that." "Repeat after me, "my name is."" " Can I get you two some dessert?" " Where's your restrooms?" " Oh, right back there." " Let him go." " What's your name, sweetie?" "Can you speak?" "Do you have somewhere to go?" "Here, you take it." "You need it more than I do." "Are you okay?" "I'll be right back." "Come on, I have a place for you to stay." "No, don't worry about him, alright?" "Come on, I've only got 30 minutes, let's go." " How are you, ladies?" " Hey, we're fine, and yourself?" " Good, just on my way to work." " You guys live here now?" "I thought that..." " She's just staying here for a few days." " I gotcha, guess I'll see you around then." " Alright." " Tell Jax I said hi." " Yeah, I will." "See, I told you it was safe here." "Oh wow, what a mess." "He's not home right now, so just make yourself at home." "You'll be fine." "Look, I'm gonna write down my number, just in case you need anything, okay?" "Not that you'll be able to call." "I'll put the address down just in case you need to go anywhere." "Now, there's food in the fridge, and junk on the TV." "I've got to head back to the diner." "You're gonna be okay." "I'll come back and check on you in a couple of days, okay?" " hey, Roxanne, interested?" " Definitely." " Hey, you still have to pay for that." " Pay for what?" " Never mind." "Hey, who's the new girl?" " What?" "Who?" "Not my girl." " She should be." "Okay, Pedro." "Close your mouth before the drool comes out." " It's Pedro, my name is pronounced peh-dro." " That's nice, get back to work." "She's a great dancer." " Hey." " Are you lookin' for a job, or a lapdance?" " Judging by your reaction, lack of cash, and the fact that you have boobs, I'd say job." "Can you dance?" " Hey, what's going on?" " She wants a job." " Hey, sky." " She doesn't talk much." " Can you talk?" "Well, we've had weirder." "I can show her the ropes and we see what she's got." " She'll need new clothes." " I can take her shopping when I get done, before I go my meeting." " Just be sure you make it to that meeting." " I will, I will." "Hey, I gotta go." "See you tomorrow." "Okay, bye." " So you need new clothes, sky's gonna come get you later, take you shopping." "Just leave your address at the bar, okay?" "See you tomorrow." " Sorry, I was just..." "There is no good excuse." "I just wanted to take your picture, so..." " Sorry I was late, I was taking pictures of dogs at the dog pound." "And they had more than I thought, so..." "You wanna get some pizza?" "Pizza, you know what pizza is?" "You don't know what pizza is?" "What are you, a dancer or a model or something?" "I mean you've got the body, but at what cost?" "Okay, come on, we gotta show you what pizza is." "Are you ready?" "Behold, pizza." "Go ahead, take a piece." "Okay, I'll show you." "Like this." "It's delicious." "Bigger, come on." "See, there you go, it's good, yeah?" "No, woah, hey, no." " Do I know you from somewhere?" " I don't think so, can I help you?" " Yeah, I'm here for, well, i don't know her name, but mute girl?" " Oh, right, come on in." " Thanks." " Do you know her?" " Hey." "I work at the club, I'm here to take you shopping?" "Don't worry, I'll have her home soon." " Hold on." " Hey." " Here, just in case." " Okay, bye." "What?" "You've never seen a sex toy before?" "Come on." "Oh my god, you would look so good in this." "What size are you?" "Probably a four." "There's no way we're the same size." "Don't worry, you'll lose some weight." "Oh my god, look at that one." "I know you expect us to be bff's but it's not gonna happen." "I had fun, but I'd just prefer to not make it a habit." "Don't take it personal, i just don't like to get too close to anybody." "People always let you down." "You want one?" " Hey, how much?" " Like you can afford it, keep going asshole!" "Don't worry about that, you'll get used to it workin' at the club." "So where you from, anyway?" "I get it, you don't have to tell me." "I like to keep my personal life close to the vest, too." "You seem nice, though." "Come on, let's go." " Gimme all your cash." " We don't have any cash." " Bull shit, y'all strippers." "You got cash." "Okay, okay, okay, it's in my purse, over by the bags." "Piece of shit, trying to rob two little girls." " Ow." " You okay?" "Okay, okay, let's go." "I gotta get you out of here." "Come on, let's go." "I got somewhere to be." " Hello?" "Somebody there?" "Oh, right." "Hey, have fun?" "You're probably pretty tired, huh?" "Well, I've got a clean towel in my bedroom." "I've got my stuff on the couch, so you're more than welcome." "Also, I've got got a meeting tonight, I shouldn't be very long, though." "No, I'll stay on the couch." "I stay on there 75% of the time anyway." "You can take the bedroom." "Come on." "Well, this is it." "Good night." " Hey." " Oh, hey." " I knew I knew you from somewhere." " You got another one of those?" " You're late." " You're not exactly on time." " What group?" " Aren't these supposed to be anonymous?" "Aa, I'm in aa." " Narcotics, two years." " Well, I better get inside." " Hey, wanna ditch?" " Maybe next time." "Hey." "I'm about to leave, but i made you some breakfast." "How'd you sleep?" "Oh, right, cool." "I gotta go, but you got plans tonight?" "You wanna go do something?" "Not like a date, or anything, just like a hangout or..." "Okay, cool." "Well, I gotta go, but I'll be back at like, six-ish or something, so, okay, okay, bye." " Not bad." "You still have some work to do, but not bad." " So you start tonight, and you're go-- oh, you have plans or something?" "Fine, take tonight off." "You start tomorrow night, does that work for you?" "Okay." "Catch her up on what she needs to know, then get ready for tonight." " Alright, come on." " Oh, I see you found my clothes." "And you cleaned." " I got you this, for tonight." "I know you don't have much." " Well, I'm gonna go change, so." "Wow." "You ready?" "sorry, you don't care about that." "I just, you don't really talk a whole lot, so I'm just rambling and." "So have you been mute your whole life, or is it?" "I'm not really the most photogenic person." "I'm more of like a behind-the-camera kind of guy." "they're beautiful, huh?" "where are you from?" " if he's not into you, then move on." "I mean, look at you, you have guys lining down the block for you." "What?" "He's not here." "You're gorgeous, if he doesn't like you, he's probably gay." "You kissed?" "Okay, then what's the big deal?" "What?" "Girl, I get it." "Listen, I'm not for love." "But if I were a normal person, I'd tell you not every guy is the same, and to get back in there." "Now come on, let's go dance this out and get some of your dignity back." "Just a sec." "Hey!" "What are you doing here?" " I was in the neighborhood and thought I'd swing by and check on..." " Oh, she's not here." " Oh, okay." "So how's it going?" "Is she like, super weird?" " No, she's actually pretty cool." " Oh, well that's good." " Yeah, she's..." "I don't know, she's different?" "I don't really know how to explain it." " Well, you're busy, I should go." " You okay?" "I've got a few minutes, we can go grab a coffee or something." " No, I should be getting ready for work anyways." " You sure?" " Yeah." " Okay." "Alright well, love you dude." " Love you too." " Your friends stopped by." " It's so good to see you." "Don't look so frightened, darling." "Just checking in." "It's been forever." " I told her she could stay for dinner, I hope that's okay." " He's nice." "Look, our deal was for Everett." "To make things a little interesting, I'll switch it to Jax." "Do we have a deal?" "I will not make this offer twice." "You can say no and I'll take you back to sea now." "Of course you still won't have your voice, but you'll be with your father and sisters." "They do miss you dearly." "It's not what you thought it would be, is it?" "The human world, it's a cruel place." "The way they treat one another, it's disgusting, and that's coming from me." "Poor souls, unfortunate." "Alright." " Dinner's ready." " So, what do you do?" " I'm in the music industry." " Oh, a singer." " No, more like a collector of voices." " So, like a music producer?" " Something like that." "What is it what you do?" " I'm a photographer." " Would you like some wine?" " No, you ladies go ahead." "I'm not much of a wine drinker." " Just try a sip." " Music, huh?" "That's interesting." " And what do you do?" " I work with her." " And what do you two do, exactly?" " Yeah, I've kind of been wondering the same thing." " We're dancers at quixotic." " Sorry, I had no idea." " Really, the clothes didn't tip you off?" " I guess I really didn't think about it." " She does quite well." "She has quite a few fans." " I'm sure she does." " You don't have to dance, if you don't want to." "I can help you with money, or whatever, until you can find something else." "Well, if that's what you wanna do." " What are you two whispering about?" "Well, what are you whispering about?" "She's not much of talker." " Just work stuff." " Guess it's about time I've head out." "Get back to the ole whore house, get some practice in." "See ya tomorrow." " I don't think that" " You know what, it's okay." "I know what you think, and I don't care." " I'm right behind you." "Well, thank you for the lovely dinner." "I'll be seeing you again, real son." "I'll see myself out." " Well, that was fun." "I'm gonna go take a bath." " Didn't know I had an audience." " You should always dance like you have an audience." "To the dance." "You have talent." " Thanks." " No, I'm serious." "Can you stop for one second?" "I'm trying to be real with you right now." "Maybe this is a way for you to get out." " Get out of what, a steady paycheck?" " You're not gonna be young and hot forever." " Yeah, thanks for that little Pearl of wisdom." " I'm just trying to look out for you." " I don't need looking out for, never have." " All things truly wicked start from innocence." " You get it." "No, I wanna sleep forever." "Okay, I'm up." "What the hell?" "I can't see." "I can't see" "I can't see." "What are you doing?" "Stop, stop." " Hello?" "Hello?" " Go away." " Come on, let me in." " I said go!" " I'm not leaving until you let me in." " Oh my gosh." " Satisfied?" " I can't believe she'd leave you at home like this." " I told her to." " Yeah, but still." " Amanda, leave it alone, please." " I just wanna make sure you're being taken care of, that's all." " I appreciate that, she is taking care of me." "I just, I don't wanna mess this up." " Can I get you anything?" " Yeah, actually there's a photo book in my dark room, could you get that for me?" " Yeah, sure." "So what'd the doctor say?" " They said they'd call with the results." " People don't just go blind for no reason." " I'm aware of that, thank you." " Well I'm just saying, maybe there has to be some type of explanation or fix for it." " These are really good." " Thanks." " She really is beautiful." " Yeah, she is." " What I wanted you to see was on page six, I think." " Did you find it?" " Yeah." " I think I'm gonna head back to the diner." " Okay." " Can I keep this?" " Yeah, of course, it's yours, I've got others." " Call me if you need anything, I'm just a phone call away." " Thanks." " Look at you, you are glowing." "Did you give him a little?" " Oh wow, frisky." " What do you want, Pedro?" " It's peh-dro, not pee-dro." " Pedro, out." " Oh man, it's peh-dro, peh-dro." " Out." "Andale!" "I got a guy in the red room for you." "You wanna dance, don't you?" " What's going on?" " I'm giving her a run in the red room." " No, I have the red customers for the next hour." " Your hour's up early." "Come on, let's go." "Can't keep them waiting." " Please see, please see, please see, please see, please see, please see, please see, please see, please see." " So sorry to keep you waiting, she's definitely worth the wait." " What, you work here now?" " Why are you so scared?" "I thought we had fun." "Look baby, I paid for a dance." "Stop." "I know you liked it." "Ah, dammit!" " What is going on here?" "Go to the dressing room, now." "You don't get to touch girls in my club." "You do, you're out." " Look lady, I paid for a dance, and I'm gonna get my money's worth." "And you don't get to touch me!" " Ah, shit!" " Johnny!" "Get him out of here!" " This is some bullshit." " Move it." " Wipe those tears, you're on in five." "Look, what happened was unfortunate, but it's part of the job, and you need to make me some money." "That was a loyal client, and he's not coming back." "Suck it up and leave your emotions in here." "They don't pay to see your heart, they pay to see your tits, now get ready." " I've never seen anyone dance like her, look at these poor bastards." "She's good." " you wanna get some pizza?" "Is there no more pizza left?" "Geez, you eat a lot." "There's still nothing." " Oh, hey." " Hey." " I brought some groceries, I'm just gonna put 'em in the fridge." " So have you found your own place yet?" "Don't you think it's about time you start?" "Look, he's a nice guy, and I just don't want him to get hurt." " I can hear you." "I want her here." "I appreciate your help, especially right now," "I just, it's not your place to ask her to leave." " But I'm just" " I know what you're trying to do." " I think I'm gonna, I'm gonna go." " Yeah, I think that's probably for the best." " Let me know if he needs anything." " Feels light." "You better bring it tomorrow night." " Are you saying i didn't bring it tonight?" " Oh, you brought it just as much as you normally do." "But it's not gonna cut it anymore." " Oh yeah, why is that, new standards?" " New girls, new better girls." " Yeah, I think you mean girl." "I wonder if I can fly." "Would the wind swoop under my arms like it does with the birds' wings and carry me up to the stars?" "But what a terrible death if I couldn't." "And what a silly girl for thinking I could." "For the first time since I've been here, I feel like" "I might actually get what I've always wanted." "But now that it's within my grasp, I wonder if that's what I really want." "I miss my sisters." "I miss the sea, my home." "Would she even let me go back?" "Would I go back if I could?" " Are you out here?" "For a moment I think about just sitting here silently until he leaves." "Maybe he'll go back to sleep." " Hello?" "If I hold him one more time, there's no way I could go." " You're freezing." "Come on, let's go back to bed." "Good morning." "Smells good, did you make me breakfast?" "Thank you, for being so patient." "No, I need to learn to do it on my own." "Okay, but just this one time, and then I need to learn to do it on my own, okay?" "Hello?" "Yeah, that's me." "What do you mean?" "I told you that I was like this when I woke up, I..." "No, I haven't been like this my whole life." "No, I understand, I don't think you understand what I'm te." "Okay, okay." "Don't." "Please, don't." "Just leave me alone." "Leave me alone!" " You're on." "I need to talk to you." " That doesn't sound good." " I'm going to put her in the ten o'clock spot on Saturday." " No." " She's bringing in more money." " That's my spot!" " It's nothing personal, it's just business." " She's been here for two weeks." "I've been here for over two years." "I've earned it." " You haven't earned anything." " Bullshit!" "I have earned it." "I have always been your number one girl." "Remember when mack was gonna fire you and I got all those guys to come in and we made that night than we ever have?" "And now you do this to me?" " Sit down." "Let me give you a little life lesson, okay?" " Oh yeah, that's rich, coming from you." " Sky, I'm not firing you, I'm just." "What are you doing?" " What does it look like I'm doing?" " I just said I'm not firing you." " I'm quitting." " What are you gonna do?" " Don't know." " Why don't you just stay here?" "Make some money while you're figuring it out?" " I don't play second fiddle to anybody." " Shit." " Hey, what up, mamí?" " Can I get an eight ball?" " Huh?" "I thought you.." "Are you sure?" "Alright, whatever you want." " Good girl." " Hello, darling." " Ma'am, you can't smoke here." " Don't be so rude, say "hello"." " Hello?" "I can speak?" " Don't get so excited." "I just came her to have a conversation with you." " Okay." " So, tell me what happened." "Hold that thought." "Carry on." " I came home and she was there with him." " And what were they doing?" " They were uh-  screwing?" "I take that as a "yes"." "Honey." "You should really, really use your voice while you have a moment." "What do you want?" " I want him, and I want us." " Well, obviously that's not an option." " What are my options, then?" " Well, your sisters gave up all their hair for this." " What do I have to do?" " Easy, kill him." "Plunge it straight through his heart." " Kill him?" " I don't know what the issue is." "I mean, did you clearly not see what was going on?" " I saw." " Well, that's your only option." "Do you really want to stay here?" "I mean, every time you see a happy couple walking down the street, your little heart's gonna break." "Every time you smell something," "every time you hear something that reminds you of him, it's gonna break over and over again." "It'll go by fast, then you can go back to doing whatever it is that you do." "Well, I've gotta go." "Much bigger things to be done." "Any last words?" "Too late." "I did not become foam on the ocean as the sea witch had said." "Instead, I lifted up to the sky, towards the stars." "I became one of the daughters of the air, doing good deeds and earning a soul." "In 300 years I shall rise like this into heaven." "Not because of a man, but because of me."