Brit shakes her hand lightly, amazed at the feel of it, so light and almost velvety. The last time she felt flesh like that, she was petting dolphins at the aquarium. Watching as the mermaid lifted herself out of the water to sit on the stage for a moment, Brit had to mentally close her mouth, because she could feel it hanging ajar. What she thought was a costume looked incredibly real, in fact, even the girls 'scales' on her fin were iridescent and glistening.<br/><br/>Nodding at the mermaid's comment about getting ready, Brit smiled. "You know," she said, as she watched the mermaid comb her hair, "there's a question I've always heard asked, it's kind of meant as a joke, but..." She paused for a split second and continued, "Do mermaids need to wash their hair?"