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"All right." A merman, completely in his merform, swam to the front of the room and called out to the room. "The Pacific Dome court is now in session with the honorable judge Halibut Saltwater presiding." The judge swam into the room, an older merman with rusty red scales, brown hair, and flowing gray and brown beard.
"You may be seated." The judge said as he swam behind his bench.
"Ppfftt." I cannot believe this. That girl actually laughed. Was she fucking stupid as hell? Why in the hell would she laugh? For what reason? "Halibut Saltwater. Please. What a fucking joke." She was whispering but the room was so quiet that it carried to everyone that was present.
"Do you have a problem with my name, girl?" The judge snapped the words at her angrily.