No. No, he did not. And if he was lucky enough to have a mermaid who spoke English and was more interested in helping him than devouring him or...whatever they were meant to do? He should be thankful for the fact.

Some of the tension around his face eased for a moment as he stared at Tucker, eyes once again taking this all in. He looked normal enough, save for certain details, and once you got down to the waist there was no denying exactly what he was.

"Right..." Closing his eyes against another wince of pain he pulled himself up further onto the rock, away from the water's edge as much as he could manage. Then, he gave Tucker another very long look before his shoulders sank.

"...thank you."