"I am very weird about all of this. This is weird. There is absolutely no getting around that fact any time soon, when a mer...person is asking for my pants."

Wash had ground that last part out before sinking back to rest against the rocky wall of the cavern, chest rising and falling in slightly strained pants. Of course, even as he spoke he could feel a chill starting to settle in, one he couldn't imagine going anywhere if he took off even more clothing.