The Forfeit: Real-Life Mermaid

The next day, Dodger received an e-mail from Matt outlining what she had to do for her forfeit. She had told him quite clearly that she wouldn't perform any sex acts, or commit any major felonies; short of that, however, anything could happen. She was even okay with committing a few crimes, just not anything major. As she read through the e-mail she grew increasingly apprehensive, Matt, as it turned out, was a bit of a kinky guy.

The forfeit was simple enough, but it would take some major convincing to get people to help her with it. She would have to use her pull as a major influencer on a popular video streaming platform to get it done. What Matt wanted, was for Dodger to spend the day as a real-life mermaid, on display for the whole world to see. She had to get herself a high-quality mermaid's tail, and find a local aquarium that would be willing to have her in a tank for a day.

It took surprising little time to organize. The manager of the local aquarium, as it turned out, was a fan of Dodger, and watched her streams all the time. Dodger explained the situation, and the manager agreed to have her in the tropical fish tank. He made sure that there were no poisonous or stinging fish in the tank, and begun promoting the event. The aquarium made a whole event of it, called "The Wonders of the Deep", Mermaid Dodger was the star attraction.

Dodger, meanwhile, found a company that could provide her with a top-notch mermaid tail, fitted just for her. Usually they sold the tails, but for this one time only, they would let Dodger just borrow it, it would be much cheaper. Dodger didn't know what fabric the tail was made from, but it was soft and supple and waterproof. It was silver, and spangly. Dodger knew that it would restrict the movement in her legs and make swimming nearly impossible.

Everything was ready within two days. The aquarium opened at 9am; at 8:50 there were already hundreds of people lined up outside. This was looking like it would be the most popular day the aquarium had ever had. Dodger was sitting on the edge of the tropical fish tank, already wearing her mermaid tail, and a silver bikini top. She had let her hair down so that it would billow out behind her whenever she swam around. She thought the customers would like that. Her skin was oiled, to make it more waterproof, so she could stay in the tank for the whole day without shriveling up like a prune, and she wore bright pink, waterproof lipstick.

There were cameras set up, recording the tropical fish tank and streaming the whole thing. The tank had a 24 hour live feed. Dodger would be breathing through a hose, which was connected to the surface. The tank also had a small cavern with a rock ledge and an air pocket that she could go to for fresh air. In case of emergency, several oxygen canisters had been hidden under the sand at the bottom of the tank. Dodger knew where they all were. She was taking no chances.

As the doors opened, and the crowd streamed into the aquarium, Dodger slipped into the tank, treading water as best she could. She put the hose in her mouth, took a deep breath, and dove, pulling the hose with her. She found it was not so difficult to swim, once she got used it. It just required an adjustment to her swimming style. Pretty soon, the room outside the tank was filled with people, Dodger could see them through the glass. She also noticed that her tail was very well-designed. It appeared to blend seamlessly into her body, so that it was almost impossible to tell where the tail ended and her torso began.

As the people outside the glass began to crowd around, trying to get a glimpse of Dodger, she decided to show off for them. She'd been told by the aquarium manager to try and be entertaining and not just sit there in the tank. She began by chasing some of the brightly-coloured tropical fish, the crowd loved that. Then, as she was swimming past, she spotted Matt at the front of the crowd, the guy who was responsible for her doing this in the first place. She blew him a kiss. The crowd went wild at that. After that, Dodger settled into a bit of a routine. She quite liked it in the tank, it was peaceful. She didn't have to look at the customers if she didn't want to, after all they'd paid to see a mermaid in her natural habitat. Every now and then she would do some tricks and flash her fins. When it came to feeding time, the aquarium staff dropped pellets into the tank for the fish, and chocolates for Dodger. She didn't use her hands, instead choosing to shoot towards them and gobble them up straight in her mouth, like the fish did.

Eventually it got dark, so the aquarium turned the lights off. The tank was lit by bio-luminescent coral and dappled light filtering down through the water. It reflected off Dodger's tail and made it flash and sparkle. By this time the fish were used to Dodger and were perfectly comfortable swimming right up to her and nibbling on her hands and ears, and getting caught in her hair.

At 11pm, the aquarium closed, and the customers went home. Dodger emerged from the tank and gave back her breathing hose. The manager was very pleased, it had been the most profitable day the aquarium had ever had. Dodger was glad that he was happy, but she wished so many people hadn't come out to see her, she did feel a little weird in that costume.

After her long day Dodger went home and had a very long, very soapy shower, to remove the oil from her skin. She was exhausted from swimming all day and was too tired to get dressed, so she just collapsed into bed butt-naked and was asleep almost before her head hit the pillow.