It was an odd sensation when I started to smell the brine of the salt water. It was oddly calming and soothing. Course that didn't quite help the trip. I didn't quite know how bad my health had seemed to be as I usually just lay in bed all day with the lights off. During the whole trip I felt tired and lethargic, and my whole body felt dry. I was able to get a better look at my tail and instead of looking like some majestic creature I reminded myself of a dried anchovy. Plus I kept getting all sorts of stares from everyone. On the bright side I didn't pack much... what would I even have that would work in the middle of the ocean? Most of my clothes for sure wouldn't last a week, and my electronics didn't have good enough waterproofing. At the very least I could sigh in relief as we were brought to a medical center right next to the flooded hotel. At least that was what I had imagined until I was brought for a medical check up nude... Not only did I feel embarrassed about my chest, but it just made me feel like I was on a dissection table. The doctor who came in was wearing a wetsuit underneath a lab coat, in fact was a woman, and had short blonde hair.
I snarked "Did they force you to put on that silly cosplay?"
The doctor smirked and said "I had a few younger patients and thought this may let them relax a bit more." She then brought out a clipboard as she said "I'm Dr. Sprikov by the way. I'll be here in case anything goes wrong with you. I'd also like to do a checkup."
"Fine, I guess you probably should." at which point Dr. Sprikov checked out my body, taking measurements, looking at my eyes, pulse, etc.
"So that was your chest measurements currently. Mind if I ask if they grew, shrank, stood the same?" Dr. Sprikov asked
"Any reason why?" I crankily asked
"Trying to gather data for my hypothesis. I'm curious whether or not you are still a mammal, and if not what purpose could your breasts hold. Having a comparison between your human and mermaid forms could bring some amount of data."
"They're about the same..."
"Gotcha, so as far as I can tell... You are severely dehydrated. On the bright side you're going to be submerged under a lot of water soon, and whenever you are thirsty all you need to do is take a gulp."
"Yay... all you can drink piss ridden salt water..."
"May sound disgusting as a human, but we've been told that merpeople either enjoy the taste or barely notice the taste. We'll provide some clothes that should last underwater, and have Shirley shows you around the hotel. We hope you'll find your time with us enjoyable."