After a pause that seemed like an eternity, the display said: "Dina sees a mermaid. The enchanted water causes her to turn into a mermaid."
"It could be worse," muttered Dina, as her legs pressed against each other, steaming slightly.
"A lot worse," said Toby, who had heard her.
Dina's legs melded together. With a loud crack, they shifted onto her spine and formed a tail-like shape. Then silver scales appeared up her legs, and before they knew it, Dina had a considerably large fish tail from her hips downwards.
"Wow," breathed Mary in spite of herself.
The display changed again. "The water is dark and Dina has lost all her bearings! She is not able to move or play cards while she is confused."
For Dina, the world suddenly went dark.
"What's going on?" she said. "I can barely see you."
Lissi was moving her lips, but Dina couldn't hear anything. She felt overwhelmed and scared.
"Is she okay?" said Ryan.
"I'm not sure," said Mary.
Bob said, "Maybe this card here will help her. I'm not going to sit by and watch this happen to poor Dina."
The card he revealed read 'MIND: Mermaid's Instinct. The person this is played on cannot be disoriented in water. +10 Swimming. -10 Inhibitions.'
Instantly, Dina felt clear again. "I don't know what just happened -" she saw the card that Bob had just played. "Oh - thank you, Bob," she said. She winked at Bob suggestively. Bob had the strange feeling that Dina didn't realise that she had done that.
It was now Ryan's turn.