First, just let me say that, if there is was going to be a book about a Thalassinian royal mergirl, it should have been about me. My life is so much more interesting than my cousin, Lily’s. And I am so much more fabulous!
But she’s the princess (gag) and she’s the one willing to live on land (double gag), so if those are the requirements then I’m glad to pass on that role.
Whatever, I’m over it. I have better things to do. Like introduce myself to you. My name is Dosinia Sanderson–everyone calls me Doe–and I’m Lily’s cousin. My mom was her dad’s little sister. (I say was because my parents died in a fishing boat accident when I was young. I’m over that, too.) I live with my aunt and uncle, but I spent a lot of time in the palace growing up. Listening to Lily this and Lily that got real old real fast. I used to be jealous, when I was a little guppy, but now I’m glad. I wouldn’t want the kind of responsibilities she has.
Instead, I can spend my days shopping, doing lessons with the royal tutors, and mastering makeup techniques that Lily could never hope to possess. Merboys fall at my fins and I’ve had more bond proposals than I can count, even though I’m not allowed to officially date or anything until I turn sixteen in, like, days. For right now, I’m just enjoying being young, royal, and beautiful. But who knows what the future will bring. I only know two things for certain: it won’t be on land, and it won’t be with humans.
That’s all you need to know for now, I suppose. You can ask me questions and, if I deem them worthy of my time, I’ll answer them tomorrow.
Kisses and fishes,
Doe
have you ever played an instrument?
are there other mythical/magical creatures besides mer-people, that humans don't know about?
do you have forms of communication underwater, like humans have–like telephones, cell phones, or internet?
do you use clocks underwater, or is it pretty casual?
have you ever been to fresh water?
do you have anything like tv or movies underwater?
do you use money when you shop/go to restaurants undersea?
have you gotten a chance to read the book yet?
have you ever skipped school?
is there anything you would skip school for?
if you could have your own blog what would be your topic?
did you enjoy doing the blog this week?
if you could meet a character from one of TLC's other books, who would pick?
who's your favorite TLC character?
if you could meet a character from another book or from a movie, who would you pick?
who would you pick to play you if they made a movie of Forgive My Fins?
what is the biggest secret you ever kept from anyone?
are you a good secret keeper?
is it harder for you to keep your own secret, or someone else's?
If you could have three wishes, what would they be?
what's your least favorite human food?
what's your least favorite seafood?
is there anything important that you want to tell people, but no one has asked?
If you could ask TLC anything, what would you ask?
where does your name come from?
have you ever gone on land before?
are there any mer-holidays?
what's your favorite holiday?
are there any inaccurate mermaid beliefs that you want to clear up?
do you sneeze underwater?
do you eat your food raw under water?
is there a special way to prepare food underwater?
living underwater, do you need to shower/wash your hair/brush your teeth?
what's something you would want people to know about Lily?
what's something you would want people to know about Thalissina?
if you could give Lily a makeover, what would you do?