And suppose the shrimp head was actually some sort of ceremonial headpiece, armor (helm), or breathing apparatus (think diver's helmet) and it would pop off and the tiny creature's hair would float out, revealing a tiny human face. Which could also mean the segmented shrimp tail could be armor too.

Furthermore, there would be different shrimpmaid/mershrimp races based on the species!

My brain hurts a little too, just trying! Need more Omega-3s, perhaps. 🤔

Sakanaction is nice.

It's never too late, as surely night will fall again and again.

I think now, I can say with confidence, "fuck me!" 'Tis the burden of my sex, I s'pose! Sheesh!!

So slow am I to steep in all the misgivings of society that, when something so innocuous is said in light heart, do phrases such as "one of the boys" wriggles into my consciousness over some number of months, forces me to reexamine the whole of societal existence itself!

Like, no, seriously...what in the fake privilege? What a circus! (You may be wondering if I am some staunch feminist indoctrinated by some college level courses or some rogue organization...I am assuredly not. I am simply navigating this body with the brain that accompanied it.)