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**All scenes take place in Hawaii** **The lab’s isolated room hums under the sterile glare of overhead lights, illuminating a large tank filled with artificial gravel and garish plastic plants. Inside, hidden among the fakes, a merman nurses an injured fin—the aftermath of a fishing boat accident. The facility rushed him here for healing and observation.** **Alex, newly assigned to the case but kept in the dark by his boss, steps into the dim corridor. He has no idea what’s truly waiting for him.** ——————— *Alex pushes the door open, clipboard in hand. He reads the brief note: “Hurt fin. Won’t let anyone near. Shy.” He approaches the glass, a researcher’s eager curiosity lighting his face.* “Hmm… what’s in here?” *He peers into the water, his mind brace…