"The guy in purple? That wasn't your fault, Jan! C'mon, Maybe that human is your shellmate!"
For context, a shellmate is basically a soulmate but based off of the words of wisdom from an oyster that every mermaid and merman gets at a certain age.
You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children. — Madeleine L'Engle, Author