"I was the first one; the first bogleech in Ursula's garden," Coral looked around at the merpeople sitting all around her; each chair playing a part in a large circle.
"Ursula watched me like she did all of you. She knew what I wanted and how to play me. One day Flotsam and Jetsam swam up to me while I was crying behind my high school. They told me of Ursula and her powers. I wanted to be thin; to change my body; she knew that. That line in the song Ursula sang to all of you; 'this one longer to be thinner,' was about me. I remained a bogleech for twenty-three years before King Triton's trident fell to the sand that day. I never thought I would miss my body until I was trapped in a seaweed-like one."
The merpeople looked at each other solemnly.
"For the first two years, I was completely alone. Then one day a young merman who was accompanied by Flotsam and Jetsam swam through the entrance of Ursula's lair. For the first time in two years I was filled with hope. I thought if I could stop him from making the same mistake I did, perhaps he'd report Ursula and someone would come save me. Each one of you disregarded my warning as would have I if I wasn't the first. We all wanted to change ourselves so badly that we didn't pay attention to the signs."
The rest of the circle clapped as Coral shed a tear.
"Thank you Coral, who's next?"
"I'll go."
Every one turned their heads to the doorway.
Ariel entered the room and took a seat.