Bad Machinery by John Allison for May 26, 2022

Awww. This poor father is afraid for his daughter. I wonder how many selkies in the past have been captured and sold as slaves or freaks for the circus. He may have lost his mother, wife or other daughters like this as well.

I am a man upon the land

I am a silkie on the sea

And when I’m far and far frae land

My home it is in Sule Skerrie."

Now, about that sea serpent…

Would a salty dog shouting about a selkie do?

Where’d he get the pants?

Salty enough for you? You’re gonna need another beer to wash that down.

And the plot thickens…