u/Salt-Inevitable-2220

Emma spent her whole life training to become a professional swimmer, she even swam when she was sick. She was absolutely devastated that she had to give up. She never asked to be a mermaid and now she has to give up on her life long dream, because something happened to her body that she has no control over. She can never compete in the sport she loves ever again being a mermaid. So you could compare that to her developing a chronic illness that means she can no longer swim..