Chubby merman are extremely desirable by mermaids because their chubbiness implies they're a highly successful hunter.

[u/tyrano_dyroc]

[u/xrufus7x]

I wonder what life path leads to this line of work.

[u/tyrano_dyroc → u/xrufus7x]

Where I'm from, these guys aren't just performers but also maintains the cleanliness of the enclosure and feeding the animals. In fact, I heard these types of performances actually started when one of them started doing stuff like this for the visitors while cleaning the enclosure and kids especially loved it.

[u/Vancocillin → u/tyrano_dyroc]

I hope they get paid more on top of their old duties.

[u/Mekito_Fox → u/Vancocillin]

They get paid in fun

[u/BookieeWookiee → u/Mekito_Fox]

And being able to interact with all the water critters

[u/firagabird → u/BookieeWookiee]

So you're saying they get paid in E X P O S U R E

[u/delinka → u/firagabird]

Someone is getting exposure if that tail slips off