Turns out the young man was a fellow named Pete, cheif mechanic at Carniville Park, who also works odd jobs for people he likes... and who doesn't like Kyndra?
Well, it appears she's attracted some attention. Let's hope this young man, most likely a tourist, knows enough to keep his distance from one of the most likely heirs to the Carnipelagian throne....
Randi decides to sneak up on the naked neerdowell.... what happened next was not published in Venus Island Girl, but will eventually make for a revealing and amusing chapter of "The Secret Life Of Mermaids".
It's Mack, a bootlegger and smuggler and generally considered to be a shady character. But then again, outside the chain link that surrounds the Girls' Academy, most Moon Islanders have a less than pure reputation...
