Was about to go to bed but one more comment popped into my head…
@AngieBelle wrote:
Yeah, I definitely get what you are saying. Still not sure if I like that idea since Neverland is such a fantastical island as opposed to the real world type place that Ariel was so interested in.
I’m also toying with the idea right now that maybe Tiger Lily’s people used to happily co-exist with the merfolk, until PP and his minions took the whole of NL over, which is why the merfolk turned nasty. In a scenario like that, Ariel could have observed and even possibly interacted with the type of good people she’d be fascinated by and want to live amongst.
Actually, now that I’m thinking of it, perhaps her wanting to help “win back the kingdom” so to speak could be part of her motivation for becoming human. Maybe she’ll notice Hook and his crew and realise that they’re not friends of Pan, and she wants to join forces with them. Ah, evolving headcanon right before bedtime. I’ll be dreaming of mermaids and pirates tonight. 😉
@RumplesGirl wrote:
And she has to call our heroes poor unfortunate souls.
THIS! SO MUCH THIS!