Chapter 3
From: Fionn Arken-Clutch of Eynhallow
To: Hot Tatties (Director)
Subject: Inquiry into Matches with Peritan Females
Honoured Director of Hot Tatties,
Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Fionn Arken-Clutch of Eynhallow, of the finfolk people.
We are an aquatic species who dwell on the world of Finfolkaheem, far away from your planet (coordinates attached).
Though our bodies are made for water, we can also walk and breathe on land like yourselves.
I do not know how much is known of us beyond our own part of the galaxy.
Once, long ago, a finfolk expedition ship was stranded on Peritus.
For generations, our kin lived there among your people.
Most returned when rescue came, taking along their Peritan mates.
The names of one such couple — Ma’vel Skarra-Clutch of Wyre and Jonet Forsyth — survive in our Archives, recorded as true mates.
Their story is proof that our peoples are not only compatible, but that love can exist between us.
I believe your agency, Hot Tatties, has special permissions from the Intergalactic Authority that allow lawful introductions to Peritan females. My clutch-brothers, Rainse and Cerban, and I humbly ask whether such introductions might be possible for us.
We are of good standing. We have no mates on Finfolkaheem — the imbalance of our world has left many finmen without hope of ever having mates. We do not wish to take unwilling females. We seek companions who might choose us freely, to share in life and family.
Please advise us if your agency can assist.
With respect,
Fionn Arken-Clutch of Eynhallow