Madness string 974

Random mermaid
Being in love was like China; you knew it was there, and no doubt it was very interesting, and some people went there, but I never would. I'd spend all my life without ever going to China, but it wouldn't matter, because there was all the rest of the world to visit.

What scared us so fucking bad, and was so dangerous that we evolved to be afraid of almost, but not quite human creatures?