[ first of all he totally isn't CLEARLY DYING, he is MAYBE DYI... he is absolutely not dying. he eyes the two fishy newcomers with suspicion, not outright hostile towards whoever they are but still distrustful. ] Who the hell are these two jackoffs--

[ and... then one tosses a net over him. capturing him successfully. he swipes at the net but isn't able to swim out in time, and--oh great he can't blast his way out either. ] Oi girlie, what's your problem?! Get this shit off me, asshole! I'll kill you into sashimi!

[ anyway just going to snarl death threats even as the merpeople haul him off, looking amused. humans sure are weird... they probably can't apply the salve while he's struggling though. ]