And yes those are actual words. The translation is below.

Ok, so there’s something going on with the auto – posting on my comic. For some reason, I think the automatic poster runs off Iceland time. Anyway, back to the topic at hand: The comic.

Nereids do have a language, as you can see, but the version on this page is the written form. When it is spoken it sounds like a bunch of cliicks and screeches, as it has to be used underwater.

Also, yes those blue things in the first panel are toast.