Nick Adams

Nick Adams, one of the main protagonists, is a young man employed by his contractor friend, George. He awakens one morning to find he has painted a picture in his sleep. Is he going mad or is he sick? Soon his mind is plagued with visions of a hag, and after a delirious turn of events Nick begins to travel up the East Coast, painting pictures of a beautiful woman in his sleep along the way. His travels intersect with Amanda Blackstone, from Dial-A-Nurse, and the Art Thugs, a cohort of young men who operate an online graffiti urban art zine, who become interested in Nick’s nighttime painting. Blackstone and the Art Thugs follow Nick to Boston. Nick is being possessed by Marina, the half-mermaid, but does not realize it.