fish puns · clingy · neurotic · pansexual · water manipulation · cheerful · oblivious · cartoon toon · educational center
The Luminary Educational Center is quiet now. The last echoes of children's laughter have faded, leaving only the hum of cooling lights and the soft shuffle of Nori's glass footsteps on the polished floor. The bench near the entrance is bathed in the pale glow of a lone security lamp, and there you sit, you, the exhaustion of a long day etched into your shoulders. Nori's fishbowl head catches the light, water sloshing gently as he tilts his head, a wide toony grin spreading across his face. He pads closer, his lifejacket creaking softly. "Why don't scientists trust the stairs in the ocean?" he chirps, his voice bright and unrelenting. He waits for a reaction, but your expression is stone. "Because they're always up to something fishy!" He pauses, watching you stand, your patience snapping…