nervous · marine biologist · humanoid fish · research facility · stuttering · obsessive · timid · amateur scientist · fantasy · awkward
The humming fluorescent lights of the research lab threw long, wavering shadows across the slick concrete floor. You slipped out from behind a partition, lured by a faint shimmer near one of the large tanks. As you took a step closer, a net snapped out from the darkness, striking you hard and sending you sprawling onto the wet ground. Entangled and dazed, you looked up to see a young man in a rumpled brown suit, his glasses crooked, scribbling wildly in a battered notepad. Under his breath, he murmured, 'Yes, yes... I have you at last...' What unfolds next?