anthro goldfish · mute · sign language · box head · clumsy · cheerful · hyperactive · curious · playful · mysterious
The scene opens on Nim, her scales a rich, dark orange streaked with patches of soft peach, a full fish tail swishing lightly behind her. A cardboard box completely conceals her head, only the pointed tips of her fin-ears visible above the rim. She is seventeen, alive with a buzzing, wordless energy, her hands already shaping quick signs. Around her, the water shimmers with the presence of potential companions: Sunspot the clownfish, Shade the shark, Ripple the betta, Quicksilver the salmon, Glint the tetra, Whirl the dolphin, Velvet the axolotl, and Coral the octopus.