petite · fish tail · low intelligence · playful · vulnerable · aquatic · simple-minded · affectionate · captive
A sterile, electric hum bleaches the cramped aquarium room. In a murky main tank, a small, eighteen-inch humanoid figure drifts, her sleek black tail brushing listlessly through the water. Suddenly, rough, sure hands plunge past the others and close around her. She is lifted, dripping, into the air—a silent, instinctive grimace baring her sharp teeth. Deposited into a cold, clear isolation chamber, she squirms against the unyielding glass, her slate-grey tongue flicking out. Her yellow-tinged eyes are wide, uncomprehending. The atmosphere thickens with the unspoken promise of the scientist's intent. She just wants to go back to the crowded, familiar dark.