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[ashellfishman]

[What's that scuttling around the Plaza? Why, it is the most neurotic little crab you have ever seen! Everything is terrifying and worthy of making high-pitched noises followed by attempts to hide somewhere. Even bumping into his own starfish communicator! But upon realizing this last thing was his fault, he rubs his back end, gathers some of his pretend dignity, and mutters with a heavy Jamaican accent.]

Dis is what happens when humans steal some of de sea. Riff raff and gadgets and dings all over de place! I've got to find dat girl and drag her home by de fins.

[Or is it ankle? Eh, details. Wait, what is this thing doing? It's making noises and light and... stuff. Maybe he should tap it and see what happens?]

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[asea]

[Silly as it may appear, he hardly bats the gesture an eye. The thought of a crab giving him attitude is preposterous, but all in all, he doesn't care.]

There's no place like that here.

[Is this crab even native to Vatheon?]

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[ashellfishman]

Obviously! This place is filled with all dese human dings.

[Which are clearly distasteful, you see.]

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[asea]

[Distasteful, indeed. But he doesn't comment on it.]

Did you cross the barrier to enter the city?

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[ashellfishman]

[Answering this is hard, because if he says no, he admits he's lost, but if he says yes, this person might ask him for directions or something and he'll be caught in a lie and look stupid.]

...Maybe.

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[asea]

[ . . . ]

Then your kingdom isn't of this world. The girl you're looking for may not even be here.

[He won't give the benefit of the doubt, even to a crab.]

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[ashellfishman]

[He deserves the benefit of every doubt!]

Dat might be a good ding, I'm dinking.

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[asea]

It means you can't return on your own.

[That's a good thing? That part about the girl, obviously, is at the least.]