Unexpected Doctor's Visit 26 Jun-2 Jul
The monster let out an answering scream and jumped back away from me. "Ow, what the hell?"
I paused. "...What did you say?"
"Geez, I was just coming to check on you," the creature said. "You don't have scream at a guy. You nearly gave me a heart attack."
It took my brain a couple seconds to process this. "...wait. What?"
"I said..."
The creature began to reply before I interrupted with the most clever question he ever heard, "You talk?"
"Of course I talk. How do you expect us to communicate?" "I didn't. Until a few moments ago, I was expecting you to attack me."
"And why would I do that?" the creature asked, "If we wanted you dead, we could've just let you drown. That'd been a lot easier for everyone."
"Maybe you like your food to have some fight left in it," I suggested. "That's not unheard of in predators."
"Do I look like a predator to you?" he asked.
I looked at him. He had a fishtail, but it was smooth like a dolphin. Or a shark. But he had a more human-like upper half. But his hands were webbed and his fingers were long and curved. And his teeth were sharp and pointy. I figured 'kind of' was not the best answer, so I changed the subject. "Who are you?"
"My name is Pem and I'm the medical assistant here."
I nodded, but his answer raised a very important question, one that couldn't hesitate to ask, "And just where exactly is 'here'?"
"This is one of the medical facilities within our city."
"And you city is...?"
"Merapolis."
"And that is...where?"
The fish-man creature glared at me. "If you're trying to ask if we're still under the water, land-swimmer, yes, we are still underwater."
That meant we were probably still close to where the island had collapsed. That was some good news. "And my friends, the others I was with?"
"Those were your friends? They were very different from you. Much larger. Are you their child?"
"Child?" I didn't know whether to laugh or be offended. But with this fishman watching me closely, I tried to stay calm.
to be continued next week
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