the other water-based science. apparently distinct from hydrology which I did not know before embarking on this quest but I understand now
they're a colossal squid (sidenote this had kind of helped in how I imagine anthro cephalopods are in Pelagos... the only example of one I have is Marshall the mimic octopus and so I haven't really figured out how to do squids.... the combination of the mantle and tentacles make for a good hair proxy!) The mark on their mantle is a cookiecutter shark bite :(
also they are covered in marine snow
so hard to not make just Neptunium Element Cats again
EDIT: Epic cringefail moment, forgot to draw their last pair of arms








