"So yer telling me dude's been down there for days?? That blows."
" 'Kay then, where do I put down this living marine specimen, genuinely packed from Earth? ....Oh, this one's called the Paracentrotus lividus... Yes, it's alive. Sooo is the table alright, or...?"
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[Rapid clanking sounds from the nearby vent-]
[Your hand suddenly feels a lot lighter.]
Cyan: "Oh my stars- a real live kina urchin!! I heard these are a delicacy when cooked, though they're overpopulated- I can't believe there's one here! Its colors are beautiful, so many rows of ambulatory spines! I'll need to look up what it eats- the storage container is also a bit small, could use an expanded-"
[Cyan stops short, realizing in this moment exactly what she's done, and why she's suddenly holding a jar. That doesn't belong to her.]
Cyan: "Oh @%$# I'm so sorry- I don't know what came over me. I got really excited hearing what you said... do you mind if I borrow this, for study? You can say no, of course, but I'll give it back when I'm done!"