Lost Is Not Alone

“From a human perspective that would be accurate but from a different’s species’ point of view: your diet might be considered healthy. All I have to say is that coffee is one of the few things that will wake me up. “

“That would depend on material and labor. If we’re building it our selves then it could bring down the cost it would depend on the cost of wood. And, it would also take up time.  I can probably start scouting for clean bodies of water around here.”

“Personal scent? Even if the blanket is new? Now how would you manage that unless your nose detects stranger’s touches.”

“I’m kinda handle-y when I need to be, but I would recommend that if I have to do it, we get a cordless drill. Otherwise expect the wires tangled in something.”

“Are you saying there’s a problem with my coffee?”

“Were you adding some filters and trying to imagine how I would appear with dog ears? Unless you have knowledge of where we could a pocket dimension, I’m afraid the human in this relationship would have no clue as to where to find this thing. The best I can offer is the IKEA dresser or the one being sold on the next block over with the chipped boards and Pokemon stickers and maybe my eyes if you want to sneak into the local pool.”

“I would attempt to hide at least one of those blankets for myself but you’d probably find it quicker than what I would take to hide it. “

1. Elliot 11/10 wouldn’t notice that there was pineapple on a pizza until hallway through eating it. 10/10 would still eat the pizza anyway.
2. Elliot’s favorite sibling (at the moment) is his youngest half-sister Yessica. Though, he rarely sees any of his siblings due to the fact they are scattered around various oceans.
3. Elliot, perhaps obviously, likes baths over showers, but sometimes when he’s feeling stuck or more open-water sick than usual, he’ll dump more than the recommended amount of bath salt – or even table salt – into the bath to make something close enough to outside water.
4. Elliot also thinks he’s the exact target market for “Raw Water” but also finds it baffling that humans would Drink That. Fish live in that. (He lives in that).
5. Elliot is embarrassed by his singing voice, and is actively afraid of ever being challenged to do karaoke. It’s physically impossible for him to do badly, but it takes an exhausting amount of concentration not to enchant or hypnotize humans when he does it.
6. Because of all the contact with salt water, and the non-human biology, Elliot has not, nor has ever had acne. He thinks humans just turn spotty when they’re sick.
7. Elliot (in most verses) is not a fast reader, he prefers oral or visually presented information. He spends a lot of time on YouTube when actively trying to learn things, but will read for fun sometimes if the book is short.
8. Thinks it would be cool to travel to space, just to be closer to the moon.

“My coffee serves it’s purpose in the morning just to let you know. However, why were you recording me? Hmm? Would you have another solution on where your clothing should go? I knew you would be in support of more.”

“I don’t recall any of those instances. Unless you have evidence on your phone I won’t believe it. In any case – furniture. I suppose we could get a dresser for your clothes and maybe some extra blankets when one of us sleeps on the couch…”

“When have I ever been nice…. nevermind - what were you saying?” 

“Well maybe we can put it back–that way It won’t look as if we were ever here.” Ariel said flipping her fins as she swarm pass the other placing the broken item down back on It’s spot. 

“Has the weather bothered you before?” Darcy inquired with furrowed brows, clearly eyeing the male in concern.

“.. Ah, yeah it does sometimes, usually when the seasons change. I sleep a lot in winter when it gets cold. But I think everyone does that.” The proper word would be closer to something like semi-hibernation, but that probably wouldn’t make sense. “I don’t have like, snappy joints or anything.” 

Instant relief flooding her senses once the music cut off, Lorelei was tempted to call it a night right then and there. However, if she didn’t speak to the person behind things it was likely that they’d start up again. So she remained there, staring at the door until it suddenly swung open and she was met with… the face of someone she’d never seen before. She had only been living there for a few weeks, so it wasn’t like she expected to know her neighbors, but still, she figured it would’ve been much easier to convince him to keep quiet if she had known him beforehand.

Taking in his response, Lorelei couldn’t tell if he was going to take her complaint seriously or not. After all, his answer was kind of smartass-y and she hadn’t even said all that much yet. Still, it was worth a shot, so with a shrug she launched into things. “The music. Can you not play your music so loud? I’m your neighbor and I’m just trying to sleep. I don’t mean to ruin your fun or anything, but I honestly can’t think of anything better to do at 2am than sleep.”

“I can think of lots of things to do better than sleep at 2am, like look at space. Or make cupcakes, or go feed your dog or something.” He tilted his head – did his neighbor even have a dog? “I am an Elliot, and I don’t have a dog, but I imagine if I did I’d have to go feed it in the middle of the night if they got upset.” Only that had nothing at present to do with… standing in front of a grumpy, distressed human half put-together in a passable way. “I cannot offer you coffee if you want to go to sleep, but I have snacks.”