Ilda arrived at the beachfront, cracking her knuckles. Finally, something to do! She'd never really liked working at sea - that was her twin's forte, and cleanups in particular were nasty - but she'd gotten so restless waiting for the storm to pass that she'd signed up the moment the call for volunteers came out.
She slipped her shoes off and waddled out to the water, her bare feet sinking into the sand. She hadn't gone far, just enough for a little seawater to reach her. And nearby was one of those giant jellyfishes, dead and smelly and slimey and...
She blinked. "Huh." There was something odd about the carcass. It looked like it'd been cooked? Or dried.
Then she remembered she'd been assigned to a team. Oh, right! She looked around, searching the crowd, realizing that she'd either forgotten who she was supposed to work with or didn't actually read the rest of the message. Oops!
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She slipped her shoes off and waddled out to the water, her bare feet sinking into the sand. She hadn't gone far, just enough for a little seawater to reach her. And nearby was one of those giant jellyfishes, dead and smelly and slimey and...
She blinked. "Huh." There was something odd about the carcass. It looked like it'd been cooked? Or dried.
Then she remembered she'd been assigned to a team. Oh, right! She looked around, searching the crowd, realizing that she'd either forgotten who she was supposed to work with or didn't actually read the rest of the message. Oops!