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[italktofish]

AHOY THERE!

[The open video feed is clearly underwater, though visibility at any sort of distance isn't great. Arthur himself is showing up quite well--he's easy to spot thanks to the fact that he's wearing his orange-and-green superhero suit and carrying a large gold trident.]

Looks like the network CAN transmit from underwater--I don't know why I hadn't thought of this before!

[Arthur is clearly proud of himself. So proud.]

ANYWAY, I just wanted to let you all know that I'm HOT ON THE TRAIL of WHATEVER OUTRAGEOUS GIANT LOBSTER CREATURE THING is ROAMING AROUND LAS VEGAS! I haven't found anything YET, but I'm SURE it's only a MATTER OF TIME!

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[wirsinddiejager]

So what are you gonna do if you find it? I mean, chances are it'll be as big as that snake, right?

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[italktofish]

Well, I'm going to TALK TO IT! It's a SEA CREATURE, isn't it? So THAT means that I'll be able to HOLD A CONVERSATION WITH IT!

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[icy_heavens]

[Give him a moment to debate the pros and cons of talking to Arthur about anything.

[... Yeah, okay. Arthur is doing something potentially important. He's going to have to bear it.]

Not gonna try to take it on yourself, are you?

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[italktofish]

I'm not going to try to take it on! I'm just going to try to TALK TO IT!

[He laughs.]

But if it doesn't want to talk, I can certainly defend myself with an old Atlantean one-two!

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[wirsinddiejager]

...Huh. What do you think a creature like that would even talk about? What do normal fish talk about, anyway?

[Voice]

[dominateartimus]

Be careful. You don't know if it'll be hostile.

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[italktofish]

They talk about LOTS of things! Water and food and water and other fish and INFOMERCIALS! I bet this guy would talk about a lot of the same stuff!

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[italktofish]

But everyone thinks SHARKS are HOSTILE, and THEY'RE ALL RIGHT! Maybe it'll be GRUMPY, but I'm sure we'll TALK OUT OUR DIFFERENCES!

[Voice]

[dominateartimus]

[He's not going to comment about sharks since they are technically predators of other fish and the odd human -- that shouldn't be amusing to him, but it is. A muffle chuckle is heard and after a few seconds of making sure he wouldn't laugh again, he speaks.]

...Regardless on how the situation goes, it would be for the best to be prepared for the worst.

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[senseandcecilbility]

[ There are so many questions he wants to ask, but first... ]

...How can you talk underwater?

[originaloddcouple]

THAT'S INCREDIBLE!

I KNOW THAT YOU'LL CRACK THE CASE, ARTHRU!

[moreweaponsthanyou]

Good luck? And what are you planning to do after you find it?

[sunshinethatwarmsherup]

Wait, there actually is a giant lobster monster here!? I thought that was just stupid bullshit that the cultist were spouting.

You're not planning on fighting that thing alone, right? That's crazy!

[ Of course, she really can't help and what if it was huge like the snake and it would cause property damage like the snake and holy crap she really needed to calm down. No being an idiot over the network Linda. ]

[Voice]

[italktofish]

Well, that's why I have my TRIDENT! I'm an OUTRAGEOUS TRIDENT FIGHTER!

[Arthur? Worry? Naaaaah.]

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[italktofish]

Well, it's easy! I can BREATHE underwater! So it's just like TALKING IN AIR!

[italktofish]

THANK YOU! YOUR SUPPORT MEANS A LOT!

And I'm STILL looking for a REALLY OUTRAGEOUS Elvis painting to send you! I haven't found a good one yet!

[italktofish]

Well, I'm going to TALK to it, of course! Just hold a CIVILIZED CONVERSATION!

[italktofish]

Well, I don't know if there is or not, but I'm going to FIND OUT!

And don't you worry--I'm not planning on FIGHTING it! I just want to TALK to it!

[Voice]

[dominateartimus]

Good. [No trace of sarcasm or disbelief with that.]

I won't distract you from your task any longer.

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[wirsinddiejager]

Wait, what? Why do fish talk about infomercials?

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[onecream_fivesugar]

Woah! You weren't kidding!

The orange and green outfit does look a lot better than it sounds!

Good luck with the giant monster hunting!

[private text to Arthur's burner phone]

[seed_of_memory]

Please keep me posted, Mr. Curry.

[Voice]

[italktofish]

But hey, if you need anything, you just LET ME KNOW!

[There's a pause.]

Ooh! I forgot to ask--DO YOU WANT ME TO BRING YOU BACK AN OUTRAGEOUS VELVET PAINTING FROM VEGAS?

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[italktofish]

Well, the ones at HOME do! I leave the TV on for them while I'm at work!

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[italktofish]

I TOLD you it was OUTRAGEOUS!

And thanks! Hopefully, the monster and I will have OUTRAGEOUS conversations together when I find it!