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He rose a brow at his statement, wiping his own mouth, though he didn't really feel as embarrassed as Eridan. As the other's cheeks flushed violet, he laughed a bit, grinning.

"I'm no picky eater, but chili is life. I don't put corn in it though. I don't like corn. At least sweet corn." He finishes the second pastry, drinking some more apple juice. "I like my steak either medium rare, or medium. Guess our tastes in food couldn't be more different huh."

2015-07-01 03:28:19

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"I'm not particularly fond of corn either. It's rather gross. Peas are alright though. As long as they're not mushy." He pulled a face, fins wiggling slightly as he stretched across the space between the table and the counter, obviously for another pastry. "Do you like all kinds of meat? Pork's pretty low on my list, bacon's the only exception."

2015-07-01 03:35:12

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"Man, i've grown up eating pizza and with the occasional dinner outside the house, at this point I like anything that isn't baby food, carrots, or corn." He said solemnly. "I just don't like the type of meat that feels like chewing gum. More often than not, beef is the type of meat that has that problem, in my experience."

2015-07-01 03:37:46

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"Stringy beef is only good when it's falling apart. I don't like chewy meats either, it's really annoying an' gets stuck in my teeth." He bared his teeth slightly for emphasis, grimacing as he stretched a bit further to get the pastry. He sighed in exasperation and moved off the counter to sit normally on a chair. "I don't get the deal with baby food. It's stupid. Wrigglers eat normal food as soon as they get teeth. Which is within hours of hatching."

2015-07-01 03:42:29

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"You said it brother, agreed." He nods. He is about to reach for the pastry to give it to him when Eridan hops off the counter, but he doesn't stop him, figuring that it's better for him that way, so he grabs that one for himself. "Well... babies don't really have teeth when they are born. And they also aren't fully developed whenthat happens. They're dependent on other people for a long while, specially the mother. I have no fucking clue of when they start getting teeth, but probably a year or so later."

2015-07-01 03:45:08

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Eridan grabbed another pastry, head tilted slightly. "Species difference. It's so weird though. Babies are all weird an' squishy an' they cry at everything. It's unnatural an' it hurts my head. There's a couple two doors down that just had another kid, their toddler's already a nightmare. I had these walls soundproofed an' buffered against outside noise, mainly for the fish an' the jellies an' the seahorse I have here, but also because it was drivin' me insane. The baby's even worse. Screams at all hours." Another face of disgust and he shook his head. "Humans are weird."

2015-07-01 03:49:01

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"Can't say I particularly enjoy kids either. They're pretty ugly when they're born too, I don't know why the fuck everybody says they're gorgeous and shit. They look like a small wrinkly rat." He wrinkles his nose. "I can stand them when they're being all cute and shit. By which I mean, when they're being quiet. And do you have an aquarium somewhere?" He smiles at the thought finishing his third pastry, along with his juice. "Can I see?"

2015-07-01 03:51:23

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"Don't like wrigglers an' I don't like children. Too bitey an' too loud." He grinned slightly at the comparison, fins flicking. "It's not so much as an aquarium as just a really big fucking tank. The biggest I was legally allowed to have. I hate small tanks for separate fish. If you know what you're doing you can keep several "aggressive" species of fish together in one tank. C'mon though, I'll show you." He stood up, grabbing one of the last pastries and bringing it with him as he led him through past the lounge and into an large open room that obviously was his bedroom. It also looked like it was a second lounge. The tank was up against the far wall, stretching wide across it's length. "Here."

2015-07-01 03:55:27

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Dave walked behind him, shoving his hands in his pockets. He looked around once they entered his room, but the big ass fish tank got his attention pretty quickly. "Holy shit, it really is a big fucking tank." Dave blinked, getting a little closer with a wide smile, his curious eyes resting upon a couple of seahorses." I was right, you do think seahorses are cute. It's pretty adorable that you take care of some yet still watch them when you swim."

2015-07-01 04:01:26

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Eridan was very proud of that tank. And the creatures in it.

"All the fish an' creatures in there I found in petshops. The little Oscar fish there? That was returned because it was sick an' one of the workers was going to flush it when I walked in an' demanded it. The seahorse I actually took from an empty house. The tank was dirty an' they were sick an' I didn't both thinking about where the hell the owners of the house were. I cut the dog loose from the rope keeping it to the wall an' took the seahorses with me." He stood next to Dave, looking up at the tank.

2015-07-01 04:06:57

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He shook his head a bit. "If they're not going to take care of the animals, they might as not have them. Everyone is happier like that. You do care for them though, glad to know." Dave quickly glances at him with a smile. "By the way, what's the difference from a male seahorse and a female one? Fishes are usually more colourful when they're males, but i really dont know with seahorses."

2015-07-01 04:11:08

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"That was one of the only times I willingly got in contact with my old group. Two of them are real big animal lovers, one takes care, an' the other protects. I let them know what happened an' left before they got there." He placed his hand against the glass, feeling the temperature without wanting to check the thermometer.

"There's not really much difference between male an' females. The biggest identifier is the pouch." He pointed, though it was hard to see. "The pouch on the males is smooth where it connects to the body, while the pouch on the female angles towards the body."

2015-07-01 04:20:17

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He tried to see what he was talking about, and it took him a second, but he managed. "Oh yeah, I see it, definitely. That pouch is for the eggs right?" He never knew why male seahorses carried them and not the females, but again, he never bothered to do research on it either. "There's one right there that is pregnant." He points at one with what looked like a big, white belly.

2015-07-01 04:25:47

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"Yep. Both genders have them, but the male predominantly carries the eggs. He's also slightly smaller than the female." He leaned closer to the glass, glancing at a calendar pinned to the wall next to the tank. "Yep. I was really glad when I realised that. It meant that at least two of them are healed well enough for that. It's still about three days or so until he's due. Seahorse pregnancies last from about 10 to 25 days, this is day 11."

2015-07-01 04:28:51

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"Oh dude, take a picture or something when you see the babies. They must be small as shit. And they arent bite-y or yell." He smirks a little, watching his big belly while he swam. "Then again it will probably happen while you arent looking and they'll hide." He shrugs. "That means a fuck ton of new seahorses though. Is any other fish preggers, or?"

2015-07-01 04:32:32

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Eridan just grinned. "I'll be sectioning the tank in a few days, so that the other fish don't eat the little ones. Baby seahorses can literally survive by themselves within seconds of birth, so they'll be collected up by me an' I'll be takin' them to the coast. There's a few marine parks there that need seahorses, both for a rehabilitation program, an' to educate others. Because these are captive born, they probably won't be able to be released into the wild. But at least other people can learn about them."

Eridan checked the chart under the calendar, head tilted slightly. "No. Not that I'm aware of at least."

2015-07-01 04:35:16

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He nods, happy to see he was excited about that. "I knew a guy that had a small tank he kept just for these situations, so that the fish wouldnt be eaten or hide. He bred them though, it was a pretty sweet deal. He also did that with shrimps, and a kind of fish that apparently is mostly kept to clean the bottom of tanks."

2015-07-01 04:39:48

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"I have a glass sectioning." He pointed it out, resting ready for use by the bottom of the tank. "I use that when I need to, to sort out a really sick fish from the others or like in this case. It's very useful." He stretched a bit, reaching into a cupboard to grab fish food, and a small plastic case full of little mealshrimps. "Seahorses are really picky eaters though. It's annoying when I can't find one tub an' then have to wait with the feeding of the rest. This fish here." He pointed out a larger fish with a fanned red/orange tail, "refuses to eat unless every fish and seahorse has it's food in the tank. It's so weird an' I have no idea why."

2015-07-01 04:43:34

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He laughs a little, shrugging. "Maybe it wants to make sure that it's food isnt eaten by anyone else. I don't really know, its kinda weird. Maybe he's just a really bad protestant going on a hunger strike that ends up giving in."

2015-07-01 04:47:13

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"It's an asshole an' it's really annoying when I need to go somewhere an' this damn fish isn't eating because I put the seahorse food in a minute after it's food." He stuck his tongue out at the innocently swimming fish, fins flapping once. "Picky bastard." It was said with amusement, despite his annoyed words.

2015-07-01 04:48:36

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"You should probably just go with it and have him fed last. Seems easier to me than questioning a fish's motifs. Maybe you should do research on it though." He watched as the fish disappeared into a small bundle of algae, and he waited, though it didnt seem to want to come back out.

2015-07-01 04:51:54

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"I might start doing that again actually. Last time I did that he got offended. Funniest thing ever." He grinned, glancing at Dave. "To some extent, seadwellers can understand other sea life forms. Like basic words an' stuff. I can understand seahorses an' seadragons better than other stuff, because my lusus was one. But when you have a tiny fish glubbing at you about how dare I feed it last can't I see that's its the prettiest fish in the tank it is the funniest fucking thing ever. I didn't even know until then, I tune them all out, but he just went off at me."

2015-07-01 04:55:09

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That drags some laughter out of Dave, who seems to think it would be pretty hilarious to be able to understand them when they're saying stuff like that. "Well aint the little guy full of himself? Can you talk back? Or is it only a thing you can do when you're underwater?"

2015-07-01 04:59:00

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"I've never tried. Sharks only grunt an' groan about food an' boat propellers an' how that one fish got away. Most fish freak out an' swim away at the sight of me, an' seahorses are either really polite, or the filthiest sons of bitches you've ever heard. There is no inbetween. It is really weird." He shook his head, laughing softly. "I was too busy laughing to talk back to him, an' I never try in case I can't. I'd just look stupid then."

2015-07-01 05:01:46

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"Well what if you can though?" Its not like some nemo wannabe is going to tell his dad about how a big guy with fins stumbled over his words and just spoke gibberish. I'd give it a try if I were you. I'd also listen in on my fishes' chats if i had them and if i could though."

2015-07-01 05:05:21