| Q: |
| You floated around as a larva far & wide in your early days, but have been
stuck to this vessel for years. Why did you give up your freedom?
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| A: |
| The same reason most folks get sedentary: job security. You know, in the ocean
it's easy to feel vulnerable and placeless. As a youth, I was seeking a niche that seemed
comfortable. Now it seems I am too attached.
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| Q: |
| How's the food down here? |
| A: |
| Oh, there's plenty of junk floating around, but most of it's contaminated.
I already have so many heavy metals & weird polymers working through me that I shudder. I guess we're all being poisoned slowly. |
| Q: |
| I've heard strange rumors about your sex life. Any truth there? |
| A: |
| Gee, I'm halfway through my hermaphrodite cycle right now, so this isn't a good time to
broach that topic. Any other questions? |
| Q: |
| Don't you feel your habitat is corroding? |
| A: |
| Absolutely. But what good does worry do? Action is what counts. When it comes to
action most humans are no different from me. Now that my position is cemented here,
there's little chance I'll change. I'm 99% a creature of habit. If there's any hope
for the future, it is with the non-sessile larva still floating around. |
| Q: |
| Humans generally classify you as a "fouling biohazard". How do you respond to
that? |
| A: |
| Think about this deeply. Who is really fouling up this planet? What arrogant
hypocrites humans are! I'm simply trying to eke out a humble existence and ask for no
more than clean water & something solid to latch onto. My progeny will outlast all humans! |
| Q: |
| Now that your life cycle is nearly over, do you have any regrets? |
| A: |
| Sure I've made mistakes. What do you expect of a bugger who's cemented to a petroleum
tanker? However, lamenting the past is fruitless. I simply hope that young folks will
latch onto something better than I did. My advice is to not to get attached to things that
appear solid but are ultimately worthless. In these waters there's so much junk that's best
to ignore.
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