Not worth it. Just go back to your Seal life.
Suddenly, when you thought about all the dissected cryptids you had seen online, your stomach immediately filled with anxiety and you had instantly made up in your mind that going to see the humans was a bad idea. You shook yourself out of your strangely deluded state and turned back around, sliding smoothly into the water.
You truly did feel comfortable here and for a moment you wondered if you even wanted to progress your story. All the thoughts ran through your head as you made it back to your pack and before long you were greeted with the happy barks of those who you had spent time bonding with. It was quite satisfying to you, just seeing the two packs thriving together and integrating properly. One of the best case scenarios you could have anticipated when it came to solving the pack’s strange problem, but still somehow you couldn’t help but think this was just a temporary solution to an even bigger problem far beyond your comprehension.
It was imminent, though all you wanted to do was enjoy yourself and see how this all unfolded. Little did you know, one of the ships had spotted you on the way back and without your knowing had followed you back to the pack.
Of course, you didn’t seem to notice until they were upon you. It was just so fun swimming around and barking happily with your new friends. It wasn’t until you had dove down underwater, playing with some of your packmates that you noticed a dark shadow looming over you. By the time you realized it, you were too late.
Almost half of the pack members had been captured in a massive net and you could see even more of them being scooped up, separated, and picked off by the fishers. You started to panic and turned around in the water to make sure your other comrades were safe but by that time you had seen a net swallowing them up and quickly coming for you next.
You swam harder than you ever did, but still your speed was no match for their fishing boats and before long you were caught up in a tangled mass of bodies of the other seals as you were painfully dragged to shore.
The sound of barking filled the air and slowly started to die down. You knew exactly what that meant and you closed your eyes, struggling still as though you had some kind of chance. Sadly though, you did not.
In the last moments before your game reset, you couldn’t help but guilt yourself for your ignorance. You were the reason why they had found the pack, as you had essentially just led them all back to the new home you had found.
Written by Drifting Dragon on 07 October 2023
The end (for now)