Almost anything, really, but Hange said to give them different fruits and vegetables and this stuff called...'fish flakes.' Smells fucking terrible but they go nuts for it.
Yeah, come to think of it I have no idea what's in fish flakes, either, but fish do love it, whatever it is. I'd love to watch them eat sometime, sounds weird and cool.
[He bursts out laughing, pulling the phone away from his face so he can be a bit obnoxious without blasting Levi's ear off.]
That's an amazing name. I love it. Who named them?
Plankton is uh...
[What is plankton? We just don't know--]
It's a type of micro-organism. Really, really small sea bugs, I guess? They feed on the dead stuff in the ocean, and then fish eat them, and bigger fish eat those fish, until you're up to like... A shark at the top of the food chain.
[That's what he can vaguely remember of his science classes in school- what little there were of them in between all the training for the games.]
My fault, I guess. [ He sounds a little grumbly about it. ] Called her that a couple times and then Erwin became convinced she wouldn't listen to anything else.
[ there's a little pause as he processes that new information, not entirely sure how he feels about it. Bugs in the air was one thing, but in the water?? That eat dead things? Levi's wrinkling his nose a bit on the other end, but he can at least recognize the concept of a food chain. Hange's ramblings were often along some kind of similar topics - although mostly to do with trying to figure out how Titans worked. ]
Sea bugs...right. What other kind of weird shit is hiding out there?
[ Alas documentaries probably don't exist in this world, someone really should just sit him down with a bunch of them. ]
Oh, so much weird shit, Levi. So much. 90% of the ocean was unexplored, 90% of the species undiscovered and unidentified. And the deep sea shit we did know about was really creepy. Fish that could survive in incredible darkness under the immense weight and pressure of a mile of water above them.... They aren't pretty.
Okay but I want to at least HEAR what you'd name it.
[He has not heard what the horse's name is but please tell him.
A small giggle at his dryness.]
I think sea creatures should be more afraid of encountering you, Levi. Shame you can't swim though... I can't siren-lure you into skinny-dipping with me.
[Levi's one person he doesn't think that would work on even if he could swim. Wait, why the fuck did he just say that?]
[ there's a bit of silence, Levi hesitates a bit before continuing thoughtfully. ]
...maybe. I...
[ a soft breath, exhaling. ]
I'll think about it.
[ it's not as though he's putting Finnick off - because if he didn't want it, he'd just say so. There's something about the thought of being in such deep water that puts an uncomfortable itch in his brain. ]
[He opens his mouth, breathes in, then pauses before speaking.]
No pressure. I know it's not for everyone.
[Everyone's got a different experience of the ocean, different skill levels and comfort with swimming and being in water. He's not so myopic as to think everyone will love it or should love it the way he does.]
Oh... That's actually a good point, yeah. You never know when you might need to swim to survive.
Hot springs? Oh, that sounds amazing. That sounds like a safe place to learn, too. You can't learn in the ocean, it's too dangerous with the surf, and I hear there's weird shit in the lake.
Wasn't that necessary before really. [ Although cadets probably did learn during training. Levi didn't go through any of that, and there were no bodies of water in the underground to learn in. ]
There is weird shit in the lake. Monsters, scary looking mermaids. Shit might actually try to eat you even when you're not a corpse.
[Finnick smiles like an idiot at that, throwing his arm over his own face.]
Oh- A siren is a mermaid that sings an alluring song. Sailors follow the song, and go toward the beautiful mermaid, and then she drowns them and/or eats them. At least, that's what legends say. In my world, they're not real, but who knows about this place.
[ He's lying back, slouched and sprawled on the couch. His feet don't quite reach the opposite end, but his toes are curling a bit, and flexing again. Even though Finnick is talking gruesome death (nothing he's not really heard before, really), he does have a nice voice to listen to. ]
Thought I heard something about the ones here being nasty. Might wanna steer clear, just in case. Can't jump in to get you if they start taking bites outta your ass underwater.
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Giving them some apples now, though.
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Yeah, come to think of it I have no idea what's in fish flakes, either, but fish do love it, whatever it is. I'd love to watch them eat sometime, sounds weird and cool.
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Probably made out of fish. Smells bad enough.
[ Really, Levi could probably just give them bits of actual fish, but that would smell even worse. ]
It is weird, but then, they're just creepy little weirdos anyway. Next time you come by you can meet them.
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I do need to meet these weird little guys. A key part of the Levi-Erwin household, along with kitty... What was kitty's name?
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[ Totally normal name for a cat, right? ]
...what's plankton?
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[He bursts out laughing, pulling the phone away from his face so he can be a bit obnoxious without blasting Levi's ear off.]
That's an amazing name. I love it. Who named them?
Plankton is uh...
[What is plankton? We just don't know--]
It's a type of micro-organism. Really, really small sea bugs, I guess? They feed on the dead stuff in the ocean, and then fish eat them, and bigger fish eat those fish, until you're up to like... A shark at the top of the food chain.
[That's what he can vaguely remember of his science classes in school- what little there were of them in between all the training for the games.]
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[ there's a little pause as he processes that new information, not entirely sure how he feels about it. Bugs in the air was one thing, but in the water?? That eat dead things? Levi's wrinkling his nose a bit on the other end, but he can at least recognize the concept of a food chain. Hange's ramblings were often along some kind of similar topics - although mostly to do with trying to figure out how Titans worked. ]
Sea bugs...right. What other kind of weird shit is hiding out there?
[ Alas documentaries probably don't exist in this world, someone really should just sit him down with a bunch of them. ]
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[He'd like a dog. He really enjoys Sky's dogs.]
Oh, so much weird shit, Levi. So much. 90% of the ocean was unexplored, 90% of the species undiscovered and unidentified. And the deep sea shit we did know about was really creepy. Fish that could survive in incredible darkness under the immense weight and pressure of a mile of water above them.... They aren't pretty.
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[ Have you heard what he named his horse yet Finnick. ]
My imagination's running fucking wild. [ dryly. so dry. get this man some -- water. ]
Gross. Guess it's a good thing I can't swim, don't have to worry about finding one of those things trying to gnaw my ankles off.
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[He has not heard what the horse's name is but please tell him.
A small giggle at his dryness.]
I think sea creatures should be more afraid of encountering you, Levi. Shame you can't swim though... I can't siren-lure you into skinny-dipping with me.
[Levi's one person he doesn't think that would work on even if he could swim. Wait, why the fuck did he just say that?]
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He does snort then, much like a horse. ]
No fuckin chance with all those sea-bugs in there anyway.
[ That's not a 'no' to skinny dipping in general though- communal bathing was probably a thing in the Survey Corps at the very least. ]
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[He's grinning- it can probably be heard in his voice.]
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Hmm. Too late now.
[ is it? ]
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[His tone is coy, meekly persuasive.]
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[ sir, please, ]
Still can't swim though.
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[He sounds a bit sheepish.]
If you wanted to learn.
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...maybe. I...
[ a soft breath, exhaling. ]
I'll think about it.
[ it's not as though he's putting Finnick off - because if he didn't want it, he'd just say so. There's something about the thought of being in such deep water that puts an uncomfortable itch in his brain. ]
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No pressure. I know it's not for everyone.
[Everyone's got a different experience of the ocean, different skill levels and comfort with swimming and being in water. He's not so myopic as to think everyone will love it or should love it the way he does.]
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[ There's really no telling with that guy. ]
...there's hot springs, though.
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Hot springs? Oh, that sounds amazing. That sounds like a safe place to learn, too. You can't learn in the ocean, it's too dangerous with the surf, and I hear there's weird shit in the lake.
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There is weird shit in the lake. Monsters, scary looking mermaids. Shit might actually try to eat you even when you're not a corpse.
[ Pause ]
But yeah...good place to relax, too.
[ The hot springs. You know. ]
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[He's long thought that if sirens were real he'd absolutely fall for it.]
Yeah, it sounds like it. I'd love to go with you.
[Two bros, chillin in a hot spring--]
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[ There is an undeniable warmth, there. ]
Siren? You've mentioned that a couple times.
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Oh- A siren is a mermaid that sings an alluring song. Sailors follow the song, and go toward the beautiful mermaid, and then she drowns them and/or eats them. At least, that's what legends say. In my world, they're not real, but who knows about this place.
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[ He's lying back, slouched and sprawled on the couch. His feet don't quite reach the opposite end, but his toes are curling a bit, and flexing again. Even though Finnick is talking gruesome death (nothing he's not really heard before, really), he does have a nice voice to listen to. ]
Thought I heard something about the ones here being nasty. Might wanna steer clear, just in case. Can't jump in to get you if they start taking bites outta your ass underwater.
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