"Hm? Oh-they follow me around everywhere-I think it's cuz they're attracted to my scales-"
"Well....I wasn't-born like you were. I mean-the ocean god made me...one minute I wasn't here, the next minute I just kinda-was...I don't have parents....but-growing up, I was all alone. The ocean god doesn't talk to me-he never has. So I just sort of had to survive-and when I was too little to do that, these guys were here for me....they brought me food, and helped me find shelter...they're the closest things to friends I have..."