Ocean Feelings

Chapter 6

  "Can you settle a debate?" Coco asked as Barnacles walked into HQ the following day with his coffee.

He rolled his eyes as the crew, in varying stages of awakeness, turned to both of them. "Coco, I am right, and you are wrong on this stance."

"Oh, humor me, would you," Coco smirked.

"No, now I am interested. What is the debate?" Tweak perked with newfound energy.

"Is Jurassic Park a fairy tale?" Barnacles sighed, glaring at Coco.

"I never said it was a fairy tale! But it is something of the same nature!" Coco argued back steadfastly.

"Wait," Dashi raised a hand as her shoulders shook with laughter.

"You are telling me Dinosaurs belong in the same category as princesses." Barnacles sighed as he placed down his papers and coffee.

"I am saying they definitely don't belong in the same category as Titanic." Coco refuted.

"Well, we should settle on what constitutes a fairy tale," Shellington spoke as he slowly grabbed a marker.

"Pirates," Kwazii spoke, turning a monitor around to display the whiteboard.

"That's too strict. I think it would be anything mystical." Dashi tilted her head as she spoke.

"Dinosaurs are very mystical." Coco hummed.

"Dinosaurs exist." Barnacles crossed his arms as he sat next to Coco.

"So do princesses, yet you are okay with them." Coco huffed.

As time passed, the members of the crew in HQ covered the whiteboard in thoughts and doodles, including a dinosaur in a crown courtesy of Coco. The group should have noticed when Inkling joined them. He sat quietly, observing the crew discuss this topic. "So," Dashi spoke as she took the marker, "We have agreed fairy tales have a mystic element to them. A basic plot with conflict. A hero. A villain. And has been told for many generations."

"By that folklore could also be fairytales," Peso argued.

"Who's to say they aren't?" Kwazii questioned.

Shellington ran his fingers through his hair as he stared at the board. "That means Jurassic Park would qualify."

"Ha, told you!" Coco jumped up. Barnacles rose to his feet after her.

"Impossible!" Barnacles glared as Coco laughed with glee.

"According to Google, fairytales also need an improbable scenario against a villain." Tweak spoke up.

"Then Jurassic Park is not a fairy tale!" Barnacles turned to Coco.

She stepped close and stood higher on the balls of her feet to make direct eye contact, "Oh, I'm sorry, do you fight dinosaurs often? Cause that feels pretty improbable to me!"

Barnacles glared down as the two remained inches from each other. "I disagree."

"You can disagree but can still be wrong," Coco replied cooly. Barnacles paused as Coco started stifling laughter."Do... Do you guys realize we are arguing over if Jurassic Park is a fairy tale or not?"

Barnacles tried to remain composed. However, he quickly followed in the laughter with the rest of his crew as the reality of the debate settled in. "We used a whiteboard!" Dashi laughed as she placed her hand on it.

Shellington laughed, "Also, isn't it science fiction!?"

Coco howled with laughter, "I forgot that genre!"