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Season 1 episdoe 1-Whale shark

The sponge exuded a squishy texture, evoking a surge of adrenaline born from the fear of suffocation. Is Dashi safe? Are they unharmed? The captain's thoughts reverberated within his mind, only to be subdued by a sudden waft of musty air as they penetrated the opposite side of the sponge.

Within its depths, the shape of Kwazii emerged, formed by barnacles clinging to its surface. His attention seemed fixed on something above, a mystery that drew the captain's gaze as well. And then they beheld it together - an intricate network of bones.
"Yarr, what ferocious beast hath assaulted these innards?" Kwazii's query resounded with a mix of demand and curiosity.
Barnacles couldn't help but almost chuckle; witnessing the bewilderment of his crewmate was an oddly gratifying sight.
"No, Kwazii, these markings aren't caused by a beast," Barnacles elucidated with a touch of sagacity.
"This whale is in its twilight years, its bones gradually relinquishing their form."

The lieutenant cast a squinted glance at the captain, searching for a glint of sarcasm in his demeanour. However, finding none, Kwazii let out an exasperated huff.
Barnacles took a moment to adjust to his surroundings but failed, it was so dark in there. Of course there was no way for light to enter. But on the other hand,
Kwazii seemed to be doing just fine.

Barnacles attempted to acclimate to his surroundings, a task that proved to be futile given the profound darkness enveloping them. The absence of any possible ingress for light was undeniable. On the contrary, Kwazii appeared to navigate this obscurity with apparent ease. Naturally, there was no surprise; he was, after all, a cat. Amidst the audible shuffling, the captain could discern the sound. "Running into a bit of trouble there, Captain, huh?" Kwazii's amused chuckle echoed. Barnacles responded with an exasperated sigh, not aware that Kwazii's grin had likely widened even further.
After a few moments of this kwazii spoke up.
"Grab my paw cap'n. I can lead us to dashi '' without hesitation, he agreed. With kwazii guiding the captain. he already felt a bit more safe.

But that all changed, with a sudden slip, they both found themself tumbling head over heels down the hole. Time seemed to slow as they rolled and somersaulted, his heart pounding in his chest. a mixture of fear and determination fueled his instinct to survive.

Eventually, their wild fall slowed, and he came to a stop near the bottom of the hill. They lay there for a minute. Taking in the fact that they had fallen. Barnacles' body aching, but a surge of relief washed over him-kwazii who was already on his feet didn't seem to be injured. Slowly, he pushed himself up onto his hands and knees, taking note of his injuries. It was then that he felt a sharp pain in his right wrist.
He winced as he cradled it, realising he might have broken it during the fall. The pain was intense, but he knew he had to move forward. Summoning all his strength, he managed to get back onto his feet, his vision blurred by tears of pain but with the mission in mind. He heaved on.

The mission, on the whole, unfolded quite smoothly. Amidst an embarrassing photo capture and some good-natured ribbing from the crew, everyone seemed to be in good spirits. However, Barnacles couldn't extend the same sentiment to himself. His wrist had swelled up and taken on a rather distorted appearance. He silently expressed gratitude for the fact that he was wearing long sleeves, a blessing from the polar gods.
He knew he should seek medical help. But he couldn't bare to put more pressure on peso. He already had 4 other animals to take care of. He could hide this until the pain passed.
But his luck wouldn't last long

7-B was one of the rooms they used for storage. And he tasked himself with grabbing some cocoa powder to refill the machine. That was what he planned. What he did not plan was for tweak to rush around a corner and crash into him. In a moment that seemed both preordained and chaotic, tweak and barnacles collided with force.
The collision was surprising and unexpected. Unfortunately the captain landed on his right wrist causing shockwaves throughout his body. Grimacing with discomfort and looking down he almost cursed at the sight. His right sleeve was ripped. But the time barnacles had gotten himself together tweak was already by his side. Asking him he was alright. Grateful for tweak he accepted the help. Unaware of what her real intentions were,
"You landed on your wrist cap, peso should take a look at it" barnacles almost stuttered at the statement, without warning tweak grabbed the wrist and had a sour expression on her face.
"Really cap. cmon lets go to peso" The captain let out a low growl knowing there's no use refusing.

"Captain, let's take a look at that wrist of yours," peso said. With gentle flippers, he carefully examined his wrist, noting the swelling and the way barnacles winced when he touched it.
"I'm going to need to splint your wrist to stabilise it," Peso explained.
"But don't worry, I'll make you feel better in no time." The captain nodded, trusting peso ability. He fetched a splint and some bandages from his bag and began to work.
Peso fashioned a splint for barnacles wrist, ensuring it was secure but not too tight. He then wrapped it in soft bandages to provide additional support. Barnacles twisted his wrist gently admiring the work.
"Thanks peso, good work" Barnacles smiled. Peso beamed at the compliment. Footsteps were heard outside before the sickbay door opened. Kwazii waltzed in his eyes staring directly at barnacles.
"So yer broke ya wrist cap'n. And you say I'm reckless"

Captain only rolled his eyes before laying down on the medic bed provided to him.
"The captain's wrist was infected so he will be off duty for a week at most. Now come let's give him some space to rest" peso stated, pushing kwazii out the door with little protests.
"Could you tell tweaks I said thanks" barnacles interrupted.

"Yep cap'n"

Meanwhile

"ACHOO!" tweak sneezed which fixing gup-A
"Someone must be talking about me