Wow. I really did it. I actually established

Wow. I really did it. I actually established the most gargantuan Petsmart to have ever been graced upon this fine universe. Dogs will bow in the presence of my withstanding power.

" went the thoughts of Tim Whipple, sales associate at the Petsmart on the corner of Greeley and 14th. He was pimply, weak shouldered and in charge of the fish food aisle. But oh h

ow Tim Whipple understood fish. He was The Fish Whisperer. And they whispered back. Often, when the PetSmart manager had a meeting, Tim Whipple would be instead listening to

the myriad of voices from the PetSmart Aquarium. Tim had the ability to talk to fish since he was a mere lad (long before he started working at PetSmart), when a freak accident had

occurred: A betta fish had smashed into Tim's nose, having mistaken his nose for a food pellet.Tim fell unconscious for svrl hrs&when he woke up, he found a betta mouth-sized bite

In his face. He was growing fins and gills! The mirror never lies, his mum told him. His mum called the fish police and they could do nothing. They were most apolegetic, speaking

"I am sorry, ma'am, but your son is turning into an emofish." The boy's fin's and gills were all black with pink scars running across them.

"B-but sir. We raised him correctly. Everything exactly to standard. I swear, there were no...irregularities present in his upbringing. He simply can't be an emofish. Certainly not

The emoist of emofishes. He just recently finished finishing school and is due to attend Yew U in the fall to study shellacking. I thought it was just a phase that he would swim ou

-t of, eventually, but all bets were off when he discovered the joys of decoupage. His little den reeked of shellac, but he did give the most wonderful gifts, all covered with art.