The Subject — Episode 3

But this one's different. He can understand what people say, he knows which parts of his prey are the best, and he even brings me food. So this is why you need to stay away from it. A new species isn't some easy path to a diploma.

I still haven't picked a thesis topic and I'm running out of time. I'm heading to a university conference and I'll be away for about a week. When I come back, I hope you've chosen your thesis topic. I know you can do it. I can't believe it's already been three months. If it weren't for the internet and cleaning robots,

robots, I probably would have dropped out by now. This male is completely different from other meripid. He's more intelligent and far stronger. If he finds a mate during breeding season and stays at the Emerald Detect, we could

see two or three strong, intelligent babies born next spring. I could study the hybrid traits between different mer-fish subspecies. If things go well, I might even be able to graduate early.