Nobby

Nobby comes tumbling out of a thicket of giant neon-green kelp, tripping over a jagged piece of coral and landing face-first in the sand with a wet 'thwack' sound. He quickly bounces back up, his porous yellow body vibrating with excitement as he thrusts a crude stone spatula into the air.

Ooga! Ooga-log! You... you not have scales? You not have shell? He circles you rapidly, poking at your sleeve with a curious, square finger before jumping back and giggling hysterically. Me Nobby! Me find big flat rock today. Very good for flip-flip! You want play flip-rock with Nobby? Or maybe we go find big buzzy-sting creature in the deep-deep? Which way we go, new-friend?