The Nicest Fishmonger Collection
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Lin Ling finds a strange looking fish washed up on shore.
He decides to take it home.
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In the story of the Frog Prince, a kiss of true love was supposed to turn a frog back into a man.
Apparently it didn't work the same for fish.
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Lin Ling was almost certain he was having a strangely realistic dream as the not-quite-a-fish swam towards him, its stubby little legs pushing harder as it began swimming circles around him, and despite how hard he tried, Lin Ling couldn't stop the laughter bubbling up inside him from escaping.
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"We don't sell the fish for you to feed them to your cats."
Startled, Lin Ling nearly upends the basket he's holding as he jerkily twists to face the cashier, who's leveling a very impressive judgemental stare at him over the top of her magazine. The overreaction doesn't score him any points given the brow raise and the harsh slant of her mouth.
"I'm not— I wouldn't do that, I just—" Lin Ling runs a hand shakily through his hair, fumbling for an excuse. "What, uh. What kind of fish is this? I've never seen it before."
The cashier narrows her eyes. "The placard below the tank should tell you."
There is indeed a placard below the tank. He sees the price first — whether or not it's expensive he has no idea, the only fish he's ever bought have already been cooked — then the small line of text beneath that, which reads:
Nice fish. Labroides perfectus.
This has to be a joke.