Betty and Idaho mingle into each other at a cocktail party. A fish cocktail party. Because they’re fish.<\/p>\n
(Fishes?)<\/p>\n
(Fish.)<\/p>\n
“I’m working on a new fiction,” Betty says casually. “Kind of a metaphysical adventure.”<\/p>\n
Idaho blinks, which is how fish nod. “Yeah? What’s the premise?”<\/p>\n
Betty needs little prodding. “Well, you know the Ick? Its scientific name actually depends on the use of ours. Ichthyophthirius. Ichthyo.<\/i> See? It’s like–our worst fear is only an extension of ourselves.”<\/p>\n
Idaho blinks again, impressed.<\/p>\n
“Just something I came up with a while back.” Betty sips her fish-margarita. “Fresh, huh?”<\/p>\n
“Way<\/i> fresh,” says Idaho.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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