Drama Under the Sea


Anne flipped around in a flourish of phytoplankton. “Gurnsby!” she hissed. “You get out of here right now! I will not have my Seriatopora invaded by a thuggish deeplife such as yourself!”

The driftwood club wavered for a second as its owner’s grip became even more indecisive than before. “Howard promised at least seven—”

“And you’ll get them. High tide isn’t for two more days, and the extractions are coming along as well as can be hoped.” Anne spun back toward inner darkness of the coral. “Until then, go away and let us do our job. And take that mollusk-basher with you.”

A Certain Mascot

What’s interesting is that, while Azusa Pacific University’s cougar mascot has a rather pronounced role when it comes to the actual athletics games, no official graphical representation seems to exist anywhere. The above digital manifestation, however, is not meant to be an answer to that problem, but was simply inspired by the thought.

Besides, he’s much too passive. A real mascot would be in the midst of a snarling murder-leap.