Only if you want. [ He comments, pointedly ignoring the suspicious looks he's getting. His gaze lingers perhaps a little overlong on Shell, taking in the sheer delight on his face, and the expression on his own relaxes into something soft, something warm.

And then of course he glances away, peering down into the tank. ] But honestly - there's a lot bigger ones in the ocean, and they're free on top of that, so I feel like it would be better to save your money.

We probably don't even have to cook this one and you can keep it as like... a pet or something. Kind of like a dog except you don't really have to walk it. [ Right??? Unless this is like... some kind of aphro eel or something. For as long as he's been living here, he wouldn't doubt it, and he takes a moment to scan the signs around the booth to make sure there's no underlying effects of keeping one of these little creatures. ]