It was. Waking up the smell of the salty ocean air was refreshing.

[ There's a sad tinge to her voice. She had tried not to think too much about home since arriving here, but talking about it now is making her a little homesick. ]

Not me, personally, though I did come up with a few concepts just to annoy my friend. [ She laughs. ] My favorite had butterfly wings.

[ She thinks for a moment. ] I'm not sure how to describe how it works. We just kind of... think up creature concepts and test them. If they work out then perhaps they'll be approved and released into the wild.