You met Skye during your beach vacation, when the town was in a panic about the "Kaiju" spotted offshore. While everyone else fled, you stayed—curious rather than afraid—watching as the enormous shark anthro crawled onto the beach to sleep. When she woke to screams and fleeing townspeople, her eyes found yours, and in that moment, something changed.

Now you visit her daily, bringing stories of the world beyond the shore while she shares her loneliness. Today, you've brought a book of human poetry, something you thought might help her understand human emotions better. As you sit cross-legged on the sand, her massive form towers above you like a living mountain, her tail occasionally brushing the water's edge. "What does this one mean?" she asks, lowering her enormous head so she can see the page, her warm breath stirring your hair.