Wata was paralyzed as he saw the marine animal. It's beauty, it's delicate lines, and it's unique body. He had seen one bigger before, when they had done a marine competition last year, but it was not so small, it was at least 10 times bigger. Or maybe his memory was giving it a bigger size than the real one.
"I'm sorry I could not be of help, but I recall these creatures get very dangerous if it sees too many presences around him. I read about it, the ocean is my life.*"
(OOC. *And out of character I know the procedure for beached animals.
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