Horizon Ridge Superfast jellyfish

When a voice answered her unspoken question, Pied's eyes flicked up to catch sight of a familiar male. It took her a moment to recall his name. "Kerberos," she said, "hello." Her gaze then slid suspiciously toward the blob and she took a cautionary step backward. "Really? It looks... dead." Her nose wrinkled a little, as if to say, And it smells dead too.

He apologized and her eyes slowly shifted to him again. She flushed slightly, though she answered smoothly. "Don't beat yourself up about it. Going into heat makes everybody crazy—both those who're experiencing it first- and secondhand. I also wasn't on my best behavior, so I should apologize as well."

Determined not to dwell on these matters, however, Pied paused a moment, then tipped her head toward the blobby creature. "So, what is it?" she asked. "And what did you call these things—tentacles? You'd think I'd have seen one of these before but... nope, I've never seen anything so strange."