Field Guide Entry #136
Dawdlepod
Brineborn • The Drowned Deep • 2026 sighting
Appearance
Dawdlepod has a glossy sea-green body with faint shell-like markings, stubby tentacle-flippers, tiny suction cups and four magnificent teeth surrounding a mouth large enough to hold jewelry, keys and other treasures that are in no immediate hurry to be retrieved.
Known quirks
- Pretends not to hear the word “octopus”
- Stops frequently to bask
- Refers to his backside as his shell
- Has never arrived late because he has never technically arrived
Personality notes
- Dawdlepod is peaceful, stubborn and fully committed to becoming a sea turtle through patience alone.
- He is currently migrating across the countertop.
- He began last Tuesday and expects to reach the sink sometime next month.