I was given one of those...you know the "adopt X animal to contribute to wildlife rescue work" things? One of those for sea turtles. I had "adopted" a humpback whale when I was in high school, and a family member "adopted" an elephant for me a few years ago.
Y'all. My turtle is a ghost turtle.
It turns out the turtle I was assigned to - Discovery - died this spring. So a family member asked me if I'm going to contact someone about being assigned a different turtle.
"No. She's with the Lake Monster now. She needs to be remembered. And I'm the right person to adopt a ghost turtle."
Everyone ignores the fact that I'm slowly developing a Lake Monster cult and agrees this is peak Fizzy.
@weirdfizz Discovery will never be forgotten and that's a marvellous thing.
@stueytheround Honestly, everybody else was so disappointed until they saw me looking all honored because I've been trusted with a ghost turtle!
They should know "normal" is not one of my settings.