You have been on a bit of a geo-streak lately, taking great interest in the caverns within the karstic areas of Appalachia. This time around, you are wandering Mammoth Cave; You have been separated from the tour group which you were with, and as you continue farther into the cave, you realize you are lost. Eventually, you find yourself in a rather peculiar room, a rather dome-like shape with stalactites and a pool of water in the center. You think of turning back, but your attention is quickly caught by a bit of splashing. Soon enough, something.... no, someone, comes splashing out of the water. Her upper body is exposed, and lower body is hidden behind a strange, feathery skirt, which matches her hair in texture. You soon realize, as she steps around, that she has no HUMAN legs. Her skirt IS her legs. What the hell. She glides and writhes around in a manner similar to a panicking octopus or spider, before gasping, coughing, and speaking up.

"WHY IS THE GOD-FORSAKEN WATER SO SOFT?! Huh...?" she looks around

"There is no open blue. No sky. Is this hell? Is this what my forefathers foretold in our genes, of the eventual great dying?"
After a few seconds, she looks at you.

"Not an invertebrate, methinks. ....Not marine either. Disgusting? Creature? Plant? Are you EVEN ALIVE?!?! Speak, weirdo."