Assignment 11: Halloween – make at least 5 Halloween themed posts across your accounts
Account: Son_Of_Neptune
28 posts; 32,208 Followers; 28 Following (private)
Post 1
[Image description: Photo of a reddish squid with blue eyes and two fins on its mantle. A membrane connects its eight arms almost down to the tips. The water around it is dark.]
Meet Larry
Species: Vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis infernali)
Likes: Amphipods
Dislikes: The bad food (He means microplastics -SoN)
What he wants to tell humans: keep the bad food away
#savetheoceans #halloween #squid
28.253 Likes, 627 Comments
HattieBelle: I know this is supposed to be scary, but it's adorable. I feel a sudden urge to make an amigurumi vampire squid
-LiveLaughLover: HattieBelle: OOOOO yes please! Drop an etsy link!
JunieBJones15: It's weird, but it's cute. I'm conflicted.
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Post 2
[Image description: Photograph of a shark with a long snout and protruding jaw. Its skin looks pinkish grey. A long sweeping tail is visible over the shark's back. The ocean around it is dark.]
Meet Ellie
Species: goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni)
Likes: squid
Dislikes: nets and boats
What she wants to tell humans: Come visit
#savetheoceans #halloween #sharks
62,374 Likes, 1,426 Comments
SeaMeRun: I'm scared
TheBrineyDeep: It's irresponsible to tell people that sharks are aggressive. You're more likely to be killed by a vending machine than a shark, and humans hunted sharks to near extinction after Jaws came out!
-Son_Of_Neptune: TheBrineyDeep: It's irresponsible to tell people that sharks are harmless. They have teeth; they can bite. If you harass a shark because you saw a video of someone "playing" with a shark, you will get bit. Humans need to leave sharks alone.
-TheBrineyDeep: Son_Of_Neptune: My friend, you're harassing the shark?
-Son_Of_Neptune: TheBrineyDeep: I treated her with respect and asked permission to take her picture. We had a very nice conversation. Also I'm not human.
MelodyMakesMusic6: Where is 20kleagues? It's not a SoN post without 20kleagues freaking out in the comments!
-SneakySneaky: MelodyMakesMusic6: Keep scrolling. I think SoN finally broke him
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Post 3
[Image description: Photograph of a dark fish with needle sharp teeth and translucent fins. It has a filament with a glowing tip growing from its head.
Meet Decima
Species: Pelagic Anglerfish (Lophiiformes Ceratioidei)
Likes: fish
Dislikes: sharks
What she wants to tell humans: What are humans?
#savetheoceans #halloween #anglerfish
52,628 Likes, 1,269 Comments
SpillTheTea: I was kidding about the Mariana Trench?
-Son_of_Neptune SpilltheTea: this isn't the mariana trench. That's too far to swim in a weekend. Maybe over the holidays
-FortyFathoms: Son_of_Neptune: I'm sorry, swim?
TheBrineyDeep: This getting ridiculous. Paying to access wildlife is is incredibly unethical and harmful.
-Anakin_Oceanswimmer: TheBrineyDeep: I don't think you can EcoTourist to access DEEP SEA ANGLER FISH
-Dive_for_my_Life: TheBrineyDeep Anakin_Oceanswimmer: Didn't that one aquarium have them?
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Post 4
[Image 1 description: A side view of a long tubular fish with long forward facing eyes and several fins near the back. It's mostly white with brown speckles along its length. The ocean around it is dark]
[Image 2 description: A front view of the same fish—this one is much scarier. The fish has two huge, pearl-like eyes set in wide sockets. It has a wide mouth full of needle sharp teeth.]
Meet Tatius
Species: Telescope fish (Gigantura indica)
Likes: dinner
Dislikes: Anglerfish
What he wants to tell humans: keep catching big fish
#savetheoceans #halloween #telescopefish
61,126 Likes, 1,712 Comments
MichaelJones15: lol it looks like a tampon with eyes
-PriscillaMalfoy: MichaelJones15: look at the second image; you'll change your mind. freaky
20kleaguesUnder: wtf wtf wtf Where the hell did you get these photos
-MelodyMakesMusic6: Is it bad that I judge posts based on the quality of the meltdown 20kLeaguesUnder has? This one is clearly 10/10
-Truffula_Planter: 20kLeaguesUnder: I'll bite. Why are you WTFing?
-20kleaguesUnder: Truffula_Planter: because these pictures cannot be real
-MichaelJones15: 20kLeaguesUnder: This again? He stole them. Or photoshopped them
-20kleaguesUnder: MichaelJones15: Then he must have stolen someone's unpublished research. These pictures do not exist
-MichaelJones15: 20kLeaguesUnder: Sure Jan
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Post 5
[Image description: A photo of a white and brown tadpole-looking fish with glowing white eyes on a dark background
Meet [it doesn't translate to human language -SoN]
Species: Faceless Fish (Typhlonus nasus)
Likes: good meals
Dislikes: lights
What he wants to tell humans: What are humans?
#savetheoceans #halloween #facelessfish #facelesscusk
44,834 Likes, 801 Comments
JoyceByersIsMyMom: Okay, This one is freaky
- carmel-c20087: JoyceByersIsMyMom: ikr?
Anakin_Oceanswimmer: No seriously, man. What kind of equipment are you using for your dives? And where are you getting your bottles? These things live deep.
- FortyFathoms: Anakin_Oceanswimmer: I want to know too. There's no way any reputible dive shop would be encouraging this
TheBrineyDeep: And now you're resorting to photoshop?
- Happy_Little_Trees95 TheBrineyDeep: I don't think it's photoshop or digital art. Disney would kill to have CGI this clean
20kleaguesUnder: How?
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Post 6
[Image description: A head-on photo of blue-silver fish resting on its fins on the sea floor. It has long trailing whisker-like filaments protruding from its body. The ocean around it is dark.
Meet Me [I don't think he quite understands the concept of names -SoN]
Species: abyssal spiderfish (Bathypterois longipes)
Likes: food
Dislikes: Not!food food falling [Again, microplastics - SoN]
What he wants to tell humans: What are humans? What is the surface? Why do they drop not!food food?
#savetheoceans #halloween #abyssalspiderfish #spiderfish
82,548 Likes, 1,344 Comments
20kleaguesUnder: asdffjkl; refjireoajo ravhunaj
- MelodyMakesMusic6: Son_of_Neptune: Yep, you broke him. 11/10
SpongeBobNoPants6969: Why is everyone freaking out about being trolled by some rich asshole?
-Anakin_Oceanswimmer: SpongeBobNoPants6969: Cite your source
-SpongeBobNoPants6969: Anakin_Oceanswimmer: He participates in an expensive sport. He has custom gear including a custom made camera. He travels to expensive locations to dive. He probably pays companies who exploit the animals; or uses high quality photoshopped or stolen images.
-Anakin_Oceanswimmer: SpongeBobNoPants6969: you can't ecotourist your way to the abyssal zone
-SpongeBobNoPants6969: Anakin_Oceanswimmer: Bullshit. Any research organization would be happy to give a millionaire a seat on their sub in exchange for a generous "donation." Or it's a private submarine. James Cameron can't be the only rich fuck to own one.
-TheBloodOfAngryMen: SpongeBobNoPants6969 Anakin_Oceanswimmer: Don't forget, he's friends with Rachel Elizabeth Dare, the daughter of one of the richest men in the country. Do you think she hangs out with a lot of us poors?
-Son_of_Neptune: you know I can see this, right?
-TheBloodOfAngryMen: Eat the rich
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"You certainly ignited a storm online." Rachel grinned at Percy through the Iris Message window.
"I know." Percy grinned back. "Everyone is freaking out, and it is hilarious."
"You really are a chaos gremlin. Are you certain you're not secretly a child of Hermes?"
"Don't lie; you're enjoying it as much as I am."
"I am. I wish I could have that kind of anonymity online."
"I'm happy to not be officially associated with it. Only I timed this photo drop badly. We're supposed to interact with people outside the Roman and Greek world next week, and I have a feeling that would not go well for me right now."
"So lean into it. Play up the bit You should do an AMA."
"A what?"
"AMA. Ask me anything. Tell people to post their questions with the tag #AskSon_of_Neptune and you'll answer the ones that look interesting."
"People will actually go along with this?"
"Sure. I'll send you a couple of examples."
"My mom doesn't know it, but she thanks you. You're probably the only reason I'm passing this class."
"I will remind you of this later."
A/N: Percy has crossed the Rubicon. For the first time, mortal divers could not have taken these pictures (without dying horribly.)
Comment and ask Percy anything!