# Sea folk

_Ollie, Marlo, Captain Shelby, Pip and Lumen live out in Open Water. Talk to them, make friends and hear their stories._

## Who lives out there

Five wild creatures have made their homes in Open Water. They are not fish you can keep or sell: they live in their places, go about their day, and talk to every keeper who swims up to them.

Ollie the octopus keeps the [Kelp Garden](https://fishies.lol/wiki/places/kelp-garden) in order beside the School Board. Marlo the moray eel watches the Shipwreck from a hole in its hull. Pip the hermit crab chats and haggles beside the Market's stalls. Captain Shelby the sea turtle rides a long current round the reef and stops in a different place every week, so look for him on the map. Lumen the sea nettle drifts over the Lagoon's oyster bed.

## Talking

Tap one of them to talk. A card opens along the bottom of the screen with their face and their words, while the world carries on above it. Ollie, Marlo and Pip offer up to three answers to choose from. Captain Shelby has no answers to pick: he just talks, each line stays long enough to read, and a tap goes on. Tap the card to see a whole line at once.

Each of them has several conversations: a first meeting, everyday chats that change from day to day, a story and a goodbye gift for good friends. When you swim close they sometimes say something to everyone nearby.

## Friendship and hearts

Every creature counts its friendship with you in hearts, from none to five, shown on their card. The first chat of the day with each of them fills a little of the next heart. Talking more fills a little more: answering Ollie's, Marlo's or Pip's questions, or hearing Captain Shelby's tales through and his story to its end. Each of these counts once.

At three hearts they tell you their story. At five they give you a gift: Marlo's old diving lamp and Pip's deep-water shell go to your Storeroom, while Ollie's [knitted scarf](https://fishies.lol/wiki/items/knitted-scarf) and Captain Shelby's cap are kept for your wardrobe. Hearts never change a price, a reward or how your fish grow: friendship is for its own sake. Lumen's glass lantern goes to your Storeroom.

## The four of them

[Ollie](https://fishies.lol/wiki/npcs/ollie) is busy, kind and doing eight things at once. She asks what you think of the Garden and gives a tip of the day.

[Marlo](https://fishies.lol/wiki/npcs/marlo) is gruff and dry and secretly soft. He sees everything from his hole, and if you ask nicely he may say where this week's chest lies.

[Captain Shelby](https://fishies.lol/wiki/npcs/shelby) is old, slow and full of stories, about the whale who sang, the ice that chimes and the far reef. What he says depends on where he is this week.

[Pip](https://fishies.lol/wiki/npcs/pip) talks more than he trades. He haggles over pebbles just for fun, collects shells and is always looking for a bigger house.

[Lumen](https://fishies.lol/wiki/npcs/lumen) is slow, dreamy and kind. She minds the little jellyfish of Pearl Catch, and once a day she asks them to go easy on you.

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