Dr. Moore was a complex, exotic-looking old man. He was wearing a lab coat and intellectual glasses. He was an authority in animal physiology. Many of the books Lia had read to learn about sea life had important contributions by this scientist.
This whole situation had begun to feel odd. The trio who had suddenly taken her in as a pet were her co-workers. She had somehow neglected to reveal her true identity to them (not that they would have believed her anyway), but she had never expected them to have ties with such a brilliant person! The question was: why had he been called there?
Moore seemed to be investigating Lia's body, stopping at three different angles to examine her curves, before he addressed the other three.
"And you say she speaks?" the doctor asked. After getting a positive, he looked at Lia straight in the eyes. "Dear, what is your name?"