WARNING I RAMBLE A LOT HERE BUT!!! vialae is weirdly enthusiastic about every kind of marine animal, ever. when she says that she doesn't have a favorite, it isn't like, some weird indecisiveness on her end--she genuinely appreciates everything out there! all things considered, her blatant adoration of marine flora and fauna is really sweet, especially when you remember that she is a massive hater in practically every other part of her life.

that being said, here's a quick rundown of some that she really, REALLY likes:

• cnidaria! all of them!
• rays (yes. it's because of That Stingray). the way they swim is a very nice visual stim :)
• kind of stretch, but if we're including marine birds, i've always thought that she would really appreciate albatrosses. fucking love those things
• manatee :)
• beluga (raffi)
• sea otters :)

she would've loved the ocean, if it wasn't uh. like that. a big part of her deal with her career is trying to explicitly figure out a way to make the ocean habitable again, and it's been one of those big, unobtainable in her lifetime goals that she only was really able to start working on once she got entangled with the corporeasphere 2 project. the love of the ocean/sea/etc was something that started early on for her, though. her first place after graduating was a flooded digital library near the coast, and it served as the starting point for her interest in the field :')