[ there's some amount of sentience there, which means scotty should really not be considering keeping one as a pet, but it's not like he's going to lose it or anything, god. ]

It's unfamiliar to me, too. [ there's a pause as he considers that option, looking almost warily around the room at the various slimes hanging out. they really are just chillin', huh. ] In my experience there's always something waiting around the corner, but maybe we're lucky and it's just them.