Leonard Nimoy is beginning to repeat himself, as I enter he tells me that I am a very punctual person… again.

Once at the aquarium I adjust the environment to normal and head over to the insect terrarium to get a caterpillar to feed to Poseidon. There are three moths, two caterpillars, one spider and one cocoon as well as two eggs. Poseidon only eats half and begins chatting with me.

At least I thought he was, he came up to me and said thanks but doesn’t give any hints that he wants to talk. I keep talking to him but he never asks anything. I switch over to the insect terrarium again and another moth has ended up in the spider’s web. I switch back over and try to talk to Poseidon again but he isn’t having any of it, he says he’s mad at me so I leave. These past two days have been very uninteresting.

Leonard Nimoy congrats me on moving the big rock yesterday and fills me in on what else happened yesterday and I’m off!

I adjust Poseidon’s environment and move over to the insect terrarium to get him some food. It’s pretty wild in there nowadays; I’ve got three moths, one spider, two caterpillars, a few cocoons and a few eggs, not to mention a plant that the caterpillars nibble on. Poseidon only eats half and I try to get him to question me but he doesn’t appear up to the task. I switch over to the insect terrarium again and see that the spider has gotten a moth. I’m guessing because a moth just hatched from a cocoon and it was beginning to get crowded or he wasn’t smart and flew into it.

Today, Leonard Nimoy tells me that the podfish has completely developed legs now and that Studmuffin gave all his energy to continue on his species through the mating process yesterday.

While adjusting Poseidon’s environment I notice that he has changed color; previously he had a purple streak running down the top of his body, today he is all gold like Studmuffin used to be. Poseidon gives me some slack for always meeting at a late hour (usually 9-10pm) and then says that now it is December 1 and I need to do some holiday shopping for him. He wants some food and I oblige, I drop in a caterpillar. Rather than eating half like he used to, he eats the whole thing.

We continue chatting about the internet and he asks me what I use the World Wide Web for, whether I use e-mail or not and other questions like these. When Leonard Nimoy was talking to me before getting into the laboratory he told me if I wanted to move the big rock I’d need help. I begin moving it and Poseidon tells me he’ll help if I can answer his riddle, one of them goes “how many lives does a cat get?” I answered nine and he said they get one, them having nine is a myth. I try again and get the next riddle wrong as well but I ace the third riddle and we move the rock a little bit. I figured he’d just bump into it with his head but nope, he stands on his hind legs and pushes with his front fins, looks human-like.

We finish talking about the internet and I call it quits for the day, I’m still bummed that Studmuffin passed away but Poseidon turning gold cheered me up and was a surprise.

Leonard Nimoy informs me that the gillmen have changed into podfish and pretty soon their environment will have to change as well.

As I adjust their environment I can’t help but notice their legs have grown considerably and they now use them as their primary mode of transportation; time to feed them a caterpillar.

Studmuffin informs me that today is Mark Twain’s birthday. Studmuffin says he wants to make a baby and then hovers over Poseidon and connects his antennae to him. It appears that he’s transferring something to Poseidon via the antennae. Studmuffin then dies abruptly.

Poseidon questions me like a psychiatrist out of the blue, about nothing really, just wondering how I am. He’s also asking questions about computers today. After about five he lets me know that he’s done with that subject and I take it he’s done for the day so I leave as well.

Upon booting up the game Leonard Nimoy notices that I am punctual and visit around the same time each day. He also tells me that the Seamen’s body should be changing soon.

I adjust their environment and without thinking, grab a caterpillar and drop it in. I’ve become used to feeding them every time I visit and wasn’t thinking. They aren't hungry and it sinks to the bottom, this isn’t a problem though as the moths are laying eggs constantly. I believe the spider is there to kill off any extras if they become to numerous.

The gillmen are swimming strangely, they are swimming upside down and they have learned to swim backwards with their front fins. I also notice miniscule protrusions 2/3 down their bodies. Today they ask me questions about me; about my favorite and least favorite aspects of myself. I’m realizing now their output can be viewed as philosophical wonderings, also they’re growing legs.

They ask me a few more questions regarding my image of myself and self confidence and then let me know they’re done for the day, well I guess me too.

A milestone of sorts! I’ve stuck with my seamen for ten days! As usual I begin by adjusting their environment. 

Afterwards I check the insect terrarium to see what food I have for Poseidon and Studmuffin. I still have two moths, one spider and two eggs. I spray down the insect terrarium and watch the two eggs hatch, producing caterpillars. I grab one and drop it in for the gillmen. Not before witnessing one of the caterpillars stand up, like pretty much every other creature in the game, they have a human face and it is creepy.

Studmuffin had turned a color of gold a few days ago while Poseidon stayed the same grayish color. But now I’m noticing a purple design on Poseidon near the top of his body. I begin talking to Studmuffin but he never asks me any questions. I move on to Poseidon and he doesn’t want to talk at all… until I tickle him some, then he opens up.

The questioning continues from yesterday as Poseidon asks me about my mother and tells me his knowledge of me and my family is growing ever more complete. After no more questions I make sure everything is in order and take my leave.

Since yesterday, a moth has laid an egg and both the gillmen are starving. Leonard Nimoy tells me to feed them quickly or they’ll die. Studmuffin hasn’t died yet.

I quickly adjust the temperature and the amount of oxygen in the gillmen’s aquarium and head over to the insect’s terrarium to check out the eggs. One has already hatched… and it’s a spider? That doesn’t make sense, but oh well. I actually zoom in on the other egg just in time to watch it hatch and this one is a caterpillar type insect. I drop the caterpillar in the aquarium and both gillmen get half and are full again.

Studmuffin thinks out loud, me and him together on a Friday night. (This is written a day previous to my posting it on GiantBomb.) He then asks about my father’s health, if he’s still working and his birthday. It would appear that they gillmen are more talkative after eating. I begin talking to the other one and he asks what day my father was born on and with more prodding, about my mother. I noticed a few days ago that the gillmen share the same set of questions, aka if you leave one and talk to another he will pick up the questions where the other left off.

I’ve been too wrapped up in talking to the gillmen that I didn’t notice that a plant was beginning to grow in the aquarium. Prior to this all that was in it was sand, three rocks, a radiator-like heater, a thermometer and a small cord in one corner.

Before leaving I check back in on the insect terrarium. There are already two more eggs; for the record I have two moths, one spider, two eggs and something that looks like a cocoon still inside.

Leonard Nimoy greets me as usual and tells me of the happenings from yesterday.

I adjust the gillmen's environment and check in on the insects before feeding the gillmen. I only have one food pellet and I want to feed them insects. However I have what appear to be three cocoons left and one moth; I’d rather not risk losing my insects by feeding them the moth and the cocoons not hatching. While looking up close at the moth I notice, like the gillmen it has a human face and it is very creepy. Scratch that, another moth has emerged from a cocoon.

Alas, I decide to give them the last food pellet in the hopes that the moths will mate and produce more insects. This is only enough for one and the other gillmen keeps telling me he’s hungry. I decide to stick in what appears to be a cocoon and before the hungry gillmen can get to it, it sinks into the sand… great.

The gillmen who has been fed has a happy face and is susceptible to tickling and the other one is the opposite; he won't even have a conversation with me. I could drop in a moth or what I think is a cocoon but either option could risk me ending up with no food in the future. I fear he may be dead by the time I come back tomorrow.

Leonard Nimoy informs me of the happenings from yesterday and I’m off to adjust the gillmen’s environment.

I’m playing a little early today and one of the gillmen asks if I’m up early to watch Bryant Gumbel, who was a news broadcaster around the time this game came out. One of them asks if I’m married or not. I drop in two food pellets and they each get one; I’m on my last food pellet so I’m glad I got that insect terrarium.

Speaking of the insect terrarium… next I check in on it and spray it down with some water. An insect has come out of one of the cocoons; it is now a moth-like insect.

Upon returning I pick up a gillman. Every day they grow a little more. At the beginning I could pick them up by the tail and they were about half as long as my finger but now I have to grasp them with my hand. A few minutes later they take “sea dumps,” they excrete their waste through the antenna on their heads.

They ask me a few more questions and I’m off to work. 

Leonard Nimoy greets me and makes sure to remind me to not feed the seamen all the insects as I may run out of food eventually if I do. He also elaborates on what happened the previous day.

I adjust their environment and feed them an insect for the first time; one gillman eats half and the other got the other half. After a few minutes of coaxing them to talk to me, one of them asks whether I’m in school. After answering yes he tells me that getting an education is a good thing and the girls in short skirts are an added bonus. I tell him I’m studying to be an accountant and he then informs me that I’ll be one of the few people to know how to cheat on my taxes. I begin talking with the other gillman to not “pick favorites” and he asks me if I work and what I do.

While talking to them they also used the bathroom, Leonard Nimoy had informed me that they are to begin doing this. After a few minutes of inactivity with the gillmen I move over to the insect terrarium and spray it down with some water. I believe one of the insects just entered into a cocoon. I switch back to the gillmen and while seeing if I can pick up the gillmen’s waste I find out I can move the three rocks in the tank.

I name the other gillman Poseidon and see that the remaining insects have formed cocoons and leave for the night.