Milo

Species: Hairy squat lobster (Lauriea siagiani)

Pronouns: he / they

Physical Description 

• Tiny, tiiiiiiiiny little guy
• a decapod... except you can't see two of those leggies, they're in the shell
• highkey translucent pink fella
• the hairdo is practical, he swears
  • he catches food in it
  • don't look at him like that it's Normal

Personality 

• shy, cautious, would like to Hide
• might pinch you if you get too close
  • he will feel bad about it though.  but he will still do it
• a big nerd (for photography specifically)
  • if you get him talking about this subject he will never let you leave
• very softspoken and mellow in conversation.  becomes very intense and aggressive towards his camera equipment

Likes 

• pretty pictures that he feels comfortable showing to strangers
  • some folks will tell him that all his photos look good but that's because they're RUBES
• quiet days with a nice ocean breeze and a bunch of plankton floating through his bristles
• cottagecore aesthetics, but, like, underwater

Dislikes 

• lighting
  • every once in a while it works out perfectly and he feels like god himself has blessed him with a divine image
  • the rest of the time he has to wrestle with it for half an hour or he'll hate the resulting photo
  • "oh my god it looks like we're in a pumpkin right now why is everything so O R A N G E"
• chaos, disruption, noise
  • hates parties, never goes to them.  they're loud and he doesn't know anybody and he literally has nothing to say
• Phorcys
  • they're weird and creepy and they come by his house every once in a while... Milo wishes they'd stay way down in the depths, far away from him

Personal Info 

• spends most of his time at home or close to it - doesn't like to leave his Giant Barrel Friend
• often carries a giant camera setup around, it's almost bigger than he is
• takes glamour shots of his neighbors
• decorates his home with pictures he's taken
  • but only the ones he's really proud of, though.  not the ones he doesn't super like
  • they all look good but he can't stand some of them ("the lighting is all wrong!" "the white balance is off" "there's a dead pixel right THERE" etc.)

Date of Creation / Adoption: adopted via design trade w/ Donburi