Counter, clerk, papers, chairs, cap, phone, fins, sign, number.

A large fish, upright and bilaterally symmetric, rests its pectoral fins on a government service counter at roughly counter height, its tail fin touching the linoleum floor. A sign on the counter reads ALL CREATURES MUST TAKE A NUMBER with a downward arrow, and a sign on the wall reads FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR STAFF AND APPLICANTS: NO TENTACLES BEYOND THIS POINT, with a crossed-out octopus graphic. A male human in a baseball cap and jeans sits in a row of metal-framed chairs along the left wall, looking at a phone, while a female human behind the counter handles paper documents; the NOW SERVING display reads A137.

Jul 7, 2026

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