Drama in the tank

The following is an IM convo between me + my coworker [who gave me our 2 betta fish] this morning. It was a sad, sad day in our household. :(


11:15 AM
10/12/05

K: I had a little bit of drama last night with my bettas
M: ooo.. do tell
K: Well, "Joker" the lighter one loves to jump up when you feed him
M: hahahah
M: i taught him how to do that
M: hahahahahaha
M: LOLOL
K: Well, not so funny last night
M: :o oh noo
K: Don't worry, they are still alive
K: Apparently, our tank instructions say to fill up the tank leaving a half inch from the top
M: ok
K: where the divider ends
M: right
K: After we ate dinner last night, I passed by the tank + noticed BOTH bettas on the same side--on "Batman"'s side [the darker one]
K: BEFORE:

K: AFTER:

M: ok so he suffered one big blow
M: that will grow back
K: BEFORE:

K: AFTER:

K: TORE UP !!
M: not just tore up... TOWW UP FROM DA FLOWW UP
M: :'(
M: awwwwwww
K: Yeh, it's so sad to look at him
K: Joker is really a baddie
K: He's just pure evil



After the incident, I told Joshua that Joker was just jealous at how beautiful Batman's fins were. This is what it reminded me of:

"I felt like destroying something beautiful."
--Narrator, Fight Club

** Refer to my previous post when we first adopted our pets.