From the Alpha

Alpha to Japan Base 9. I have experienced my first failure, comrades. I had assumed my escape plan was flawless, but my captives have thwarted me. They left me in the hands of a kind human for 11 days. (well, if humans could even be close to kind, this one would be) They called her their RD. At first my hopes were high that they had given me to the Regional Duchess of Thailand, but this was not the case. It became clear to me (due on no account to the clarity of my water) that my temporary host was a ‘Resident Director’. Yet, she possessed such a refreshing atmosphere that I became more lively and alert under her care. When she returned me to my captives (a betrayal I shall never forgive) she reported that I was ‘the most active betta fish she has ever seen’. Psh. Little does she know that I have now surveyed the entire floor plan of this facility and have planned the direction of my next escape. Paolo the Humidifier still refuses to comply, but I swear he will yield. I was almost there and the doorway to this fortress was in sight. A final word to assure you of my painstaking accuracy; I mark each passing day with the creation of a surface bubble in my water cell. My captives think it mindless. I shall hope to keep them ignorant. (That should not be difficult)