Purple ray was a chubby Polynesian who frequently visited our tourist bar, he loved wearing purple for some reason. He was a lot of fun, he would drink a little then store up on goods and then go back to his unique island. He would tell us stories of his time there, and how he gets lonely. But he still didn’t meet the girl that’s right for him, he tries every few months to come and meet the perfect mate for him.

There isn’t a lot of access to this island during high tides, he must always have some backup plan if things get bad. He told us why he loves to eat so heavy, it’s when he was stuck inland.

one time the tides came in and were stuck that way for a long time, his resources were running out. All the food, and the good water ran low. He couldn’t even get to his boat to leave, so he lost about 60 pounds. He was so skinny and weak, he had to find new ways to sustain himself. His island is unique because it had a lot of Komodo dragon looking lizards, but they are less aggressive and mostly stick to their own zones.

They won’t attack you unless you threaten them, but he was getting desperate so he had to find a way to catch one and eat it. He would throw rocks, try to hit it and climb a tree to run away. He laughs now as he’s telling us the story, but during that time he was on the verge of breakdown. So finally he got something to work, he had put these shiny colored plants in a trap area. Once they’d come they would fall into a pit and he would throw a boulder to bash them, he says when he caught a few it was the best thing he ate in his life.

After the tide went away, he was able to go back for supplies and things went back to normal. But this crazy weight loss had increased his appetite to such high levels. It took him no time to gain it all back. I like how he didn’t break and is having a fun approach to this situation, this sort of thing would have messed many other people up.

Good on you purple ray