Scale

The aquarium:  29 gallons of water, black gravel, a large, moss-covered rock on one side of the tank, a dense grove of Vallisneria grass on the other. In the foreground, a treasure chest lazily opens, then shuts. Behind the moss rock, an air stone creates a rippling curtain of bubbles. There are neon tetras here, and somewhere, out of sight, an algae eater.

You are a goldfish.

447 words, made for Neo-Twiny Jam 2023.