i was walking through campus and it was really beautiful. the leaves were all changing colors and laying in a deep carpet on the ground. i came along a path to a pond with a fountain where a humpback whale was swimming. i leaned over the edge of the pond and it stuck its head out onto the grass and let me pet him. i jumped into the water and put my arms around its neck and we swam together. it was beautiful and i thought maybe i could communicate with him. i made a high pitched sound and he shrieked too and stopped moving and went silent. i panicked, i pushed him up to the surface so he could breathe but he shriveled up and i held him in the palm of my hand and he crumbled away.