Brisky finally meets a Starfish

While on a dock getting ice, I noticed some sea anemones and starfish. I remembered that while walking around on the ferry, Brisky saw a poster of a starfish and said that one day he'd like to meet an actual real live starfish. I brought Brisky and Trooper down to the dock and showed them anemones, starfishes and little fish swimming around the dock. 

I brought the starfish out to meet them. They just stood staring at each other for a long time. Brisky finally said "Hello, Mr. Starfish, how are you?", but the starfish didn't say a word or do anything. 

Trooper said "Nice day today, isn't it Mr. Starfish?" Still nothing. 

Trooper pulled Brisky aside and quietly whispered "Brisky, what if it isn't a Mr. Starfish? What if it's a Mrs. Starfish?!  We might be insulting her! "

Brisky shrugged his shoulders, "How on earth are we supposed to know?  He, she, it's, not saying anything!  At least if it spoke even a few words, we might be able to tell if it's a girl or a boy". 

They went back to the Starfish again and Brisky asked "So, how's the water these days, anything special happening down there?"  Still nothing. 

Trooper asked "So, how old are you?  Got any family?" "Do starfish go to school like regular fish?"  Nothing. Not a word. 

Brisky and Trooper looked at each other and gave each other the 'this is totally boring' look. 

Trooper said "I bet you just want to get back into the water, don't you?" Still, not a word or a movement. Trooper looked at Brisky and said "I think that means, yes" and the two of them pushed, pulled and kicked the starfish back into the water. 

"Well!" said Brisky, "That's the last time I try to carry on a conversation with a Starfish!"  "The one in the poster on the ferry looked a lot more interesting then they do in person!"