WE SHALL AMASS AN ARMY OF MASCOTS I can’t speak for the Stranger’s new pet but I can shed some light on the other things. But I highly doubt the fish will be directly related to us getting sta[i]sis[/i]. We don’t know what that fish thing is but we know that the sta[i]sis[/i] energy/damage type will be wielded by Eramis’ Empire without that fish, most likely related to the piece of tech Eramis is holding in the trailer and cover. The fish is more likely to be related to the Stranger’s time traveling or assist her with things or something like that. Rasputin doesn’t need to make some kind of vessel, he can link into our armor, jumpships, computers, etc. as an onboard AI. He already does this with Ana Bray. And not all of him is in there, he can just devote a small part of himself to it. He’s a massive intelligence network spanning the solar system in tons of bunkers, facilities and satellites. Heck, there’s still parts of his “brain” that haven’t been recovered yet. Hive Worm is an absolute no-no. They are parasites and won’t give us any power.