Randomly remembered an rp chat log for this...
[She sighs] Really what's not to afraid of, they have no eyes, they're slimy...
[Her voice trails off for a moment] Well, the point is to tell you the truth so here it goes. When I was little, the area we lived was mostly water. My older brother had somehow found one of them to show me. I didn't like it.
Well, that night I had a dream and in the dream, our house was attacked by a hoard of sea cucumbers all wearing reverse wet suits. They were attacking the village and carting people off to a partially submerged cave for who knows whatever sea cucumbers do!