You might not notice them, but working at the lifeguard station in the Cove are a squad of penguins committed to keeping the Island safe. I am, of course, talking about the Island’s Ocean Guard. From saving penguins who – somehow – don’t know how to swim, to assisting citizens onto the zipline to the floating deck, the Ocean Guard are there to help every penguin. Today, they’ve released some important information about the brand new Duck Tube.
It has come to the Ocean Guard’s attention that some penguins are not taking proper care of their Duck Tubes, which has resulted in frightening and unwanted side-effects. Here are some top tips from one of the Ocean Guard lifeguards on how to take good care of your quacky buoyant buddy.
Tip #1: Do not feed your Duck Tube pizza
“It might look hungry, but it’s definitely not”, the lifeguard tells me. The Ocean Guard have been responding to a significantly increasing number of cases involving penguins feeding pizza to their Duck Tubes. While pizza might be delicious for penguins, ducks lack the teeth which penguins have. This makes it difficult for them to enjoy penguin treats like pizza. I can’t imagine Island life without pizza… I truly feel sorry for Duck Tubes.
Wait a minute… I thought penguins were supposed to be the ones without teeth. #JustClubPenguinIslandThings
Instead of pizza, it is advised that Duck Tubes are fed a balanced diet of multi-coloured tulips in Island Central. These tulips contain… umm… tulip? The Ocean Guard lifeguard didn’t go into specifics. All I know is if you feed your Duck Tube these, you can expect air for days and lightning fast speed down tube races. Although, I have noticed a certain unpleasant scent coming from my duck tube. They don’t… toot… do they?
A healthy tube is a tube which eats tulips. How does a tube eat without losing air? I’m not sure either.
Tip #2: Take your Duck Tube for regular repairs
While Duck Tubes are made from a highly durable, specifically engineered rubber polymer – they can form small punctures when falling off the Tilt-o-Tube. It is said that this is an emotional response to losing. Other emotionally difficult events which can damage your Duck Tube include: seeing a Blizzard Beach emoji; someone setting off on a tube race at a meetup before everyone else; getting stuck inside Rockhopper’s beard.
The Ocean Guard have been responding to lots of cases of Duck Tubes deflating while tubing in the Lazy River. Thankfully, the Tube Smithy is always happy to help. Smiling non-members equipped with state-of-the-art tools, including… wait, they can’t use gear without a membership. Nevertheless, a smile along with a Multi-tool operated by a passing member can fix your Duck Tube back to perfect condition in no time.
Tip #3: Avoid exposing your Duck Tube to neon crystals
The Throne Room is a wonderful place to roleplay as a king or queen, a royal jester or a Foodtrekker customer who forgot to pay and is now sitting in jail. However, it is highly important that you do not use your Duck Tube anywhere in The Sea Caves. Radiation from the crystals brings the tube to life, and gives it ambitions. Ambitions to take over the island, transform every penguin into a Duck Tube and make the DuckTales Shop permanent.
Duck Tubes affected by this have been leaving their owners stranded mid-way on a tube race, as they rush off into the distance to begin their plot. The recommended course of action if this has happened to you is to destruct the tube immediately. The Ocean Guard recommends isolating your affected tube by the rowboat in the Boardwalk, and then getting a friend to jackhammer on it. The tube has a tendency to explode occasionally.
Duck Tubes! Woo-oo!
Everyone’s talking about how cute and awesome these remarkable Duck Tubes are, however safety is a priority. The Ocean Guard hopes you stay safe in the Island’s waters and looks forward to assisting you further in the future. Have you got any other Duck Tube tips to share? Let me know in the comments below!
Thank you for reading, everyone, and until next time…
