She looked so peaceful floating out there among the fish she'd spent her whole life studying. They darted between the long strands of hair tangled in her clenched fist as if she was just another part of the reef. It's what she would have wanted.
You watched her drifting towards a better place from the observation deck, crouched between a few fake plants that you'd rearranged to conceal you from anything that might walk in and with most of the power gone, most of the door seals were gone too.
Everything you'd been studying these past few years was now trapped in flooded sectors, bashing at the walls to escape only to end up flooding more areas and trapping you instead. You counted yourself lucky that you'd outlasted everyone else, especially the ones who were now little more than incubators gasping for each painful breath.
The sounds of scale breaking metal were steadily growing closer, your time was limited but your view made it all worth while. She even looked like she was smiling from where you sat. You spent your last few minutes wondering if you'd manage to die in such a tranquil way.
Being crushed by the ocean sounded kinder than being eaten alive.
You watched her drifting towards a better place from the observation deck, crouched between a few fake plants that you'd rearranged to conceal you from anything that might walk in and with most of the power gone, most of the door seals were gone too.
Everything you'd been studying these past few years was now trapped in flooded sectors, bashing at the walls to escape only to end up flooding more areas and trapping you instead. You counted yourself lucky that you'd outlasted everyone else, especially the ones who were now little more than incubators gasping for each painful breath.
The sounds of scale breaking metal were steadily growing closer, your time was limited but your view made it all worth while. She even looked like she was smiling from where you sat. You spent your last few minutes wondering if you'd manage to die in such a tranquil way.
Being crushed by the ocean sounded kinder than being eaten alive.
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