[ Truth be told, she was not paying much attention to anything. Even without the misdirection of the flashlight scanning increasingly empty stone walls, her thoughts were spiraling into darkness. The cold heavy water and cold heavy feelings, the long stretch of blackness before her as the light of the algaes thinned and vanished, the memory of the metal scream of the sub against the rocks... it worked on her, as she slipped further down the hole.
At his mild How does your route look? she almost hissed at him out of frustration, but then some light broke through. ]
What?
[ It was pointier than she actually meant it to be. When she stopped and turned about, she blasted the light right in his face, which was also unintentional.
He had her full attention now, though. She swam over (unapologetic) and pointed the flashlight back in the direction they'd come from. ]
...I don't see anything.
[ Never mind that the much stronger flashlight beam would have overpowered it. ]
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At his mild How does your route look? she almost hissed at him out of frustration, but then some light broke through. ]
What?
[ It was pointier than she actually meant it to be. When she stopped and turned about, she blasted the light right in his face, which was also unintentional.
He had her full attention now, though. She swam over (unapologetic) and pointed the flashlight back in the direction they'd come from. ]
...I don't see anything.
[ Never mind that the much stronger flashlight beam would have overpowered it. ]