ArchivedLogs:Under the Sea

Under the Sea
Dramatis Personae Peter, Spencer
In Absentia	2014-03-21 Warning: Gruesome imagery.
Location
Peter sank beneath the waves, descending into the deep. The soft *hssss-shh* of the respirator -- the slow, lethargic *swoosh* of water -- and the thump-thump-thump his ears -- were the only sounds. The high-powered flashlight struggled to slice a swathe of illumination through the darkness. Flecks and particles glittered in the endless blue. He swiveled it around, re-adjusting his heading, following the preset path that was plotted out in his mind. He glanced at the meter on his wrist; he had just a little more time. He kicked harder. Time stretched. The light above dimmed, dwindled, then vanished. Up and down became indistinguishable; there was only the direction in which Peter was heading. And then, cloaked in a corona of light, a shape appeared in the murky depths. An outline -- human. Hands, and feet, and a head. Still and waiting. Peter descended in a rush of strokes. And as he reached out toward it, the head moved -- tilting upward. Spencer's cheek had peeled away to expose rows of teeth -- giving him a menacing, silent grin. His hand reached out to grab Peter's hand -- and to pull him down. Down, deeper, where more forgotten bodies laid in wait. All of them rising up to greet him as one of their own -- rising up to seize him and pull him down. Peter woke up screaming.