The new area was the opposite of the tunnel. It was large and open and definitely made up of the lake they'd been hearing. From what he could make out, it seemed they were in the middle of the lake and two shores lined opposite end s of the cavern. It was too dark to really make out much detail or even discern a clue as to which shore they needed, but he could tell they were a fair distance from where they were now.
Locke went as close to the water's edge as he could and crouched down in an attempt to see the water better. Who knew what was in it, but maybe they'd be able to swim their way over to one of the shores before anything could get them. Experimentally, he stuck his finger into the water and instantly pulled it back. He would have yelped if he could have, the water was just that cold, so he settled for glaring at it instead. Maybe they could swim it if it wasn't as far as it looked, they were both in good shape after all...but that temperature would prove to be a problem. Even if they made it, they'd be freezing by the end of it.
He hadn't fully been paying attention to the water, but as he came out of his thoughts and focused on the surface again, he started to think he could see something. It almost looked like...-! The treasure hunter scrambled back from the water's edge and stared in horror at it. That wasn't real, right? He was hallucinating, or maybe it was another institute trick. Yeah, that was what he was going to tell himself.
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The new area was the opposite of the tunnel. It was large and open and definitely made up of the lake they'd been hearing. From what he could make out, it seemed they were in the middle of the lake and two shores lined opposite end s of the cavern. It was too dark to really make out much detail or even discern a clue as to which shore they needed, but he could tell they were a fair distance from where they were now.
Locke went as close to the water's edge as he could and crouched down in an attempt to see the water better. Who knew what was in it, but maybe they'd be able to swim their way over to one of the shores before anything could get them. Experimentally, he stuck his finger into the water and instantly pulled it back. He would have yelped if he could have, the water was just that cold, so he settled for glaring at it instead. Maybe they could swim it if it wasn't as far as it looked, they were both in good shape after all...but that temperature would prove to be a problem. Even if they made it, they'd be freezing by the end of it.
He hadn't fully been paying attention to the water, but as he came out of his thoughts and focused on the surface again, he started to think he could see something. It almost looked like...-! The treasure hunter scrambled back from the water's edge and stared in horror at it. That wasn't real, right? He was hallucinating, or maybe it was another institute trick. Yeah, that was what he was going to tell himself.
Where were they?