Outside the cave, Allen could hear the storm picking up. He could also feel the dampness on his skin, making his longing for water stronger, and his cautiousness higher. The copper smell, that still lingered in the cave, made him remember unwanted things. It felt familiar.<br/>Sighing, he pulled out his phone, to look at the time. 22:38. No reception of course. But, it had the advantage of being water proof. At least thats what they said. But on certain depths where humans couldnt come to, even this phone would be damaged.<br/>Shaking his head, he thought about what to do.<br/>The female seemed to want to suicide again, as he could hear from the splashes.<span style="font-style: italic">~What idiot would go into the water with clothes? ~</span><br/>It was like she didnt know anything about the sea...<br/>She was just lucky, that the pool was full with spiritual energy.. not that humans would notice...he shrugged.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">~But I wonder, if she is just dumb or simply fearless, to jump into the water again after almost dying... If she is not suicidal what then? ~</span><br/><br/>Shaking his head, he noticed a plastic card next to the spot she had been lying. It was similar to what he also had, though his card was a little bit different, since he was also a night shift worker at the marine zoo.<br/>It seemed like she was one of the team members. A look at the printed name, and he was both wary and relaxed.<span style="font-style: italic">~One of Dr. Yates favourites, huh? ~</span>The older Professor liked bragging about his 'best students' be it official or inofficial ones.<br/><br/>"Damn.." he cursed his luck softly. No matter what, he could not let the old fox Yates know about this. He hadnt been able to explore the cave yet, if Yates and his team arrived, this would be a desaster!<br/>Even though the Professor was one of his benefactors, and they had a friendly relationship, for some reason Allen knew that this would change, if the marine biologist found out, what was under his nose. A real mermaid.<br/>For a miner that would be like finding a huge gold vein..<br/><br/>The storm was howling, and madly tugging at the rough rocks now, rain and debris, even a few stones from above falling into the lake.