[ yeah that's a good point considering that he doesn't want to be ambushed by a deep sea creature, anyway. he's not really familiar with deep sea marine life, but aside from unreality mechanics in this biome it seems to be going mostly for realism, and he's... not keen on finding out what there is first hand.
when Pen unlocks the hatch, it's just as disconcerting to swim down to the chests, which are... significantly larger than the one in the vent. hm. at the very least, he's going to use the same sharp piece of rock to try and break open the locks of the chests first - and while the locks take a little bit more effort to break, he lucked out and managed to get the chest with the piece in it on the first try. puzzle piece uncovered, thankfully he happens to be in the path of the lights from the vehicle, so it's not difficult for him to signal for Pen to join him, at least to lug the puzzle piece back into the vehicle.
he'll also motion to the jellyfish that she's going to have to duck out of the way of on her way down. thankfully they're pretty easy to move around - he had no trouble with them earlier. ]
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when Pen unlocks the hatch, it's just as disconcerting to swim down to the chests, which are... significantly larger than the one in the vent. hm. at the very least, he's going to use the same sharp piece of rock to try and break open the locks of the chests first - and while the locks take a little bit more effort to break, he lucked out and managed to get the chest with the piece in it on the first try. puzzle piece uncovered, thankfully he happens to be in the path of the lights from the vehicle, so it's not difficult for him to signal for Pen to join him, at least to lug the puzzle piece back into the vehicle.
he'll also motion to the jellyfish that she's going to have to duck out of the way of on her way down. thankfully they're pretty easy to move around - he had no trouble with them earlier. ]