[DROP] lock and key

SAMUEL i am the ocean, crawling madly at your moon. and with one wanton whoop — Those that didn't help the fish went forward into the dark; Sam watched them disappear, hoping he was making the right choice by assisting the stuck creatures. It seemed that he had, once they got free of the net and began to fly up, lighting the way to a path that he and Aisha followed. If this was some kind of dream, while it was unnerving that people seemed to be vanishing by the minute (he could have sworn they started with many more), but he was comforted by the glow of the fish enough to follow willingly. They brought him to a vast wall that posed one question in bold letters, causing Sam to stop before it and stare. This is a question he struggled with daily, never mind when confronted with it without warning. The answer was easy enough to come to, but he took a moment to get bold enough to say it out loud (and he would still feel embarrassed). "To love someone and be loved in return." — i melt into a sycophantic soup, & all that's left to do, is giggle, fawn, and swoon.