Tal didn't want to tell Soh that he'd done stupider things for less. Whatever good opinion she had of him, he didn't want to jeopardize with stories of his reckless youth. Which... was only a year ago. Or... a few months ago...
Either way, he appreciated her confidence, unaware of how much uncertainty she was also hiding as they both considered the plan.
"Um. I don't think it has to be straight down," he said slowly, working through the memory of Safrin's instructions. "Just... 'deep' an' 'where light doesn't normally reach.' My Goggles let me see in th'dark for about twenty feet or so, an' I just need t'use 'em to see... somethin' unusual, I guess. Fish or plants or somethin' I can't see at the surface." He shrugged a little helplessly. "I think underwater caves'd count. So... where can we get this magic algae, anyways?"
Either way, he appreciated her confidence, unaware of how much uncertainty she was also hiding as they both considered the plan.
"Um. I don't think it has to be straight down," he said slowly, working through the memory of Safrin's instructions. "Just... 'deep' an' 'where light doesn't normally reach.' My Goggles let me see in th'dark for about twenty feet or so, an' I just need t'use 'em to see... somethin' unusual, I guess. Fish or plants or somethin' I can't see at the surface." He shrugged a little helplessly. "I think underwater caves'd count. So... where can we get this magic algae, anyways?"
