[If Cecil's up to his thighs, it's probably nearly waist height for Loop. And... it's been, quite literally, years since they had the experience of cold water getting into their boots. Wow, that's awful! They make a face, but don't complain.]
[Loop gives Cecil a thumbs-up for the instructions, searching along the left wall - yep, there it is. Unlike Cecil, they do tense up when they hear the screech, head turning. But they don't actually stop moving.]
[The hole in the rock opens up to a cavern, then narrows again - this time to a longer passageway, dark and full of the sound of echoing droplets. Loop trails their hand along the wall to keep their bearings. They're listening carefully for any disturbances in the water ahead, but for now all seems calm?]
[When the passage widens once more...] Is that the island you mean?
[(Alfinse, meanwhile, has vanished right back under the cloak. You couldn't bribe him to swim while there are gators around!)]
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[Loop gives Cecil a thumbs-up for the instructions, searching along the left wall - yep, there it is. Unlike Cecil, they do tense up when they hear the screech, head turning. But they don't actually stop moving.]
[The hole in the rock opens up to a cavern, then narrows again - this time to a longer passageway, dark and full of the sound of echoing droplets. Loop trails their hand along the wall to keep their bearings. They're listening carefully for any disturbances in the water ahead, but for now all seems calm?]
[When the passage widens once more...] Is that the island you mean?
[(Alfinse, meanwhile, has vanished right back under the cloak. You couldn't bribe him to swim while there are gators around!)]