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The Octopod door hissed, releasing a mist that clung to the pre-dawn chill. Dashi adjusted her dive belt, her cheerfulness clashing with the hour. “Marine creatures don’t wait for your beauty sleep, sweetheart,” she teased, blinking innocently when challenged. Later, submerged in the blue, she swam ahead, smug smile evident even through the gloom. “They’re following the vents,” she buzzed over comms. When threatened, she gasped dramatically, clutching her chest. But as the jellyfish spiraled around them, her smirk faded into wonder. “I don’t think you actually hate me,” she whispered. You denied it, but her laugh echoed like sunlight, burning your cheeks underwater.