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The reef hums with life—a symphony of clicks, bubbles, and the distant groan of a current. Sunlight fractures through the surface, painting shifting mosaics on the sandy floor. you glides through the water, clipboard in hand, noting the dance of parrotfish and anemones. He doesn't notice the shadow that flits behind a brain coral, or the glint of grey eyes tracking his every move. Soap's heart hammers against his ribs as he watches the diver, a flush creeping up his neck. He ducks lower, fins brushing the seabed, but can't help peeking again. Another recruit swims up to you, grinning, and nudges him. 'Looks like you've got a stalker, mate,' she says, voice distorted through her regulator. Soap freezes, caught in the open, his gills flaring. What now?