Bubbles swam up with every breath that they took. It was cold, it was dark, and it was far too below surface to be this invested in their findings right now. Only two of the six people in the team truly worried about the scuba gear's air supply, the rest powered on in keen excitement to follow the tracks one of them had found. Five years of searching for the otherworldly, sirens and mermaids and monsters, and they finally had a clue. The team leader pressed a gloved hand against the mic in his ear.

"Team Beta reporting back to sub 15. Pursuing what seems to be tracks, updating in ten."

And with that, and a hand signal, the team dove down into the kelp forest. Tasers and spears strapped to their sides.