'It's the coolest, right? It makes me envy Kaldur. He gets to see this every day, he said. Snorkeling just didn't have the same effect. You were still tethered to the surface. On a time limit.

'That reminds me,' he said. 'I better warm up soon.'

He spread his arms and overturned his collection bag, letting the items fall out.

'Sorry, what's homey for you is hypothermia for me,' he said. 'I wish I would stay more, though. The lack of routine is good... we don't get enough work here.'