After some time, Gerry, Jess, and Nima donned the canvas diving suits.
"Okay, hon. What do we do?" Gerry asked.
"Dad, I changed my mind." Jess said. "It's been over a year since I've used one. I don't think I'm ready for this."
"Hey...you can do this." Gerry said.
"No. What if something goes wrong?" Jess said, worriedly. "I don't want to do this. I don't want anyone else to get hurt."
"Jess, I...I know I don't say this enough, but I love you." Gerry said. "Maybe I seem so overbearing, but it's because Sarah got away from me, and I don't want the same thing to happen with us. Right now, all that matters is that we get through this. Everything else, we can work that out later. It's small stuff compared to this."
Jess sat down.
"I just...I just don't want you to go away." Jess said. "I'm so tired of you always going away."
"I know honey." Gerry said. "But I'm here right now, and I'm not going to leave you alone. I'll be here with you all the way."
"I'm scared." Jess said.
"As scared as that time you accidentally walked into Uncle Wallace's room while he was washing his glass eye?" Gerry asked.
"That was so gross..." Jess said. "I didn't know it was fake."
"Ok, Jess. You ready?" Gerry asked.
"Yeah, let's do this." Jess said.
"So, how do these things work?" Gerry asked.
"Well, these face masks are to allow us to dive in deeper water and to prevent mask squeeze. The apparatuses give us air. Roughly twenty to twenty five minutes of breathing time. Which should be just enough to get where Nima said the caves were. That's it. Oh, try to swim casual."
"Swim casual?" Gerry asked.
"Don't splash around. It attracts sharks." Jess explained.
"What about Mosasaurs?" Gerry asked.
"Probably them too."
Jess and Nima walked towards the pool. Gerry meanwhile, grabbed a spear gun. He figured it was better than nothing.
Together, Gerry, Jess, and Nima jumped into the pool.