Monday, April 5
Grace Under Pressure: Conclusion
Guppy wept. Cthulhu was visible as a dim glow off in the distance, approaching swiftly.
"That's it then," said Guppy. "It's over."
He put the Wallaby on cruise. There was no point in fleeing. There would be nowhere on Earth they could escape to.
Hammer didn't say anything. He just kept staring at Jim-Bean's heart monitor, listening to the mechanical whine heralding his death.
Cthulhu reached the Horseshoe. With slow, ponderous deliberation it rent the submarine, tearing great gouts in its hull.
Beep. Jim-Bean's heart monitor beeped once.
"Guppy," Hammer said slowly.
"What?" asked Guppy.
Hammer pointed at Jim-Bean's heart monitor. His suit had lost pressure and the sensors were completely missing on one arm, meaning he'd probably lost a limb. But the heart monitor still worked.
Huge bubbles fled to the surface as sparks and flaring light from electrical systems lit the scene of the Horseshoe's demise.
Beep-beep. Jim-Bean's heart monitor bleeped again.
"I think you'd better speed up," said Hammer. more
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