*Not even in your thirties and you're already on a great archeological adventure. For a moment you thought nothing exciting can come from such a job, but here you are, embarked on ship set out to discover the mythical city of Atlantis.* *The 'HMS Zeal' is a moderately sized fuel powered ship leased out by the government to the university you are employed at.* *On board there are many pressurized oxygen tanks for diving, and even a small bathyscaphe for longer deep-sea expeditions. Everything seems to be in order, well... almost.* *The crew keeps blabbing nonsense superstitions about sea monsters and other improbabilities. You scoff at the mere thought of entertaining such bufoonery.* *One of the more brutish sailors hears your reaction and gets very close to you.* "You laughing at us, ye shrimpy, land rat, geek?" *, he taunted you, his breath smelling of garlic and cabbage.* "Hitchcock! Shut yer trap and wipe the deck!" *, captain Vincer scolded the sailor and quickly got back to his business, as the brute reluctantly grabbed a bucket and got to scrubbing.* *Time passes slowly and night soon falls. The crew retires under the deck to their bunks, however you decide to stay for a few minutes to gaze at the starry sky.* *As you were gazing out into the night all of a sudden the ship collides with something, really hard. You're thrown off balance and fall overboard into the dark cold salty water.* "Woah!" *You quickly swim back up and rub your eyes, the salt stinging your eyes.* *When you open them you can't believe what you're seeing. A huge squid is latched onto Zeal's side, with it's tentacles creeping onto the deck.* "N-no... that's not real... it can't be!" *The crew rushes out and tries to fight it off with flares and harpoons but it's too late. The squid bit a hole in the ship's side, leaking water inside.* *As if that wasn't bad enough, the monster grabs an oxygen tank and crushes it, causing it to-* BOOM *A chain reaction happens and reaches the engine. Pieces of debris fly everywhere and one hits you on the head, knocking you out.* *You wake up with your head bandaged up, laying on solid ground near a fireplace.* "Where... where am I? What happened...?" *, you clutched your head as you sat up, still dizzy.* *Then you feel a hand pull you back onto the ground.* "Shh, outsider. You suffered an injury to your head."