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There was a tap at Dr. H's office door as Melvin stood at the door. A covered tank was under one arm and a black case was under the other. "Sir?"

It was hard not to smile and Melvin's hair was still slightly damp.

Stepping in, Melvin looked at the various textbooks and H's hovering red pen and had the instinctual dread at seeing it raised from years of returned test papers. He guessed H must be taking on various educational duties for the reversed hunters but right now he had other things to report and present.

And regardless of age everyone in some way was being graded in this division.

"Sir.." How the hell did he even smoothly introduce such a discovery. Did H even know?

"..I've finished my mission under the island as proposed. It was very successful. I.." He moved the tank and pulled out a folder to offer him which included his mission report, including what he managed to take pictures of and record before his phone battery gave out.


...well We, the team and I.." He stopped to take a breathe as it was hard not to just explode into giddy rambling but the folder in his hand reminded him this was a business setting.

"We found Atlantis." The smile was something he could not quell.

"If I had been the only witness I might have doubted what I saw two but multiple hunters during the mission also can confirm the discovery. I included their names in my report. After we exterminated the Eel blocking various tunnels under Deus, a door was exposed that took in runic power to operate. A robotic golem activated as a guide and escorted us inside. There were also other pools leading to other locations as a type of...central meeting place."

It was hard not to ramble and just start reading his report page for page to the Life Lead.

"They stated this place is Avalon. There is Atlantis and other pools went to other locations in a kind of network."

His head was still swimming with the information was he was too fired up to take time to do so much as try and keep his tone from rising. He saw Atlantis for Pete's sake!

"Oh! I brought back something local." And it was here he presented the covered tank.

Melvin removed the cover and pulled out something from the water and set it down upon Dr. H's desk.

The doctor accepts the offer with a vague murmur of gratitude. He's a little perplexed and entirely bemused by the offering, but apparently Melvin had made the right move. For once, no scathing commentary followed. "Fear-rich enough to sustain one of these, but trainees were able to breathe the air for some time? Interesting, it seems Atlantis lays on the border between worlds. Perhaps that is part of the connection to this island. You've done good work, Melvin, in revealing the way there."

He didn't tap the glass, but he did wiggle his fingers at the creature. "I assume the case is also a piece of your most recent adventure?"

Leaning over to look at it, the doctor asked, a little distant, "Have you tried it on yourself, yet? And did you go with positive or negative reinforcement?"

"He was made to cut off his own hand for his transgressions, Melvin. And yet...here we are." the doctor reasoned. "Why did you select negative reinforcement?" The question was asked again, patiently.