13 By the end of the second day of water tests, I’d formulated a rough plan and decided to put it into action. As I stepped out of the tank after the last test for the day, I asked Dr Starrick if we could conduct some tests out in the open ocean amongst the marine life and have me fitted with a camera to record all that I saw. That way they could study me in my – or rather, Sifayah’s – natural environment and study other life forms at the same time. He paused for a long moment, frowning and rubbing his brow. “I will need to think about it,” he informed me. “There’s a lot of preparation involved. A lot of equipment to take with us...” Okay, not the answer I was hoping for, but at least he was considering it. He wandered away, deep in thought. I headed back to my room – my prison cell –