00:00This is for you.
00:04Your.
00:06Who.
00:08Is.
00:10Lost.
00:11To prepare for the second round of negotiations with the aquatic species in the deep sea, I trained relentlessly underwater, forcing myself to adapt to an environment that could crush a human in seconds. Before I realized it, the day of negotiations had arrived.
00:40In the words of a great man, let's save the world.
00:50With every department working in perfect coordination, the submersible detached smoothly from the ship and was instantly swallowed by the dark, murky sea.
00:59Inside the cabin, the pressure kept rising. The walls shook violently. I could feel panic creeping in as the darkness outside seemed endless. Down there, time felt stretched and suffocating.
01:10Are we?
01:11Alright, come on. Come on, Ted. Don't think about that.
01:13I watched this show where they made a human out of pig pies.
01:17In a diving suit, they tested it for deep sea pressure and it just turned to soup in a split second.
01:24No one wants to hear this.
01:25I don't want to be souped.
01:27Just as Ted finally steadied his breathing, the submersible suddenly lurched again.
01:32What?
01:33Captain, what's happening?
01:34Something's taking control.
01:35Captain!
01:36What? Are they being dragged?
01:38We dropped at terrifying speed. All communication cut out in an instant.
01:43Later, I learned that something out there had sliced through the cables and dragged us away.
01:48When the shaking finally stopped, I realized something was wrong. It felt exactly like standing on land.
01:53Before we could even process it, the hatch slid open. I stepped out and froze.
01:57What I saw left me speechless. An isolated space, with seawater still rolling above us like a ceiling.
02:05It's like hell!
02:08Welcome!
02:11Where are we?
02:13Deeper than any human.
02:16The envoy explained that this environment had been built specifically for us humans and told us we could remove our gear.
02:21Everyone hesitated. No one dared move. So I went first.
02:26Will you trust me, Bakke?
02:28Yeah.
02:39It's okay.
02:41I was fine. One by one, they followed.
02:44The envoy led us forward, and soon we entered a massive cavern filled with countless aquatic beings watching us.
02:49Before anyone could even breathe, Ted stepped forward, trembling, and presented the gift.
02:54A gift from humanity.
