"By the sea by the beautiful sea"~ Part 2 for PicFic Tuesday 6/17

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Link to part 1: http://section7mfu.livejournal.com/631476.html

Having arrived at the coordinates of the wreck site of the U.S.S. San Diego, Illya embarked on his recreational dive with a loud splash as he hit the water. It was rare that he had occasion to do something just for fun and at first he was invigorated by it.

He paddled down into the depths, moving slowly as he had a way to go.  The water conditions were a bit cloudy, making him a little concerned for the underwater residents Walter “The Commodore” Lawson, the captain of his charter had so pointedly warned him about.  Given there had been deaths related to recreational dives at the San Diego; Illya had a momentary doubt as to the wisdom of this undertaking.

Still, as he had reminded the Commodore, he now reminded himself; he was an experienced diver and could handle pretty much anything, but just as a precaution he’d strapped a rather large serrated knife to his dive belt.

As he swam lower, there were a few silvery fish that came into view now and then, and even a sea turtle crossed the Russian’s path, but luckily no sharks were within immediate view.  Not that they couldn’t appear within the blink of an eye; the apex predator of the seas...especially blue sharks could move amazingly fast once they sensed blood in the water.

All the more reason to be careful for Illya not to cut himself once inside the wreck.

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Drink To Me! - PicFic 5/17/14

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At least they had tied him to a chair he could admire.  The Eames Eiffel chair was unusually comfortable in spite of being made of molded plastic, and the clever undercarriage made it very architectural and modern.  Well, that was the point, was it not?

As Illya mused about architecture and modern design, his THRUSH captor was ranting in familiar fashion about how he had a formula that would make him like a god, bringing nations to their knees.  He was rambling on about something else now, something to do with ...

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