"Where I come from, you can walk across the sea of sands that look--just like that--except its all desert and grit as far as the eye can see. And It'd look like you haven't gone anywhere for days.

It might as well be forever."

He huffs.

The water just goes on and on and on, with no land or islands in sight...

"I can't imagine how deep it gets, all the way out there."

Scary.

He looks down at his feet, though and--oh god, when did he get down into it to just over his ankles? WHwhahkhljfd.

"It... it's not so bad.

I. I think I can see a crab down there."