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[Gokudera is swimming about in the water, hasn't used the spell to breathe in it yet, because he's too startled by whatever the hell is following him. It's large, long necked, with a python-shaped face, strange webbed ears that somewhat resemble axolotl gills, and flippers that look sort of like river otter paws. Upon first glance, it could just be a giant salamander, or maybe you think it's an oversized river otter, or a mutant crocodile. It is seemingly stalking the poor teen, and he's trying to capture it on video or get a good picture of it.

Honestly, it's just playing with him and he doesn't understand it. So, here's a post going up on AOL.

There are two pictures posted on the network, accompanied by the sound of some heavy breathing and water splashing.

There's no shot initially of who is recording this video, but there is a sense of excitement in the air.]

Has anyone seen the strange monster living in the lake we all arrived in? It wont stop following me and I can't get a good picture of it!

[Here's another picture. Gokudera is having a hard time sharing what his familiar looks like.]

I'm pretty sure my glasses are in there somewhere...

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I didn't think it was that big when I was close to it...

[Maybe it is that big, or maybe it looks bigger the further he gets?]

They were in my shirt pocket before I got them. They're probably in the lake somewhere. Who the hell steals reading glasses?!

I was probably a little far away when I first saw the thing during the item search in the lake. Maybe who knows?

Well, let’s hope that someone can find them and return them back to you soon. I still had my glasses on with me when I arrived and during that mission.

The thing is... I don't think it's in here all the time. I keep seeing the damned thing out of the corner of my eye! It's purposefully letting people see it, and then it just hides!

[He turns away from the camera to shout over the water]

HELP ME FIND MY GLASSES, YOU STUPID OGOPOGO WANNABE!!!!

[And he's met with silence. Not even a fish or waterfowl moving on the water or making a response.]

Yeah, until then, I'm just going to have to... I don't know, hope I can find it while this spell is taking effect.

Maybe that thing likes to befriend people or it just enjoy messing with people for the thrills?

Here’s to finding your reading glasses safely in the water.

Maybe? That's not helpful... at all.

Yeah sure. Watch them not even fucking be in here and I'm just wasting my time.

Bet that it must be this elusive to begin with. If I spot that creature again, I will let you know and get a better picture of it too.

Get a better picture of it? I doubt it.

It’s a figurative speech. I didn’t mean it literally. Anything else you want to add?

Were my pictures not good enough or something?

What do you mean by that? Why do you give a damn?

Oh no, they are at least clear enough to see many details. I didn’t mean to come off as bloody rude.

What I am mean is to get a better understanding of something. I am just concerned about that you might be losing your glasses.

Seems a lot like you keep trying to get the last fucking word in...

I can see fine without them! It's just difficult to read is all. I assumed there would be more people out here to help the Lady of the Lake. But instead I'm having to spend whatever time I have with this spell having to comb about...

Shouldn't have even come out here to begin with. It doesn't seem as though anyone else has lost anything.

Okay, okay, just calm down. Just focus trying to find the missing items and avoid getting eaten. I mean, the Lady of the Lake wouldn’t try to make us do this if we don’t want to.

[He's just going to stare at his camera and lift an eyebrow. Seriously? Last word... again. His point is making itself.]

Getting eaten?

[Gokudera gestures a hand in the air, but it's the hand holding the device, so hey there's a nice view of the sky, Harry. Enjoy that.]

By what? [His phone is coming right back down.]

She's not trying to make me do anything! Now anyone else. No one wants to do this, but here I am.

[He does not sound as if he's calmed down in the slightest.]

Well, as in avoid getting eaten by our mystery lake monster. We never know if something either wants to say hi or wants to eat us. I think that monster ignored me for some reason, maybe I wasn’t that appetizing for its stomach.

(Now to be fair, Harry doesn’t have animal magic as his default magic here, so he couldn’t read its mind. Then that megalodon is slowly creeping in on Gokudera’s back, and Harry’s jaws drop in shock.)

Hey, is that monster of the lake behind you?!? I think it’s right behind you!!!

Everything I've ever learned about Nessi doesn't say anything about it attacking people. If this Ogopogo thing is anything like it, and by the photo's the neck and head are around the same width, it probably just eats fish.

[He seems unamused. This is the second person the network that's tried to get him to turn his attention over his shoulder. He's not falling for it again. His Ogopogo-familiar could be super obvious and be wearing a top-hat behind him for all he knows. Gokudera shakes his head.]

As if I'd fall for something like th-

[And he's being tugged under by something, and the camera could capture something, but it's too murky to see through the water.]

Hey, what’s going on in here?!? Are you okay?

Hello?

[The feed hasn't cut off, it's just that the device is sinking to the bottom of the lake.]

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