What Lies Below

Alright Diggers, gather around!

Listen for your name!

Andy Trainor, Michael Hudman,

Zach Steinhart, Zach Berman,

Leif Quincy, Sam Pace, and JJ.

Hey!

Perv!

Weirdo!

Baby girl!

Soooo What do you think?

I miss the Red.

Boo. You're no fun.

I know.

Well, how was camp?

Any good digs?

Yeah. Some.

And the other kids?

Fine.

And the boooooys?

Oh. That nice, huh?

Don't.

What! I missed you! Can't I miss you?

Yeah, I missed you, too.

Great! So then next year you stay home!

- Maybe. - Oh, come on, baby girl,

don't you think you're getting a little old for that camp?

- If it's cause of Tommy... - It's not.

Well, if it is...

- It's not! - I'm just saying,

it wouldn't kill you to maybe dress a bit sexier

- every now and then. - Okay, look, Mom!

Tommy is cute, but he's not why I go there.

You know that. So, please stop.

- Fine. - Please.

Fine. Fine.

Can you scratch my arm?

Hm-mm.

You wanna drive?

You? Really?

Sure!

Don't I need like a permit?

Do you want to drive or not?

Oh, look at you! All excited!

Yaaaay! Yes! Seatbelt.

Check, okay.

Hands at ten-two, foot on the brake

and put the car into drive.

But che-check your blind spot first.

And-and the mirror.

Oh, God! You'll have to adjust those.

And the seat... God, is it getting hot in here?

Wait! But, don't forget to signal!

Mom!

Too much?

Okay.

Oh! Look at you.

Ah!

You're doing great.

Okay, steady.

You show, hey... Libby, Libby, Libby, road!

- Mom! - What?

It's just for one of the vacant lots.

We talked about this!

Oh.

We're gonna need money for college, baby girl.

The romance stories aren't selling like they used to.

I know.

Betty said she's still willing to show us

around at SUNY Adirondack.

SUNY.

What? It's affordable.

Yeah, affordable, huh?

What? Don't you dare! It was a gift!

- Gi... gift? - Yeah.

From who?

Mm-mm. You'll see

- Um, whose...? - Great job, baby girl!!!

Come on.

We're here!

Babe?

Babe?

Mom?

Hello?

- What are you...? - Hey!

Holy crap.

I know.

I'm writing him constantly.

Eww.

Hm-mm.

Who wears a speedo?

Libs, this is my boyfriend, John.

Miss Wells,

it's a pleasure to finally meet you!

Libby?

Hey.

I hope you don't mind that I'm here!

I know it's your Lake house

and I'm not trying to take away time with your Mom.

So...

Oh! I've actually got something for you.

Can you give me just a minute?

You have a boyfriend?

I know!

Why didn't you tell me?

I thought it was just a fling!

I mean, look at him.

Is he what you were "doing" every time I called?

Okay.

This is for you.

Your mom told me

that you're really into archeology.

This is the Navajo tribes' "stone of life".

It's the only "object" they really assign any value to

outside of its utility.

And, if you look here,

the upside-down crescent moon shape?

It's called a 'Naja' by the Navajo,

but it's actually Moorish in origin!

It represents the Phoenician goddess of fertility.

Basically, this bracelet has origins

from the Western and Eastern world

all the way back to the very beginning of civilization.

So...

Thanks.

You're very welcome.

Oh, if you want

the gift receipt, it's in the box.

Well, who's hungry?

Hey

Yeah. Don't be a weirdo.

Please.

Honey, dessert. What am I gonna have for dessert?

Hey!

Hi.

Hope you're hungry, baby girl!

You look nice.

You cooked?

Of course, I cooked!

Eh-eh-eh I'll get that.

Oh, yeah?

- Thank you. - Thank you.

Mm-mm.

Oh, that tastes really good.

Mm-mm.

So, Libby? How was camp?

Uh. It was okay.

- Yeah? - Yeah.

I think it's getting like, uh, a little routine.

How did you guys meet?

I will let you take that one.

Well, uh, I-I came out early this year

because some work needed to be done to the back deck.

I swear!

Anyways, I was outside writing on the porch one day

when John just kind of appeared!

I... I've been at the Lake all year.

I, uh, I'm studying a few species here.

He's an aquatic geneticist!

- Wait, really? - Hm-mm. Yeah.

I'm part of a small research team.

We're sort of scattered around the region here.

What are you researching?

Mostly freshwater animals.

We're trying to solve a problem in nature.

Hm-mm. Libs!

What problem?

Well

Can I borrow this, please?

Of course.

So the earth has a finite amount of freshwater.

In fact, only 2.5% of the Earth's water is fresh,

leaving 97.5%

as salt water.

And within those freshwater ponds and streams,

and glaciers, many, many species live.

Unfortunately, due to continual increase

in the Earth's temperature,

there isn't enough rain to supply these freshwater systems.

And there's more evaporation in the oceans leaving a planet

with an overall increasing level

of salinity.

And now, some of the species,

well, they can't survive in such a rapidly changing world

without some major adaptation.

So, I am here to speed up Mother Nature.

And

hopefully

in the end

make it so that certain species

can survive in a saltwater world.

Hm-mm. So, basically, he's saving the world.

Oh, come on.

I'm definitely not.

Hon?

Oh, man.

Sorry.

Ah, I coughed up a lung there.

You know that phrase.

- It's actually, well... - Honey, honey.

Mm.