OPEN POST; [ JAMES SUNDERLAND / SILENT HILL 2 ]

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(( out of her head, she sang ))

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[Ivan's voice, and the way the window cracks angrily under duress of his weapon, is just enough to hook into his consciousness and bring James back to reality. He's breathless, and realizes he's lost his chainsaw, so he can't help with the glass, but thankfully one of the window panes finally shatter. Water gushes out through it.]

I'm here, I'm still here, it's just that car— It's—

[There is, without warning, the sensation of the floor disappearing out from beneath their feet. Quite literally. What exists under them must be only the cold depths of the lake, because both men will have to start treading water if they want to stay afloat and haul themselves out of that window.

James flails a little, startled, but at least he can swim. The water's rising but there's still plenty of air to breathe between it and the ceiling for now, and he steadies himself moments later.]

It was—