Something large swam nearby. Lock figured it was Lillith and reached for it. It forcefully shifted, and the next thing he knew, a slew of bubbles pushed him back. He saw an appendage of sorts move. Lock reached for it, figuring it might be Lillith's arm. The flesh was simultaneously rough and slimy.

It was then he noticed the teeth pressed together, and realized the current from before came from the force of the thing's bite.

The lake monster found them, and it was agitated.

Lock swam closer and reached a hand to carefully pet it. Lillith was playing over here and probably startled it, but he knew it was like most other things in Halloween Town: scary, but playful. He felt his lungs start to give. Lock gave the creature another pet, then started to swim back to the surface. He felt the currents shift as the creature followed him. Some of its tentacles reached to playfully grab at his tail and ankles; Lock played along by letting them graze against his limbs, then pulling them away. After a moment, he broke through the water's surface. Only a few of the creature's tentacles followed. One of them wrapped around his leg. This time, Lock let it.

"See?" Lock said with a grin. He moved to pet one of the tentacles. "It's okay, big guy. We didn't mean to wake you from your nap."