Mermaiding Mishap[12P] by WaveLens,chef-cheir(2)

Without access to scuba gear, she asked herself instead, what if I make my own airpocket down there? Some thinking and tinkering was needed, as well as finding a new use of her mothers old washing basket, but eventually a solution formed.
She attached the three heaviest rock that her little raft could still carry, to the large airtight basket and then threw it into the water upside down right where she planned to dive.

Quickly the young girl grabbed her special type of mermaid costume for long dives - one that actually helps her swimming due to being smoothly streamlined - and followed her little construction down to the bottom. The depth was normally very close to her limit, forcing her to return immediately, but this time she was more confident to be able to actually explore a bit. Accidentally she burbled out quite some precious air in excitement when she saw that her makeshift airsource had arrived safely but in fact that was just a good excuse to actually use it.