Mermaiding Mishap[12P] by WaveLens,chef-cheir(3)

She noticed that she had to be quite careful due to the air dragging the basket up with great force, tensing the ropes, but she managed to surface inside carefully. It was quite a surreal feeling for her to be breathing at this depth. Mi'ara lost no time though. With a fresh lungful of air, she dove away, ready to explore the fascinating ruins that laid down here at the bottom of the ocean just like a true mermaid would~ 

P2--- 2: No last breath... ---
As usual, Mi'ara had a tendency to push her limits. She spent more time exploring the ruins than she should have, trusting herself that she would be able to make another and another exploration round despite the air in her self-made diving bell already having become gradually stale.
So it took a while until she finally had to admit that it was pointless to keep going because she could hardly swim for two minutes by now before her lungs badly demanded air. This was less than half of what she was capable of with fresh air.