Juliette's Diving Suit
Juliette’s adapted cleaning suit supported underwater pump work but flooded during her escape; she destroyed it to get free.
Story so far
Juliette converted a complete Cleaning Suit by drilling and threading its helmet collar for an air hose, sealing the coupler with silicone tape. Believing an airtight suit could be watertight, she planned to test it before working underwater. She stripped the helmet’s screen, internal plastic linings, and exterior paint to see directly, fitted a flashlight expected to last a full day, and used a chin-operated radio switch sewn into the undersuit. Tethered drivers hung from a pocket, while an overflow valve released excess collar pressure.
The suit and undergarments initially kept her warm. Underwater, she could not lower the radio’s excessive volume, and a hose splice leaked bubbles. The suit briefly retained pressure after its fresh air stopped, but its stiffness and buoyancy prevented her from directly reaching her weight straps. As the trapped air grew stale and buoyancy diminished, she removed the helmet; water flooded in and pulled her down, with tethered tools adding weight.
After escaping the flood, Juliette destroyed the suit to get out of it. Her remaining damp undersuit smells of burning rubber from the fire.
Appearance
A destroyed diving conversion of a cleaning suit, formerly fitted with a clear stripped helmet, collar air-hose coupler, overflow valve, flashlight, and tethered tools. The remaining damp undersuit smells of burning rubber.
Role
Juliette’s improvised underwater protection has been destroyed after flooding during her escape.
Relationships
Sources — 20 recorded facts, by chapter
- Juliette adapts a complete cleaning suit by drilling and threading a hole in its helmet collar for an air hose.
- Juliette seals the air-hose coupler with silicone tape before screwing it into the collar.
- Juliette believes the airtight suit will also be watertight and allow underwater work with a constant air supply.
- Juliette tells Lukas that she needs to test the suit.
- Juliette carries drivers tethered by string to a suit pocket.
- Juliette’s helmet has been stripped of its screen, internal plastic linings, and exterior paint so she can see through it directly.
- The diving suit has a radio switch sewn into the undersuit that Juliette operates with her chin.
- The suit and undergarments keep Juliette warm when she enters the water.
- An overflow valve in the suit’s collar releases excess air pressure.
- Juliette’s helmet carries a flashlight with a freshly charged battery expected to last a full day.
- Juliette cannot adjust the excessively loud radio inside her sealed helmet.
- A splice in the diving suit’s air hose leaks a small stream of bubbles.
- The diving suit initially retains pressure after the supply of fresh air stops.
- The suit’s stiffness and buoyancy prevent Juliette from reaching her weight straps directly.
- The air remaining in Juliette’s suit grows increasingly stale.
- Juliette’s suit loses buoyancy as its remaining air is used up.
- Removing the helmet lets water flood Juliette’s suit and pull her downward.
- Tools hanging from retention lines add weight that impedes Juliette’s escape.
- Juliette destroys the flooded diving suit to get out of it.
- Juliette’s damp undersuit smells of burning rubber from the fire.