Thomas waded around for a few moments, letting the only sound be that of his arms hitting the water and the waves crashing down around them. He splashed some water on his face before looking over at Derek again.

"Solar flares," he shared, sneaking a glance up the sky as he said it. "Destroyed most of the world. Killed a lot of people and made the sun unstable. You can barely go outside uncovered without getting seriously burned."