diff --git a/Throot.py b/Throot.py
index 2f07a60..3f51c61 100644
--- a/Throot.py
+++ b/Throot.py
@@ -30,29 +30,29 @@ class GameManager:
             self.room_index = min(self.room_index + 1, len(self.rooms))
         else:
             self.room_index = index
-            
+
         self.rooms[self.room_index].start(event)
 
     def restart(self):
         self.room_index = 0
-        
+
     def update(self, tpf):
         event = self.rooms[self.room_index].update(tpf)
-        
+
         thumby.display.update()
-        
+
         if event:
             self.room_goto(event)
-        
+
 
 class Room:
     def __init__(self):
         self.ind_button = 0
-    
+
     def start(self, event):
         t0 = time.ticks_ms()   # Get time (ms)
         thumby.display.fill(0) # Fill canvas to black
-    
+
     def update(self, tpf):
         pass
 
@@ -60,46 +60,47 @@ class Room:
 class RoomTitle(Room):
     def update(self, tpf):
         super().update(tpf)
-        
+
         if thumby.inputPressed():
             return {
                 'room': ROOM_MAIN
             }
-        
+
         # draw title sprite
         #thumby.display.drawSprite(sprite_title.width, sprite_title.height, sprite_title.image)
-        
-        thumby.display.blit(sprite_title.image, 0, 0, sprite_title.width, sprite_title.height, 
+
+        thumby.display.blit(sprite_title.image, 0, 0, sprite_title.width, sprite_title.height,
         -1, 0, 0)
-        
+
         # title text
         chrx = 5
         chry = 7
         buff = 2
-        
+
         x = 14#int(round(thumby.display.width / 2 - (chr_len * len(title_text)) / 2))
         y = 40 - chry - buff#int(round(thumby.display.height / 2 - chr_len / 2))
-        
+
         w = chrx * 6 + buff
         h = chry + buff
         thumby.display.drawFilledRectangle(x - buff, y - buff, w, h * 2 + buff, 0)
         #thumby.display.drawText('press a', x, y, 0)
         thumby.display.drawText('start', x, y, 1)
-        
-        spr_b = thumby.Sprite(sprite_buttona1.width, sprite_buttona1.height, sprite_buttona1.image + sprite_buttona2.image, 2, 40 - 8, 
+
+        spr_b = thumby.Sprite(sprite_buttona1.width, sprite_buttona1.height, sprite_buttona1.image + sprite_buttona2.image, 2, 40 - 8,
         -1, 0, 0)
-        
-        # thumby.display.blit(sprite_buttona.image, 2, 40 - 8, sprite_buttona.width, sprite_buttona.height, 
+
+        # thumby.display.blit(sprite_buttona.image, 2, 40 - 8, sprite_buttona.width, sprite_buttona.height,
         # -1, 0, 0)
-        
+
         self.ind_button = (self.ind_button + 1) % (2 * CONST_FPS)
         spr_b.setFrame(self.ind_button // (2 * CONST_FPS))
-        
+
         #print(self.ind_button // CONST_FPS)
-        
+
         thumby.display.drawSprite(spr_b)
-        
+
 class GameLoop(Room):
+
     def __init__(self):
         self.diving_velocity = 10
         self.diving_accel = 0
@@ -108,16 +109,16 @@ class GameLoop(Room):
 
         self.player = None
         self.camera = None
-        
+
         self.score = 0
         self.level = 0
         self.finish_depth = 0
-        
+
         self.waterx = float(0)
-        
+
         seed_sprite = thumby.Sprite(seed.width, seed.height, seed.image, 0, 0, 0, False, False)
         self.seed = Entity((thumby.display.width - seed.width) // 2, 0, seed.width, seed.height, None, seed_sprite)
-    
+
     def start(self, event):
         self.entities.clear()
         self.entities.add(
@@ -125,16 +126,20 @@ class GameLoop(Room):
         )
         self.current_obstacle_slice = OBSTACLE_SLICES[0]
         self.player = Player()
-        self.player.yspeed = 10
+        self.player.speed_y = 16
+        self.player.isdecend = 1
         self.score = 'score' in event and event['score'] or 0
         self.level = 'level' in event and event['level'] or 0
-        
+
         self.finish_depth = 100 + 5 * self.level ** 2
+        self.finish_height = -self.finish_depth
         self.camera = Camera(self.player)
 
+        self.stage = DESCEND_STAGE
+
     def get_obstacle_slice(self):
         return OBSTACLE_SLICES[randrange(0, len(OBSTACLE_SLICES))]
-    
+
     def draw_sky(self):
         sky_x = 0
         sky_y = -thumby.display.height
@@ -150,46 +155,46 @@ class GameLoop(Room):
         if self.camera.entity_in_camera(sky_x, sky_y, sky_width, sky_height):
             sky_x, sky_y = self.camera.relative_to_camera(sky_x, sky_y)
             thumby.display.drawFilledRectangle(int(sky_x), int(sky_y), int(sky_width), int(sky_height), 0)
-        
+
     def draw_water(self):
         # bookwater
-        
+
         # exit if depth is less than 2 screens of the finish depth
         if self.player.y + thumby.display.height < self.finish_depth:
             return
-        
+
         self.waterx += sprite_water.width / CONST_FPS
         if self.waterx > sprite_water.width:
             self.waterx = 0
-            
+
         # water surface.
         for i in range(math.ceil(thumby.display.width / sprite_water.width) + 1):
-            
+
             x, y = self.camera.relative_to_camera(
                 (int(self.waterx) - sprite_water.width) + i * sprite_water.width,
                 self.finish_depth
             )
-        
+
             thumby.display.blit(
                 sprite_water[0],
-                int(x), int(y), 
+                int(x), int(y),
                 sprite_water.width, sprite_water.height,
-                0, 
+                0,
                 0, 0
             )
-            
+
         # water below surface
         x, y = self.camera.relative_to_camera(
             0,
             self.finish_depth
         )
-        
+
         thumby.display.drawFilledRectangle(
                 int(x), int(y) + sprite_water.height,
                 thumby.display.width, self.finish_depth + thumby.display.height * 3,
                 1,
         )
-        
+
         # win text
         if self.player.y > self.finish_depth + (thumby.display.height // 2):
             thumby.display.drawText('water reach!', 0, thumby.display.height // 4, 0)
@@ -201,8 +206,8 @@ class GameLoop(Room):
         """
         super().update(tpf)
 
-        self.player.update_phys(tpf, self.camera)
-        
+        self.player.update_phys(tpf, self.stage in (DESCEND_STAGE, ASCEND_STAGE) and self.camera or None)
+
         self.camera.update_phys()
 
         # Generate new entities as needed
@@ -227,19 +232,27 @@ class GameLoop(Room):
                     self.score += entity.score
                     to_remove.add(entity)
         self.entities -= to_remove
-        
-        self.score += int(abs(self.player.ysub - self.player.prev_y) * 10)
-        
-        # finish level
-        if self.player.y > self.finish_depth + int(thumby.display.height * 1.5):
-            self.score += 20
-            self.level += 1
-            self.start({
-                'score': self.score,
-                'level': self.level
-            })
 
-        thumby.display.fill(0)
+        self.score += int(abs(self.player.ysub - self.player.prev_y) * 10)
+
+        # finish level
+        if self.stage == DESCEND_STAGE:
+            if self.player.y > self.finish_depth + int(thumby.display.height * 1.5):
+                self.stage = ASCEND_STAGE
+                self.player.ysub = 0
+                self.player.prev_y = 0
+                self.player.speed_y *= -1
+                self.player.isdecend = 0
+        elif self.stage == ASCEND_STAGE:
+            if self.player.y < self.finish_height - int(thumby.display.height * 1.5):
+                self.score += 20
+                self.level += 1
+                self.start({
+                    'score': self.score,
+                    'level': self.level
+                })
+
+        thumby.display.fill(int(self.player.y < 0))
         self.draw_sky()
         # Draw the entities
         for entity in self.entities:
@@ -247,19 +260,19 @@ class GameLoop(Room):
         self.player.update_draw(self.camera)
 
         self.draw_water()
-        
+
         thumby.display.drawText(str(self.score), thumby.display.width - (len(str(self.score)) + 2) * 5, 1, 1)
-        
-        
+
+
 class EndRoom(Room):
     def __init__(self):
         self.score = 0
-    
+
     def start(self, event):
         self.score = event['score']
         # Used to make sure that we aren't triggering from input mean't for the game.
         self.still_pressed = thumby.inputPressed()
-    
+
     def update(self, tpf):
         if not thumby.inputPressed():
             self.still_pressed = False
@@ -271,7 +284,7 @@ class EndRoom(Room):
         thumby.display.drawText("Final Score:", (thumby.display.width - 60) // 2, 1, 1)
         thumby.display.drawText(str(self.score), (thumby.display.width - (len(str(self.score)) * 5)) // 2, 9, 1)
 
-def main():    
+def main():
     game = GameManager(RoomTitle(), GameLoop(), EndRoom())
     game.start()
 
diff --git a/constants.py b/constants.py
index 2c386f5..5511e74 100644
--- a/constants.py
+++ b/constants.py
@@ -5,3 +5,13 @@ ROOM_MAIN = 1
 ROOM_END = 2
 ROOM_NEXT = -1
 
+
+# The first part of the level, where we are reaching the water
+DESCEND_STAGE = 0
+# The transition to the second part of the level, where the camera travels
+# back to the surface
+WATER_STAGE = 1
+# The second part of the level, where we are growing into the sky
+ASCEND_STAGE = 2
+# The "level complete" animation
+BLOOM_STAGE = 3
diff --git a/player.py b/player.py
index d6a4452..6861a7b 100644
--- a/player.py
+++ b/player.py
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ class Input:
             thumby.buttonA.pressed() or
             thumby.buttonR.pressed()
         )
-        
+
     def move_left(self):
         return thumby.buttonL.pressed()
-        
+
 inp = Input()
 
 ### classes
@@ -30,77 +30,77 @@ class Player:
         self.ysub = float(0)
         self.x = int(self.xsub)
         self.y = int(self.ysub)
-        
+
         self.isdecend = 1
-        
+
         self.input_x = float(0)
-        
+
         # constants
         self.speed_x_start = 32
         self.speed_x_max = 200
         self.acc_x_start = 64
         self.jerk_x = 128
-        
+
         self.speed_x = self.speed_x_start
         self.acc_x = self.acc_x_start
-        
+
         # y speed is constant
         self.speed_y = 16
-        
+
         self.anim = PlayerAnimation(self)
-        
-        
+
+
     def update_phys(self, tpf, camera: Camera):
         # prevoius sub pixel position
         self.prev_x = self.xsub
         self.prev_y = self.ysub
-        
+
         ### x movement
-        
+
         # x input
         if inp.move_left() and (not inp.move_right()):
             self.input_x = -1
-            
+
         if inp.move_right() and (not inp.move_left()):
             self.input_x = 1
-            
+
         if (not inp.move_left()) and (not inp.move_right()):
             self.input_x = 0
-        
+
         # acceleration and jerk
         self.speed_x += self.acc_x * tpf
         self.acc_x += self.jerk_x * tpf
-        
+
         # limit speed
         self.speed_x = min(self.speed_x_max, self.speed_x)
-        
+
         # reset speed and acceleration if no input
         if (self.input_x == 0) and (self.speed_x != self.speed_x_start):
             self.speed_x = self.speed_x_start
             self.acc_x = self.acc_x_start
-            
+
         # set x sub pixel position
         self.xsub += self.speed_x * tpf * self.input_x
-        
+
         ### y movement
-        
+
         # set y sub pixel position
         self.ysub += self.speed_y * tpf
-        
+
         ### stay in world bounds
         self.xsub = max(min(self.xsub, thumby.display.width - 1), 0)
-        
+
         ### pixel positions
         self.x = int(self.xsub)
         self.y = int(self.ysub)
-        
+
         ### animation physics
         self.anim.update_phys(camera)
-        
+
     def update_draw(self, camera):
         ### animation render
         self.anim.update_draw(camera, self.isdecend)
-        
+
 
 class Camera:
     def __init__(self, target):
@@ -110,106 +110,106 @@ class Camera:
         self.height = thumby.display.height
         self.offset = -self.height / 2
         self.target = target
-    
+
     def entity_in_camera(self, ent_x, ent_y, ent_width = 0, ent_height = 0) -> bool:
         return ent_x + ent_width >= self.x and ent_y + ent_height >= self.y and ent_x < self.x + self.width and ent_y < self.y + self.height
-    
+
     def relative_to_camera(self, global_x, global_y):
         return (global_x - self.x, global_y - self.y)
-    
+
     def update_phys(self):
         # position player
         self.y = self.target.y + self.offset
 
 class PlayerAnimation:
     MAX_ROOT_OFFSET = int(4)
-    
+
     MAX_GROW_DISTANCE = int(6)#int(3)
     MIN_GROW_DISTANCE = int(2)
-    
+
     Point = namedtuple("Point", ["x", "y"])
 
     def __init__(self, player):
         self.player = player
-        
+
         self.root_offset = self.MAX_ROOT_OFFSET
         self.grow_distance = self.MAX_GROW_DISTANCE
-        
+
         self.points = []
         self.add_point()
-        
+
         self.debug_visible = False
         self.debug_exact = True
-        
+
     def add_point(self):
         self.points.append(self.Point(self.player.x, self.player.y))
-    
+
     def update_phys(self, camera):
         # debug visible
         if thumby.buttonB.justPressed():
             self.debug_visible = not self.debug_visible
-            
+
         # debug exact
         if thumby.buttonU.justPressed():
             self.debug_exact = not self.debug_exact
-            
+
         # exit if distance from player to last root point is less than gorw distance
         dist_sqr = (
             (self.player.x - self.points[-1].x) ** 2 +
             (self.player.y - self.points[-1].y) ** 2
         )
-        
+
         if dist_sqr < self.grow_distance ** 2:
             return
-        
+
         # set new grow distance
         self.grow_distance = random.randint(self.MIN_GROW_DISTANCE, self.MAX_GROW_DISTANCE)
-        
+
         # offset last root point to look random
         self.points[-1] = self.Point(
-            self.points[-1].x + random.randrange(-self.root_offset, self.root_offset), 
+            self.points[-1].x + random.randrange(-self.root_offset, self.root_offset),
             self.points[-1].y + random.randrange(-self.root_offset, self.root_offset)
         )
-        
+
         # new root point created exactly on player
         self.add_point()
-        
+
         # remove points in list that would make lines off the camera
         for point in self.points[1:]:
             if camera.entity_in_camera(point.x, point.y):
                 break
-            
+
             self.points.pop(0)
-            
+
     def update_draw(self, camera, isdecend=1):
         # debug render
         if self.debug_visible:
             pix_x, pix_y = camera.relative_to_camera(self.player.x, self.player.y)
             thumby.display.setPixel(int(pix_x), int(pix_y), isdecend)
             return
-        
+
         # root always reaches player position
         if self.debug_exact:
             x1, y1 = camera.relative_to_camera(self.player.x, self.player.y)
             x2, y2 = camera.relative_to_camera(self.points[-1].x, self.points[-1].y)
             thumby.display.drawLine(
                 int(x1),
-                int(y1), 
+                int(y1),
                 int(x2),
                 int(y2),
                 isdecend
             )
-        
+
         # draw line from first position to next
         point_prev = self.points[-1]
         for point in self.points[-2::-1]:
             x1, y1 = camera.relative_to_camera(point_prev.x, point_prev.y)
             x2, y2 = camera.relative_to_camera(point.x, point.y)
             point_prev = point
-            
+
             thumby.display.drawLine(
                 int(x1),
-                int(y1), 
+                int(y1),
                 int(x2),
                 int(y2),
                 isdecend