[Look, he's a weak bitch too, okay? But he'll just take Ouma's words at face value for once -- the first part, he'll just ignore the obvious nonsense -- so he nods, face serious.]
I'll be fast.
[And he turns and hurriedly...wades back into the water. Bye Ouma.
He has a goal in mind, though, so he doesn't look back. All he can do is trust Ouma can handle things at the door for a moment. The stairs disappear out from under him and he has to start swimming, moving as quickly as he can though the choppy waters for the nearest window. Specifically, the curtain hung alongside it.
The curtain itself is a thick, heavy swath of fabric, but he's not particularly concerned about that right now. He goes instead for the fancy corded rope looped around the middle holding it open. It seems pretty decorative, but it's long and fairly thick and it seems like their best bet at the moment. He undoes the loop wrapped around the curtain, letting the fabric fall loose to drift in the rising water, and hurries to get the rope off its bracket on the wall. Luckily, it's just tied in place there. Thank god for small miracles. The rope comes off after a minute or so of working at it, and he kicks off the wall to hurry back towards the door and Ouma with it.]
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I'll be fast.
[And he turns and hurriedly...wades back into the water. Bye Ouma.
He has a goal in mind, though, so he doesn't look back. All he can do is trust Ouma can handle things at the door for a moment. The stairs disappear out from under him and he has to start swimming, moving as quickly as he can though the choppy waters for the nearest window. Specifically, the curtain hung alongside it.
The curtain itself is a thick, heavy swath of fabric, but he's not particularly concerned about that right now. He goes instead for the fancy corded rope looped around the middle holding it open. It seems pretty decorative, but it's long and fairly thick and it seems like their best bet at the moment. He undoes the loop wrapped around the curtain, letting the fabric fall loose to drift in the rising water, and hurries to get the rope off its bracket on the wall. Luckily, it's just tied in place there. Thank god for small miracles. The rope comes off after a minute or so of working at it, and he kicks off the wall to hurry back towards the door and Ouma with it.]