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Nic didn't try going after her. He watched her go for a minute or two before swimming to the docks.

Turns out, it's different from a motorcycle. Laurel caught a lot of air on a rogue white cap wave and flew off her jet ski. She hit the water pretty hard and wasn't wearing a life jacket, she'd been too angry to remember to grab one.

As soon as Nic saw all that air, he started swimming for Laurel.

Laurel was struggling by the time Nic reached her, her face bobbing in and out of the water as she tried to keep above the waves.

--

Wolfe watched them for another moment from the terrace before going to find Raven.

When Nic saw that Laurel was struggling, he went over to try and help her keep above the water.

Raven was still in the room with all the neonates where Laurel had just been.

Once Laurel recognized Nic she tried to shove him away, "Let" her head bobbed under, "g-go of me!" she sputtered, the fury of betrayal still burning in her eyes.

--

Wolfe walked in and motioned for Raven to follow him.

"I'll let go when help comes," Nic reassured Laurel.

--

A still slightly distraught Raven followed Wolfe.

"N-No!" Laurel said, still struggling hard against him, "B-Bas... tard! Get y..." she dipped under the water, "filthy hands... OFF ME!"

--

Wolfe took him up to the balcony and pointed out at the two forms bobbing in the water, "If he's willing to die for her, he'll fix this," he told Raven calmly.

So Nic let go. "Then you grab onto me," he told her, turning around so she could grab his neck and hold on easily.

--

Raven looked out at them for a moment. "... He has already jumped out of a plane for her," he noted.

"NO!" Laurel shouted as loudly as she could, "I... don't want your help!" she bobbed under for a moment before gasping for air.

--

Wolfe shrugged, "He had a parachute that had a 87% chance of opening. He was telling me to shoot him in the head. I don't miss."

Nic stayed where he was, waiting for Laurel to grab on.

--

Raven raised his eyebrows. "... Only 87%?" he asked before getting back to the topic. "But he actually told you to shoot him?"

Laurel was very set on not grabbing on, even as she started to struggle more for air.

--

Wolfe nodded, focusing back on the two in the water.

As soon as Laurel really started to struggle, Nic turned around and raised her up a bit so she could have a few moments to catch her breath.

--

"Huh..." Raven mused. "... Who's going after them?"

Laurel started hitting him again and as soon as she got her breath she was shouting curses at him as she tried to get free.

--

"No one," Wolfe stated calmly.

When she had enough air to start yelling again, Nic gently put her down to fend for herself again.

--

"Uh..." Raven muttered before turning to run to the docks.

And immediately Laurel was bobbing again. This continued as a cycle for a long while before finally she seemed to be wearing out and slipped all the way under the surface of the water.

--

Wolfe caught Raven's arm, "They'll be fine," he reassured him.