"It's alright, things happen!" He had to be careful with his words, that was for sure. He was just glad she was alright. He still needed to tell her how he felt, but right now wasn't the best time. Not yet. This wasn't the happy moment they needed to be sharing for this to work, and he really, really didn't want to screw it up.
"I'll be extra gentle, don't worry." Better get it before too much water seeps into it if any of the physical parts broke... He dove down to retrieve the rocket belt, and once he resurfaced, he laid it gently onto the nearest side of the pool. "There we go." It looked intact, at least, that was good...
A few moments later and it was laid out properly for him to look inside it. Unless she had any objections, he was going to open it up.
carefully sliding in, don't mind me, this is perfectly normal
"I'll be extra gentle, don't worry." Better get it before too much water seeps into it if any of the physical parts broke... He dove down to retrieve the rocket belt, and once he resurfaced, he laid it gently onto the nearest side of the pool. "There we go." It looked intact, at least, that was good...
A few moments later and it was laid out properly for him to look inside it. Unless she had any objections, he was going to open it up.