"Marco... let me give you some floaties?" Lainey pointed to her bag on the shore. "Or you can come ride with me. You'll miss class though if you stay on shore, honey. We're going out there..." Lainey pointed over her shoulder to the middle of the lake.



"And once out there," Lainey raised her voice to make sure the whole class could hear, "you all will be on your best behavior. The squid's feeling are easily hurt and you do not want upset him. Everyone clear? If you're comfortable enough, you can go ahead and start paddling out!"