[Big Brother to the rescue]

[alliancemarine]

*The elevator finally reaches the bottom of the lighthouse. Senel immediately runs out and glances around, not seeing Shirley anywhere...*

Where is she?

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[delicious_flan]

At the water, where we were talking to Nerifes.

[alliancemarine]

*doesn't bother to stop and think about the implications of Leon's statement, and simply takes off running to the beach*

[delicious_flan]

*also follows, less enthusiastically*

[azurecaster]

-follows in senels shadow, running a but slower because his legs are shorter-

[versesinger]

*also there, but sees Senel coming, so she waves*

Senel!

[alliancemarine]

*still can't really see what's happened to Shirley, other than a blonde bundle of hair on the ground*

Tear! What happened?!

[versesinger]

It's a long story...
We came to talk to Nerifes, and I think they...got into an argument of some kind. ...There was some smoke, and when it cleared, Shirley looked like this.

*motions to fishtail*

[alliancemarine]

*is now ignoring Leon, Tear, and indeed everybody but Shirley. He finally makes it to her side and kneels down beside her, glancing at the fishtail*

Shirley...

[freshwatertaffy]

*tries to sit up to hug him, but clumsily ends up in his lap with her hands wrapped around his waist, fianlly bursting into tears, attempting to say something here and there, but not really getting anything out but salt water*

S-senel... Wha..uu..

[alliancemarine]

*wraps his own arms around her waist to support her, holding her close* Shh, it's okay, Shirley...

[delicious_flan]

... I should be going back now. *turns to leave*

[alliancemarine]

*gently picks up Shirley and starts carrying her back towards the elevator, following behind Tear and Leon*

[delicious_flan]

*already in the elevator and questions if he should wait for Senel or not. He's not exactly in the greatest mood about him. But decides to wait for Shirley's sake.*

...

*holds the elevator open for the pair to come*

[alliancemarine]

*gets inside, not looking at Leon*

[versesinger]

*gets inside also, looking between Senel and Leon and starting to piece things together*