One Seashell - Action

[upthere]

[When Ariel burst out of the sea, she had expected to still be in the water. What she wasn't expected was to be stuck up in a tree.

At least, she thinks it's called a tree. Whatever it is, she's stuck in it, and the ground is pretty far beneath her.

She leans over to cling to the trunk of the tree and stares down, wondering how she got up here and how to get down and - and is that... is that the ground?

Then she... She's on the land?

Ariel slowly looks over to her legs. Legs. Legs! She can't help stretching one out, and the shock on her face turns into elation. It worked! The spell worked! Oh, she has to find Eric now! She -

She's so happy that she very nearly falls out of the tree, and she holds tightly to the trunk again. Yeaaah, she should. Probably not move much right now, even for Eric.

Maybe someone will come along...]

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[upthere]

[OH JESUS CHRIST THERE'S SOMEONE FLYING AT HER -

AND THEN HE SMACKED INTO THE TREE -

Ariel pressed herself against the tree and cringed, eyes squeezing shut as the tree shook thanks to his collision. She very nearly loses her balance right then and there, but thankfully, her grip on the trunk makes it hard for her to just fall.

Once she scrambles to a safer position, she dares to peek over to look down at the... human who almost ran into her. He... seems to be okay...

Slowly, she lifts her hand to give a little wave. Hello... there...]

[averybadfeeling]

[Obi-Wan tries his best to smile a nonthreatening smile as he waves back. Oh, blast, she might not even understand him.]

"Would you like some help?"

[upthere]

[Honestly, she just wants to ask if he's okay. He did smack into a tree and all...

But after a moment of uncertainty, she smiles and nods. Might as well accept his help... Maybe she can see if he's okay, too, once she's down from here. Because yes, she would very much like to get down and not fall over trying to see if he's hurt.]

[averybadfeeling]

[Oh, good, she does understand him. Honestly, she needn't worry, he deflected the impact admirably, and he's definitely had worse. He makes a single circle around the tree, then begins climbing, pausing to carefully note the handholds and footholds he's using.

"I'll be up in a moment, and then I can help you climb down."

[upthere]

[Ariel nods, though she can't help holding onto the tree tighter and pressing her lips together. It's kind of nerve wracking, to feel the one source of balance shaking slightly as he climbs. Especially when her sense of balance, at the moment, is completely different from everyone else's. How is he going to help her?]

[averybadfeeling]

[Obi-Wan is considering that same question very thoroughly. He'd thought he would just walk her through each step on the way down, but that presented a number of problems. No ideal solution presented itself, until he reached the same level as her branch.]

"... Do you think you could climb onto my back?"

[upthere]

[Could she? Ariel's... not all that sure. It seems like it's taking all of her balance just to hold on, and to try to get to his back?

But, well. It's a challenge, and she's never backed down from those before. So she frowns, bites her lip and nods, then slowly loosens her hold on the tree to try holding onto his back.

She very nearly slips, but she did manage to grab onto his shoulders and hold on tight with a cringe on her face. HOW'S THAT?]

[averybadfeeling]

[With a final thought spared for how much blasted easier this would be if he could just float her out of the tree with the Force, he begins to climb slowly down the tree, careful not to do anything that could dislodge her, until finally he reaches the bottom and moves away from the tree.]

"There we are. Safe on the ground now."

[upthere]

[That's probably good for the both of them, considering she was clinging to his back like a spider monkey. She's not sure what's considered the proper way to hold on to someone!

Once they're on the ground, Ariel stays holding on for a few seconds longer, just because that was kind of exhilarating. But once she finally loosens her hold and slowly gets her feet to the ground, she smiles wide. Her feet are on the ground... a very cold ground, but still! She's standing! She's standing!

... She's still holding on to Obi-Wan's shoulders for balance, but she's totally standing!]