She nodded. She used to go swimming with Shoe when they were kids, before . . .
Before . . .
She frowned.
. . . Well, it wasn't really Shoe's fault, anyway. It was- well, it was an accident, and he'd only been trying to help . . .
She supposed she'd be dead if he hadn't done what he did.
She sighed and floated onto her back. Better not to think about that.
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It whipped its tail towards her, annoyed now.