[As soon as the water rushed in, Rye was quick to grab onto Talon. Drowning was a decidedly not fun thing, plus there was a Plan.]

[Luckily he's Very Good at holding his breath and getting to somewhere Not Drowning.]

Talon, you okay? [A bit breathless, but he sees the monster, and he's pulling the large hooks off his shoulder and pulling the string that's just been holding the wire in a loose coil.]