"Or maybe, that's what we should do, exactly." Steve said, pausing mid-stroke. "Instead of blending in, if I draw off all their attention to me, then you can have a chance to recover then escape." Steve can be impulsive, especially after having decided on an action that he believes firmly should be done, but it didn't mean he was going to charge in blindly into a situation he doesn't know. "What do they do exactly after you go up to land..." His voice trailed off as one hand flapped to the side in a gesture that meant 'you know what I mean'.

He picked up his pace again, following the other mer's lead in ducking closer to the bottom. There were quite a few debris floating on the surface that he usually would be interested in picking through for something new to bring home, but now his attention was fully on the other mer.