Kalkat helped Lang to pull.  He filed the image of Taizee with a squirmy belly in the back of his mind, though.  That was one of the hottest things he'd ever seen, and he couldn't wait to find a way to recreate it.  With him on the outside.<br/><br/>The tiefling didn't struggle as she got pulled into open air.  At least, not until she was halfway out of the mermaid's mouth.  Then she started squirming to try and work her way back into the open air.  At last, she was free.  The moment her feet touched the boat she started scooping water out of the ocean and splashing it over herself to rinse off the stink of stomach acid.  "Uhh, all fine," she told Taizee.  "You're fine.  Nothing to worry about."  Then she turned to Scatty.  "Oh, it was nothing," she replied, "I'm alright."  Everyone on the boat could notice that she was a little bit tense, though.<br/><br/>The mate rolled her eyes at Lili'fey's lip.  "Good to know," she told Abylus.  "And no, they're not back yet, but they should be in a little bit.  In fact, if you want to take a look..."  She offered her telescope to Abylus, pointing out towards the boat.  "Our rendezvous should be coming in right about now..."<br/><br/>If the crew of the fishing boat looks out over the water, they'd see what the mate is talking about.  A small school of ten smooth, bright purple mermaids were swimming by, bound for the island at a leisurely pace.  Most of them were carrying chests of supplies.  Two, however, were carrying a sort of underwater palanquin pulled by ropes connected to a net stretched around a board.  As they moved, the passenger was pushed against the cushion by the motion of inertia, free to observe what lay ahead.