His head dunks under but he surfaces again just in time to see the rope attached to the makeshift weapon plop into the water in front of him. Noctis had hoped for something with a blade, but this would have to do.

After untying the length of wood, he loops the rope around his waist giving the guy who fetched them a thumbs up before deciding now is an okay time to follow through with that experiment. After all, the other man can just pull him in if it doesn't work, right?

And if Noctis is one thing, it's reckless. So it may come as a surprise to his would-be rescuer when Noctis chucks the piece of wood right back, and in a the next instant, there's a blur of blue iridescent light and Noctis comes tumbling onto the deck after it.

"Thanks man! I owe you one!" He says, rolling to his feet with the impromptu weapon in hand.