Okay, that's--that's good. [To have a plan.] There's always repair work to be done, I can ask around town about it for some extra coin, and I'm not interested in staying here longer than necessary.

[Talking seems to be good--seems to be keeping both their minds off what he's doing and the circumstances that brought them here. Looking forward is the best they can do, now, though it's not lost on Viktor that they're very lucky. Things could be much, much worse, given the situation.

His hands are steady. His eyebrows furrow in concentration, but he can only be so gentle. Viktor is sure she feels the pull of the thread through the cuts. At the very least, he can deliver some good news.]

I have it, yes. I put it in my belt before we, uh. Ended up in the ocean.