"You realise I'm devastated, right? That I'm going to sit here and cry until the tide comes in, and let it take me out to sea? That's what lying about squid does to people. Crushes their soul." She speaks matter-of-factly as she teases him, her head tipped back to look at him as he goes to stand.

"Looks like I'm going to need saving, but man, all that's here is a guy who lied about being a fisherman, I dunno...." She shakes her head. "Probably pushes paper at a desk somewhere, doesn't even know what to do with a girl if she's all tell me about squid and maybe kiss me a little. I guess I'm doomed."