05-26-2022, 12:50 AM
Ellie's spirits too had been lifted - much like an actual buoy - by the fact that she and her friends, despite a general lack of seafaring, had come in third. The boat crash was indeed a shocking reminder that this was not all fun and games, and she quickly turned her head away from the sounds of the smashing of timbers and tearing of canvas. Hopefully braver more experienced hands would help those poor souls.