That's part of why I like to come down here. It's terribly disconcerting to be dropped into the bay and not know what's going on.

[She smiles up at him again as she leads him over to where Archimedes is (which is also where the towels are, and the place he can pick up his belongings should any have come through with him), and as she lays a hand on a towel to hand it over to him she realises that she's been terribly forgetful--]

Oh! Goodness, of course. I'm Jane Porter. It's lovely to meet you, Rider. [A strange name, but not the strangest she's heard. It doesn't occur to her to think it might not be his actual name.]

Here you go-- [She hands him the towel and gives his arm a reassuring pat.] Archimedes can answer your questions, but he can be a little... mmh... gruffly mannered. I don't mind trying to answer instead.