He lets out a sigh, going to lean his head against her shoulder for a moment. Mostly the dramatics were used to lighten the situation slightly, but there was a fear that his parents were eventually going to use these kidnappings as a reason to stop him from being allowed to full-dive anymore. At least until he graduated and was underway in his university programs.

He lifts his head, going to pull himself up from the ground and offering her a hand up as well. "If things are quick enough, maybe I won't even have to tell them. Wouldn't that be a nice change of pace? Having one of these kidnappings at least working in our favor?"