[when she actually manages to jump off his hands, the force of it and brief exhaustion of lifting her makes riptide fall back onto his butt. ugh. thank god he's physically fit, for whatever reason he is.]

Nice work, [he calls up, not all that bothered by the sand pooling at his hands and feet.] So, thinking about it, I might be too heavy for you to lift and I don't think physics work like that on rope ladder anyway?

[he puts a hand to his chin. gets sand in his mouth. bleh.]

You go on up, I might just wait until it fills up so I can stand on it.