[locked to Ariel]

[island_anne]

Anne had certainly been kept busy in the wake of the giant waves, when a great number of people had visited the IPD office to learn just what had occured and determine what was to be done about those persons had been temporarily displaced. But as dedicated as she was to her duty, she did not hesitate to abandon her post when she heard that Ariel

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[sickof_swimming]

Ariel was relieved to see Anne. If more than one dinosaur had somehow managed to escape from it's confines she could have been in danger.

She knew she must have looked a bit frightening (and frightened), so she forced a smile and held out her free arm. It was bandaged just above her wrist and almost to her elbow.

"There was a dinosaur," she said quietly. "Jim and I, we were just playing a game of Curling when it snuck inside the rink and came at us."

[island_anne]

Anne gasped and clutched at her hand even tighter. "I'd heard that there had been an attack," she said, "but I'd assumed that it was because someone was foolish enough to have gone into their territory. Oh no, how could it possibly have gotten inside the rink? They aren't supposed to be anywhere near here at all? Are you all right? Is Jim all right?"

[sickof_swimming]

"I don't know," Ariel murmured, feeling too tired to theorize. "I'm all right. Jim...will be all right. The dinosaur bit his leg. Chris had to carry him here and there was blood all over..."

[island_anne]

"Oh, that's awful," said Anne with genuine horror. "Oh, but how did they get out? They could be anywhere, Ariel! We don't know if it's even safe to go home. Oh, I'm so relieved that you're all right, Ariel; nothing else matters quite so much."