[contrary to what's thought, bakugou's explosions can work underwater; they just take more effort to keep them large since he has to deal with the water wanting to wash his sweat away from his palms too quickly. nitroglycerine detonates even in other liquid. fun fact. at least it's enough to get this other guy out of his panic-stricken stupor and back to reality. he sees that in the other guy's eyes when they lock for a second. good. he's not going to deal with some inane thrashing without knocking him out.
as soon as lio does what he says, bakugou grabs the weighted net ends in one hand and another explosion rends them to pieces. small sharpnel drifts in the water as he rips open the rims of the net, trying to drag it back down to prevent the pirates from hauling the other boy further up.] Kick your legs upward! You'll get pushed down!
[he would've said tail, but considering this guy could be first-time-merfolk, might as well keep it familiar.]
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as soon as lio does what he says, bakugou grabs the weighted net ends in one hand and another explosion rends them to pieces. small sharpnel drifts in the water as he rips open the rims of the net, trying to drag it back down to prevent the pirates from hauling the other boy further up.] Kick your legs upward! You'll get pushed down!
[he would've said tail, but considering this guy could be first-time-merfolk, might as well keep it familiar.]