[ She self-corrects herself in time, given that she's provided time, and having something else to draw her attention away always helps, even if she has to come up with that by herself.
Out of habit, Yachi gives 9S a little wave that she remembers he won't be able to see anyways, but the pause is too long and would make saying anything else too awkward, so she just kicks up and starts off for the surface. It's a lot easier swimming up than it is swimming sideways, though with the vastness of the ocean, there's no way to tell what sort of progress she's making, if any, not even when she glances back down to see if she can still see 9S or whether her upward course had drifted or—-
or she lurches sideways with a yelp, caught by an invisible current overhead that pulls her aside, and she makes a wild grab for Pod so they won't get separated. ]
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Out of habit, Yachi gives 9S a little wave that she remembers he won't be able to see anyways, but the pause is too long and would make saying anything else too awkward, so she just kicks up and starts off for the surface. It's a lot easier swimming up than it is swimming sideways, though with the vastness of the ocean, there's no way to tell what sort of progress she's making, if any, not even when she glances back down to see if she can still see 9S or whether her upward course had drifted or—-
or she lurches sideways with a yelp, caught by an invisible current overhead that pulls her aside, and she makes a wild grab for Pod so they won't get separated. ]