[ It's a question he didn't quite expect, though it is relevant to the topic. Still-- lying here with his back slowly hurting a little less, but still not inclined to move a whole bunch, he didn't quite expect to think about the girl.

Though he has. Many times since she left. Just like with every other student who returned to the ocean. ]

.. I don't know.

[ None of them technically know for sure, after all. What happens when people go back into the ocean - whether they go home, though it doesn't seem to be too likely, or to some other place, or whether they just.. swim around indefinitely.

Still.. Maybe it's the heaviness of their own current situation, but he doesn't want to linger on a note like that. Instead Daniel closes his eyes for a moment, but then opens them again as he speaks on. ]

Whatever happened, I hope that she's somewhere with plants right now. [ There's definitely a fond note in the man's voice as he speaks, even if his tone is still a little weak. ] She always seemed the happiest when she was dealing with the plants.