Hotaru
if we can't raise the dead
He responds exactly as she had hoped he would. Considering he has no other way of strengthening the tensile properties of the water itself, the best alternative is increasing the depth and volume where she is attacking. "Very good," she calls loudly enough for him to hopefully hear from beneath the water, withdrawing her magic for a moment so she can wait for him to emerge or otherwise indicate he's listening for her next command.
"This time I'm going to push down just from the top, so you'll have to focus on repelling it by forcing the water upward in a constant cycle." She gives him a moment to prepare before doing exactly that, focusing the air into a pillar that presses down in buffeting waves from overhead. It would show her how his endurance was coming along, and if he could keep the internal motion going even after utilizing the water defensively and reaching his maximum range.
"This time I'm going to push down just from the top, so you'll have to focus on repelling it by forcing the water upward in a constant cycle." She gives him a moment to prepare before doing exactly that, focusing the air into a pillar that presses down in buffeting waves from overhead. It would show her how his endurance was coming along, and if he could keep the internal motion going even after utilizing the water defensively and reaching his maximum range.
we'll just raise hell instead
