Drake assessed the situation. His human body dried quickly, absorbing what water it could into his skin to help keep him hydrated. It was a unique ability in this form, but if he was, say, thrown into a swimming pool, odds were he'd revert to his normal form. That would be a no-no at this school. True, other students had done things against the rules, but Drake noticed that people didn't take kindly to most things big and scaly and big enough to swallow a prize tuna whole.

He sat down. His other effects-- his phone, his 3DS, his books-- were all dry. As a precaution he'd bought a Navy-grade pack; bulletproof up to nine millimeters, and air- and water-tight. He didn't like flaunting his family's wealth like his big sister, but having a lucrative pearl business cornered in Asia and America had its benefits.