Kickboarding? If I might draw our humble narrator's attention back in time;

[b][Lucien starts knotting a rescue line to the raft, looking for some driftwood for the other end of it.][/b]

[[i]This may or may not have been the reason I volunteered to be the one that took the job that risked falling into the drink in the first place. Meant to double-confirm being tied to it in the last post, but it got cut for brevity.[/i]]

"Love the enthusiasm, Ailee, but you could just pull the bloody rope!" 

EDIT: 
[A reminder that one must pay a price to act against the Flood directly. Yes, even to escape her. She will not be content with anything less.]

Lucien kicks his shoes off, if the Flood's so eager to take them. They're very nice shoes, that came paired with the shirt and a jacket long since shredded by owls. They will be impossible to replace. This is a Huge Bummer.