[Except he doesn't. And it's her tone really that makes it believable and not in the slightest assumption that he's helpless. It's a nice touch.]

Well our information so far is that they're big, water based. So chances are they might breathe fire, might swim, so a swift escape is ideal.

[Okay he isn't really sure of what kind of a plan there should be either.]

Improvising. Well, can you give me a keyword to let me know when you think improvisation will go down?