[Jail reaches out with one arm so that Phi can grab onto it, bracing herself on the seafloor with her long tail so that she doesn't get pulled off-balance too.]

[It won't instantly fix her lack of coordination, but she figures having something to hold onto and keep herself upright and facing in one direction should help make it easier to catch her breath and figure out how that tailfin works. Sort of like a little kid holding onto the side of the pool while they practice kicking the water to swim.]

Had a fun time figuring out how to swim with this thing at first, but at least it was too long for me to get all flippy like that. ...At least not by accident.