Wait, wasn't Zvezdan's hair (and Zvezdan himself I guess) tangled in there somewhere? I don't quite get how Seth just threw the rod on the floor and jumped there? Or am I reading something wrong? 
Posts involved: 
http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/78766-mermaids-pirates/ic?page=3#post-2532438
http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/78766-mermaids-pirates/ic?page=2#post-2528283