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[color=00ff66][b][h3]Nikos[/h3][/b][/color]
Zeppelin #27, Gondola
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Seeing Carter, Nikos put every last bit of strength he had left into his leap, his hands desperately reaching for Carter's...

...and managed to grab his wrist.

"Have mercy!" the bosun begged, his face twisted into a rictus of terror. "Don't let go!"

Nikos reached up with his free hand, managing to grab a handful of the net, then after a moment started pulling himself up. 

Why had they released the water bladders before he could do the quick-release on the mooring? The zeppelin needed to be untied!