Tiger has since collapsed against the bottom of his cage from his efforts, and sees Xanxus crash into the water in a state of total bewilderment. Why, he wonders. Why bother? Why are either of them bothering when they don't even care?

"What are you doing?!" he yells at Xanxus, his voice cracking with emotion and strain. "What happened to nothing's free, huh?!" His cheeks are wet with tears of desperation, and the last thing he should be doing is trying to convince someone to not help them. But it's like he's lost in a fit of total insanity. Like everything is already hopeless.

The water starts to lick against the bottom of his cage.