Star Fall: Harbor Pals — Something Under the Dock

Narrator: The quay was quiet. Almost.

In the scene: Pip and Koa reach a quiet stone landing beside the harbor. A bench and a hanging landing net stand behind them.

Sound: TOK

In the scene: A hollow knock from below the quay catches Pip’s attention.

Pip: There it is again.

In the scene: Pip and Koa look over the railing toward the sound.

Koa: Something loose?

Sound: tik

In the scene: Koa tests a railing fitting, which makes a small rattle.

Sound: skrrk

Pip: The scratching’s coming from below.

In the scene: Pip notices a different scratching sound coming from beneath the quay.

Koa: Then let’s have a look.

In the scene: Koa joins Pip in taking a closer look.

No new dialogue or narration.

In the scene: Pip moves to a clearer viewing position along the same railing.

No new dialogue or narration.

In the scene: A dented open tin hangs low beside a timber pile on a loop of cord.

Pip: A tin. There’s something inside.

In the scene: Pip points out the tin and the sound coming from it.

No new dialogue or narration.

In the scene: Koa sets her tricorn on the dry stones beside the bench.

No new dialogue or narration.

In the scene: Koa takes the landing net while Pip watches the tin.

No new dialogue or narration.

In the scene: The timber pile blocks the net’s direct approach.

Koa: Can you see the other side?

Pip: Yes. There’s room there.

In the scene: Koa asks what Pip can see on the far side of the pile.

Koa: Guide me.

In the scene: Koa draws the net back, ready to follow Pip’s guidance.

Pip: Around the post…

In the scene: Pip guides the net around the open side of the pile.

Pip: There. Underneath.

In the scene: The net passes underneath the tilted tin.

No new dialogue or narration.

In the scene: The net takes the tin’s weight and the cord slackens.

No new dialogue or narration.

In the scene: The supported tin rises clear of the timber spur; the freed cord hangs beside it.

Koa: Got it. Good eye, Pip.

In the scene: Koa acknowledges Pip’s help. A tiny claw peeks inside the tin’s rim.

No new dialogue or narration.

In the scene: Koa brings the loaded net over the railing onto the landing.

No new dialogue or narration.

In the scene: Koa grounds the net while Pip watches the opening with curiosity.

No new dialogue or narration.

In the scene: Koa lifts the tin out of the net, supporting it with both hands.

Pip: That was you?

In the scene: Pip discovers a tiny shore crab inside the tin.

Sound: skrrk

Sound: tok

Koa: Quite a racket.

In the scene: The crab scratches the metal, explaining the noise that started the investigation.

No new dialogue or narration.

In the scene: Koa lowers the tin’s open rim close to the dry stones.

No new dialogue or narration.

In the scene: The small crab walks out of the tin.

No new dialogue or narration.

In the scene: Koa sets down the empty tin after the crab is clear.

No new dialogue or narration.

In the scene: Pip puts the recovered tin and its cord at the far end of the bench.

No new dialogue or narration.

In the scene: The crab turns toward the nearer shade beneath Koa’s hat.

No new dialogue or narration.

In the scene: The crab slips under the tricorn’s brim.

No new dialogue or narration.

In the scene: Koa notices a small claw and pauses before touching her hat.

No new dialogue or narration.

In the scene: Koa and Pip meet each other’s eyes with shared amusement.

Koa: I can wait.

In the scene: Koa chooses to sit and wait; Pip turns to join her.

No new dialogue or narration.

In the scene: The pals share a quiet seat beside the occupied hat, with the recovered tools and tin set aside.