[L rests the anchor as he watches Chin Yisou's actions; looks like he has something at his disposal, after all, to both their good fortune, and the mahjong counters are good for more than picking locks.

Unfortunately, scales pose their own form of a particular tough lock, in this case. L grinds his teeth as he thinks.]

The combination of weight and gravity could be an effective weapon... blunt force, as opposed to precision cutting. Do you think you could throw, or at least drop this with some force on the creature's nose or gills? It might not be enough to incapacitate it, but enough pain would serve as a distraction... maybe enough for us to get away.